Collector of Advertising of the mid 20th Century.
Pepperidge Farms remembers those silly Jackalopes. Well, this one looks like merely a giant rabbit. The stuff of nightmares until 2020 came along with it’s litany of night terror inducing events. You might think this is cute, but remember, these…
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There is a sign down the road that exhorts people to vote for ANYBODY BUT INSLEE (Jay Inslee, our governor here in Washington, is running for reelection)… On the edge of the sign, Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys is poking…
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Vern had smuggled in some cocaine to share with his pals, in the toes of his boots. But word got around, and all these other maniacs were there when he landed.
Here we have some WWII soldiers enjoying the base recreation center. Guys are playing billiards, ping-pong, there’s a card game going on. Except Bill. You go stand over there, Bill.
Alas, the castle housing this museum was torn down in 1964, in the interest of urban renewal. I don’t know what became of the dude in the suit of armor shown here. Mr. Harding had inherited a fortune and used…
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These folks are fishing for salmon at the mouth of the Rogue River in Oregon. What a perfect activity for times like these. Those fishing lines require social distancing, and later fish-breath will keep people apart.
This old postcard shows a jackass backed up to a bar, and a patron commenting, “There’s one at every bar”. Aside from the question of why he is backed up instead of turned around and eating popcorn, you have to…
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I remember a stream like this, fishing with my dad. Of course, I fell in. (Hey, mossy rocks are slippery!) It was still fun though. Later in life, we found some geocaches out in the woods, him and mom had…
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I guess these Army jeeps were not built for precision or comfort. There is a picture my dad took around here somewhere… I think it was in Okinawa. Some AF guys standing around looking at a jeep on it’s side,…
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We all know that Eastern Washington is known around the world for growing apples. This one though- I would just be worried about encountering that worm. It does make me crave apple pie though. They are trucking in 4-H and…
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