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Zoning Out
November 1946 Three doctors–two young, one old–all engaged in a demo of “a new method of using penicillin” because learning never ends. And that class of ’06 meant 1906, of course. And what we hadn’t...
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Lively Ad Illustrations 1930s
Before craft beer, choices were limited. And Budweiser did its best to make it seem like Bud was the life of the party, replete with black tie formal and an orchestra. The movement conveyed in the...
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Things We Bought in ’28
And look! You could even get a FREE copy of the Declaration sent to you! No handling fee; just postage.
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Vanna’s Younger Sister Hawks Sponge
There’s Valerie White, holding it up for all the free world to see. And Vanna looks HORRified. https://marriedheight.com Can you blame her? Sponges are nasty, no matter what kind....
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Because Coke Said That’s What Santa Looks Like
Coke 1939 Not until artist Haddon Sundblom illustrated Santa Claus for Coca-Cola advertisements in 1931, did Americans associate a large snowbearded man in a red suit with the image of Kris Kringle....
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Not Jet Blue
Nat Geo Dec 2013 Van Wyck Expressway, Queens, NY, early 50s Boeing 377 Stratocruiser: “A circular staircase led to a lower-deck beverage lounge, and flight attendants prepared hot meals for 50 to 100...
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New Englanders Live Four Years Longer
Back in the summer of 1932, everyone who was anyone was planning to travel up to New England on account of the boss eclipse that would “never again” happen until the year 2000. And my favorite part of...
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Only Interesting People
1935 Ooh-la-la! Très exclusive. Only for the interesting people! Why, you’ll find novelists, actresses, professors, and big-game hunters on French Line! Only the best and brightest are allowed aboard,...
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Gas Envy
1935 Texaco ad In 1932, Texaco introduced Fire Chief gasoline to the nation, a “super-octane” motor fuel touted, as you can see above, as “surpassing specifications” for emergency vehicles. Ed Wynn...
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