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- Filene's Basement: 1963
- ... in West Side Story. He attributes his appearance in White Christmas with Rosemary Clooney in the "You Didn't Do Right By Me" dance number ... Posted by Dave - 04/10/2022 - 11:51am -
- Christmas Seals: 1923
- President Coolidge buying Christmas seals in 1923 to benefit the Tuberculosis Association. View full size. National Photo Company Collection.
Vintage Christmas Seals Although I don't have the 1923 Christmas Seals, check my blog to see Vintage Christmas Seals from 1926 to ... Posted by Dave - 08/31/2012 - 3:58pm -
- Noel, Iola: 1944
- On this Christmas Eve eve, we travel back 76 years for a visit with the First Lady of ... story. View full size.
"STONE WOMAN" ENJOYS
CHRISTMAS PREPAREDNESS
CHICAGO (Dec. 23, ... Theron V. Warren and little nephew Herbert Taylor trim Christmas tree. (Acme Newspictures photo.)
Licensed to Marry. From ... Posted by Dave - 12/23/2020 - 9:15am -
- On the Edge of the 60s
- ... the dock and waved goodbye and he said, "I'll see you by Christmas." I am sure he really knew where he was going, but couldn't say. He ... Posted by tterrace - 09/29/2011 - 6:37pm -
- Yesterday's News: 1940
- ... in window of Brockton Enterprise newspaper office on Christmas Eve." 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano. View full size. ... Santa and that he might not finish up his route until Christmas morning!
Men Without Hats The style changed, I believe, with ... Posted by Dave - 03/28/2018 - 8:56am -
- Mrs. Claus: 1949
- Christmas 1949 in Valparaiso, Indiana. That's Grandma in a Kodachrome slide. ... size.
Very Very Merry Now this is what I call a Christmas tree. Scotch, cigars and hazmat tinsel.
Don't Forget ... you missed the bourbon and the ashtray. Now that's a Merry Christmas!
We Need More Like This! This is Christmas for the grownups. I ... Posted by delworthio - 12/16/2008 - 7:17pm -
- Eggstravaganza: 1972
- ... holiday mashup, an homage to one of our favorite vintage Christmas tree ornaments. The brown ones were made via the traditional onion ... Posted by tterrace - 04/17/2022 - 9:59am -
- Hi-Fi Boombox: 1954
- ... Mrs. Audiophile has just been surprised with this exciting Christmas present from Hubby and he refuses to hook it up until he gets outside ... on her face is actually a grimace of pain from cooking Christmas Dinner in those high-heeled pumps.
Missing She may be wearing ... Posted by Dave - 12/20/2019 - 2:09pm -
- 1950s Record Store
- ... later.
But, lots of fun nonetheless. Given that the Christmas records are on display, I guess we can assume it's late in the year. ... the text. Doris Day did Tea for Two in 1950. Bing Crosby's Christmas album was from 1949.
Couldn't find a manufacturer's name on the ... Posted by John.Debold - 06/25/2008 - 2:05pm -
- Clam Chowder Today: 1905
- ... and canceled all motion-picture exhibition licenses on Christmas Eve 1908. Perhaps that's why he was not encouraged to run for ... Posted by Dave - 08/14/2012 - 2:37pm -
- Old-School Tree: 1962
- ... trees can't hold a candle to a classic, heirloom festooned Christmas tree. Great photo!
P.S. I enjoy your family photos a great deal. Keep them coming.
No more Christmas trees? It's nice to see a real Christmas tree after looking for ... Posted by tterrace - 12/07/2018 - 3:52pm -
- Christmas Recovery: 1955
- ... shaped North Carolina Fraser Fir to be the ideal Christmas tree, I am surprising myself by finding this tree's natural and open ... Posted by tterrace - 12/26/2021 - 1:43pm -
- Motoress: 1921
- ... Santa I'd like that huge and well crafted model car for Christmas.
The American Guide K2, I have a copy of that book, too. I ... Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 9:48pm -
- Merry Dickey Christmas: 1912
- "Dickey Christmas tree." From around 1912 comes our sixth holiday greeting from the ... so the exposure time was an eye-blink. -Dave]
Christmas Decorations Amazing how little they have changed. The one to the ... chartered in D.C. but meets in Maryland.
(The Gallery, Christmas, D.C., Natl Photo, The Dickeys) ... Posted by Dave - 12/10/2012 - 12:39pm -
- Back to School: 1962
- ... December 1962. I'm a junior in high school, and during Christmas break a chum and I revisit the grade school we graduated from two and ... Posted by tterrace - 08/28/2021 - 12:18am -
- Deck the Halls: 1959
- "Janet, Christmas 1959." We return to the Baltimore home of Kermy and his sister , who has the look of a kid who just got ... clothes for Christmas . 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size.
