Let's go with the change-up (c1950s) • photo: H. Armstrong Roberts on Corbis Images
Just how are you able to get people to attend an auto show? A big promotion helps, but our favorite has long been the simple event poster. Usually featuring some incredible artwork never to be seen again, we’ve recently started geeking out over vintage auto show posters from around the world.
vintage_ads - the new blog in LiveJournal. There should be new interesting records soon.
Let us introduce you to a Spanish digital artist Rosemberg, who creates a series of wild and controversial toys on his Instagram project, Forbidden Toys.
"You’re stuck at the party with a ripped stocking, and it’ll probably end your marriage."In these vintage ads, a woman may be emitting a foul odor fro...
Not long ago, I had the pleasure of being asked to provide some guests from the Netherlands with a private tour, highlighting, of course, the incredible range of Dutch language materials in our rar…
Text Post A WWII Romance: Horace Greasly By Bianca Ozeri Horace Greasly was born on Christmas. Into a world plastered still by snow, that kept families indoors, huddled over fires.
"Every size, age, kind, breed and class from all walks of life." Except ... well, you know ... Last year my wife took the girl to what they call Girl Camp, a weekend of feminist mysticism and indoctrination. Seriously, though I think they sit around a campfire and sing and cry and talk about boys. So the boy and I declared our home Boy Camp which meant we slept in, farted a lot and went BOWLING. This weekend ... BOY CAMP YEAR 2: This time, it's Star Wars. Bowling Proprietors Association of America presents: Let's Go Bowling Growing up in Bay Village, my parents would take me with them on League Night, when I was too old for them to seem to justify paying for a babysitter, but too young to leave at home on my own, like when I was eight or nine years-old. Besides, I knew there would be pizza at Dominic's afterwards. Bay Lanes in those days was full of smoke, smelled of beer, and the "kids' room" was a plexiglass cage with broken toys and a black and white TV with very poor reception. Those under 18 were not allowed in the "lounge" which was a slightly more respectable plexiglass cage in the swinging 1970s style. I would often slip in quickly to snab one of the cardboard coasters or bev naps with dirty cartoons on them. DID YOU KNOW ..? Nixon did not build the first bowling alley in the White House. He did have a new alley constructed (paid for by donors, not taxpayers) under the North Portico in 1969. However, bowling lanes were originally installed in the West Wing in 1947 as a birthday present for President Truman ... who did not like bowling. The staff, however, formed a league. Makes you wonder which bowl-happy member of the staff thought that might be a good present. These lanes were torn out in 1955 to create a mimeograph room. Sources: The White House Museum Secret Bay Village
Ah the 1970s, when disco dust was plentiful and there were cocaine paraphernalia ads galore in head magazines. Dig the Hoover-themed coke spoons! Or the “what the hell were they thinking” handmade ivory straws. And if your nose is a little clogged from too much coke, why not try “Noze: the nose wash”? So as the majority of the taglines in these magazine clippings say, “Let it snow!” via The World’s Best Ever
Yesterday I showed you a marvelous photo by Gleb Derujinsky from 1954. In looking at some of his other work online, I found that he ofte...
I used to be someone whose main hobby was anything related to visual arts. However, since your twenties is a time of massive evolution and self-discovery… things change. Let’s dive into the reluctance of letting go of past hobbies/passions.
Here you go. If you guys have any suggestions of good styling books, please let me know! I am always on the hunt. Thanks! Leah
If roughing it on a camping trip isn't what you'd call a fun getaway, then start packing for a glamorous camping experience also known as glamping. Enjoy the great outdoors in luxurious comfort without straining your budget.
Today it's seen as a major motorsport stepping stone, but it had to start somewhere.
The earliest origins of the circus reaches all the way back to the Roman Empire. Dubbed “Circus Maximus” (Latin for “large circle”, after the circular venue in which it took place), the entertainm…
Today it's seen as a major motorsport stepping stone, but it had to start somewhere.
Ga jij een festivalbruiloft organiseren? Supertof! Dankzij deze tips wordt het een festivalbruiloft om nooit meer te vergeten!. Let's go!
