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Jayhawker Christmas 1935
Today’s images come from the pages of my grandpa’s December 1935 Jayhawker, from the University of Kansas. As you can see, the colors are still bright. The December issue was littered with ads for the...
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Santas Of 1949
Before we lived in a culture where some believed that asking your child to sit in Santa’s lap was a violation of personal rights, kids would line up at department stores to sit in the lap of jolly old...
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The Font That Gives Me The Heebeejeebees
I don’t know what it is about that font, but I don’t cotton to it. It’s not Nordic or Viking, but there’s something very anti-American about it, believe me. I can see why they chose it; it looks like...
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I Could’ve Had A V8!
1937 https://www.curbsideclassic.com/ Can’t afford a Ford V-8? Well, you can afford tomato juice.
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What A Girl Wants, What A Girl Needs
Nov 1940 Ooh, la la, ladies! Somebody just upped the charm bracelet game! Look how beautifully it lays (or is it lies?) against the skin. What’s not a lie is how it will subliminally encourage you to...
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Proper Pawmenship
Among my granddad’s endless child-of-the-Depression-era keepsakes (honestly, I should start a blog just called THAT, since it could last into the next century), was this signed (pawmenship, not...
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Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Among my granddad’s things is this gloriously colorful 24 x 18 map. My guess is that Gramps mailed his request to General Foods, as Grape-Nuts was one of the foods Byrd took on his journey. Per...
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Don’t Worry; It’s Not Racist
1959 I learned early on the importance of a strong comb from 70s icon Fonzie, although most of the time–he didn’t need it. giphy.com And for the record, Fonzie wasn’t racist either.
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Welcoming Third Reich Touts Beautiful Country
Yep, it’s grandpa’s map time again. This time, it’s Germany! The last referenced date on it is ’33. Hitler has just become chancellor, he’s begun his purge of the civil...
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Chevro-Lay On Top Of Me Because That’s Normal
I guess I don’t get the artistic vision of this ad. To me, I see a car unable to simply cross a shallow stream, a driver who has abandoned his vehicle, and a half-naked woman pressed against the...
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Eye On The Prize
She’s not listening to a word about Ken’s board meeting. Why? Because Old Forester, that’s why. It’s not called Old Banker for a reason, Ken. But Meg’s not the only with her eye on the prize. Behold,...
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Choo Choo Chuesday
Today is Tuesday Travel day (but not for you or anyone else on this planet right now), and today’s mode of travel is TRAINS. My granddad loved trains, often joining the engineer up front, donning the...
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Baby, You Can Check My Tires
Is it me, or does that look like a frosty pint of ale, instead of motor oil? 1959 The attendants were so thoughtful, giving lollipops to youngsters! This was before kids were diabetic, when Mom wore...
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He’ll Be In Mexico Before You Count Ten
Child Life, 3/26 Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin’ town, that toddlin’ town … ♪♫♪ No wonder they were toddling! Rolling on rubber was like skating on clouds with Chicago roller skates. This ad hails from...
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