I spy Pretty ... (maybe Kermy?) got The Big Bag of foreign Stamps for Christmas.
From eBay:
The big bags of stamps I remember those being ... Posted by Dave - 12/25/2015 - 8:18pm -
- Just Up: 1905
- ... at the Calumet and Hecla Mining Co. went on strike. On Christmas Eve of that year the striking miners and their families gathered on ... Posted by Dave - 07/29/2012 - 6:13pm -
- Just What I Always Wanted: 1962
- ... guy (i.e., me) be so happy about getting a vase for Christmas? What I should be happy about is that it's not actually my present, ... and go back fifty years and get me one, please.
My Christmas in 1962 I remember my Christmas of 1962 so well because I got a ... Posted by tterrace - 12/03/2009 - 11:11pm -
- Early American Christmas: 1961
- ... the end table a pointy black pump, so odds favor that Christmas Eve was spicy for someone!
Those Rugs! I recognize those rugs. ... wrapped in a festive bow.
Because nothing says "Merry Christmas" quite like a gift-wrapped carton of Kools.
This is from someone ... Posted by tterrace - 09/29/2011 - 7:13pm -
- Vibrator Sale To-Day: 1921
- ... ago. My son bought me a nice Waterman fountain pen for Christmas not too long ago.
Remedies for Men. And Women! More remedies ... Posted by Dave - 08/29/2012 - 8:47pm -
- Merry Christmas: 1913
- ... we first posted this.
New York, December 1913. "Christmas tree, Madison Square." 8x10 glass negative, G.G. Bain Collection. View full size. Happy holidays from Shorpy!
Merry Christmas Wishing all friends and followers of Shorpy a very merry Christmas ... Posted by Dave - 12/24/2013 - 11:47pm -
- Cigarettes: 1965
- ... but I am really enjoying these comments today.
Merry Christmas I'm old enough to remember when a perfectly appropriate and very ... carton = 10 packs = 200 cigarettes) of Kent cigarettes for Christmas 1967. $3.25 was a lot of money for an eight year old back then.
... Posted by Dave - 10/13/2016 - 11:58am -
- Gifted: 1951
- ... E.S. - Dec 25 1951." It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in this latest episode of Minnesota Kodachromes . Photo by Hubert ... this photo is so uplifting and all I can add is Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Romania to all Shorpy fans all over the ... Posted by Dave - 12/21/2014 - 9:54am -
- Red Ryder: 1940
- ... Security Administration. View full size.
Same old Christmas Story "No, Ralphie. You'll shoot your eye out."
Like Christmas Story He'll shoot his eye out!
Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine ... Posted by Dave - 09/19/2018 - 12:31pm -
- Better Watch Out: 1921
- "Secretary Davis, Christmas tree, 1921." James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor in the Harding, ... Collection glass negative. View full size.
Father Christmas Wonderful variety of ornaments. But especially sweet is the ... decorate their trees until after the kids went to bed on Christmas Eve. Try to imagine setting up a tree in the stand, decorating it ... Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 5:34pm -
- Five and Ten: 1921
- ... and Ten When I hear "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," I wonder if people under 30 or even 35 know what the term "five and ... I have memories of going to the Kresge's near our house at Christmas time. I "rode" my bicycle through sloppy snow to choose treasures for ... Posted by Dave - 09/12/2011 - 10:35am -
- Stocking-Stuffer: 1922
- ... I! I was sad when they went out of production.
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes to everyone at Shorpy.
My first car was an ... that night. And the rest went down in history..
Merry Christmas to the Shorpy site. You guys are great!
Merrye Yes, Lucille ... Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 9:56pm -
- Sixth Avenue Shoppers: 1903
- ... Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Christmas in the Heart The sign in the center of the photo says "___ (Buy? The?) Christmas Dinner/25,000(?) Poor". There is a kettle, a la the Salvation ... Posted by Dave - 07/26/2012 - 4:57pm -
- Christmas Wedding: 1954
- ... San Francisco Chronicle that the use of poinsettias in Christmas decor was now looked down upon by many as, if not merely old school, ... year and twelve days later My parents were married on Christmas Eve, 1955, a date which I am given to understand was dictated by my ... Posted by tterrace - 12/03/2011 - 5:51pm -
- A Boy and His Toys
- ... Toy Adding Machine (1940's). It's too late for this Christmas, but you can buy one on eBay for about $15.
Deep in (evil) ...
Buckshot Corduroy I believe the boy got brand new Christmas pants and they were made of fabric called "buckshot corduroy". I ... Posted by down_like_silver - 12/27/2008 - 4:20pm -
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