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Happy New Year!

Published on January 1, 2022

Posted in: Holidays

Happy New Year 2022! Check out this vintage postcard of a newsboy throwing confetti.

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1944: Christmas Greeting Card

Published on December 25, 2021

Posted in: Holidays

Merry Christmas to all! A vintage greeting Christmas greeting card from 1944. Click to read the interior of the card...

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Ad – 1902: Santa Claus at Ellison Bros.

Published on December 18, 2021

Posted in: Holidays

Santa Claus was speeding his way to Hickman, Kentucky with his package of Christmas Goods to display at Ellison Brothers.

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Ad – 1893: Santa Claus Soap

Published on December 16, 2021

Posted in: Beauty, Holidays

Santa Claus Soap ad that appeared on page 11 of the March 17, 1893 issue of the Daily Inter Ocean.

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Ad – 1949: Texcel Christmas Giftape

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Holidays

Texcel Christmas Giftape Ad, Life, November 28, 1949, page 68.

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Ad – 1978: Apple Computer Christmas

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Holidays, Invention & Technology

Apple Computer, 21st Century Shop, Christmas, Cincinnati Magazine, December 1978, page 12.

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Ad – 1949 – Ripon Loafer Sox

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Fashion & Clothing, Holidays

Ripon Loafer Sox , Christmas, Life, November 28, 1949, page 50.

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Ad – 1949: Speed Queen Washing Machine

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Around the Home, Holidays

Speed Queen Washing Machine, Christmas Ad, November 28, 1949, page 56.

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Ad – 1945: Enger-Kress Leather Billfold Wallets

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Fashion & Clothing, Holidays

Enger-Kress Leather Billfold Wallets Christmas Ad, Life, December 3, 1945, page 143.

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Ad – 1963: Holiday on Ice

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Holidays

Holiday on Ice Ad, Lansing State Journal , January 1, 1963, page E9.

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Ad – 1951: Lionel Trains

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Holidays

Lionel Trains, Christmas, Saturday Evening Post, November 24, 1951, page 120.

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Ad – 1958: Delaware Flower Shop

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Holidays

Delaware Flower Shop Ad, Happy New Year, Indianapolis Star December 31, 1958, page 20.

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Ad – 1898: Hardy’s 99 Cent Store

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Holidays

Hardy's 99 Cent Store, Omaha Daily Bee, November 27, 1898, page 24.

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Ad – 1954: Milky Way

Published on March 5, 2021

Posted in: Food, Holidays

Mars Milky Way Candy Bar Valentines Day Ad, Life, February 8, 1954, page 45.

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