Sunday, November 29, 2015

The Occidental Restaurant



"Where Statesmen Dine"
THE OCCIDENTAL
1411 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N. W.
WASHINGTON 4, D. C.
Famous for International food
Dean of Capital Restaurants
Established over 100 years
Steaks — Chops — Sea Food



 
Smorgasbord Sundays (SS) 
BARS & RESTAURANTS

Friday, November 27, 2015

PPIE: Japanese Section



JAPANESE SECTION MANURACTURES BLDG.
P.P.I.E.  SAN FRANCISCO 1915
PUBLISHED BY SOCIETIE DES EXPOSITION
PALACE OF MANUFACTURES



CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE 1915 PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
in San Francisco
&
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1939-40 WORLD'S FAIRS
in New York and San Francisco
Look for more World's Fair Postcards on the Postcardy Blog on Fridays.
To view past World's Fair posts, click here or on the exposition label.



Thursday, November 26, 2015

Ring Around the Pumpkin



Ring around the pumpkin,
Soon we'll go a-tumblin'.
Wishes! Wishes!
Happy, joyous wishes!


The size of the pumpkin depicted on this Thanksgiving postcard probably seemed very exaggerated when the card was published in the early 1900s. The world record pumpkin was in the 400 pound range back then. It took until 1990 for the record to pass the 800 pound mark. Since then, the art of growing giant pumpkins has advanced rapidly, with recent records topping 2,000 pounds. (source: GiantPumpkin.com).

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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Friday, November 20, 2015

PPIE: Rainier Beer Exhibit



EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR VIEWS OF RAINIER BEER EXHIBIT
FOOD PRODUCTS BUILDING
PAN-PAC. INT. EXPOSITION
SAN FRANCISCO  1915



CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE 1915 PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
in San Francisco
&
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1939-40 WORLD'S FAIRS
in New York and San Francisco
Look for more World's Fair Postcards on the Postcardy Blog on Fridays.
To view past World's Fair posts, click here or on the exposition label.

Friday, November 13, 2015

RPPC Studio Portrait in a Balloon



This is a real photo postcard from The Kregel Photo Parlors of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. It pictures a man and a woman in a hot air balloon studio prop. The balloon appears to be painted on a backdrop with a cutout for the subjects to be photographed.

The man is probably Massie Edgell, though I am not sure how to interpret the information written on the back. Massie Edgell was listed as a head of household in the 1920 census. At that time he lived in Minneapolis and was 32 years old. He was born in Indiana and had a wife named Inga who was born in Norway.



For More Vintage Images

http://sepiasaturday.blogspot.com/2015/11/sepia-saturday-305-14-november-2015.html


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