In this vintage promotional piece for The Sands, Baby New Year’s bottle of 1954 was held just out of reach. …Ah, back when Vegas was for adults & not kids.
Tag: old photos
Did You Celebrate New Year’s With This Guy?
His beer goggles appear to match his hat. Via.
After Ingrid Won The Horse Race…
Her photo circled the world. Including on this 1920’s postcard from the Netherlands.
The Origins Of Charlie Brown’s Sad Little Christmas Tree
Hubby and I own this gem of a vintage photo; but now you can get it on cards, napkins, etc. for your very own holiday sharing.
Vintage Photo of a Woman Sitting By A Little Tree Cards by kindnessofstrangers
Shop for a different greeting card template online at zazzle
Dames & Dogs #84
I know the seller kinda ruined the image going crazy with watermarks, but it’s Sophie Gimbel! Sophie Gimbel and a dog! *squeal* Via
The Famous Elvis Chair
This green barrel-backed chair was one of a suite of six from Elvis Presley’s Hillcrest home in Los Angeles. It’s rather as one of these chairs was used in the 1970 family photo shoot with Elvis, Priscilla, and Lisa Marie. It is going up for auction on August 14. Via.
Glamorous Valentine Doily Hat Is A Scandal
I guess we could all be costume designers — just look at the hat in this photo!
a vintage 1935 photograph from Fox Film Corp’s “George White’s Scandals of 1935.” An art deco musical revue that captures the wild revels of the burlesque / vaudeville acts championed by George White, this features a scandoll (identified as Peggy Mosely) showing off her rare bird fashions in a gorgeous art deco gown.
High-Fyin’ Airplane Hat
An original vintage photograph featuring Inez Courtney in a surprisingly cool machine age “airplane hat”, circa 1930.
Typewritten press snipe on verso reads “INEZ COURTNEY? featured in First National’s Loose Ankles and Spring is here does right by her art and poses in an airplane hat. And do you still wonder if the movie actresses earn their money?” Measures 8″ x 10″ and stamped on verso with Culver Pictures archive information.
Dames & Dogs #82
Marie Prevost & canine pal; circa 1920s. Via.
Have A Cow, Valentine
Yeah, Valentine’s Day has passed. But we don’t like to let the romance die. (Plus, we often post stuff as we find it.) Here’s a sweet little Valentine’s Day poem about a cow. And no, it’s not from 4-H — it’s from the American Junior Red Cross (American Junior Red Cross News, February 1953.
