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Amish Stuff, Intercourse, PA, 1965

Friday, February 1st, 2008 \"slide\"

A man half-hides behind a redheaded woman posing before a rural, roadside billboard for the Dutch Haven Barn Gift Shop. The colorful, multi-font display promotes Amish stuff, shoo-fly-pie and free intercourse!
Everyone likes a bargain but let’s face it - it’s always better when you can get it for free!
And what exactly is shoo-fly-pie? Anyone […]

Children’s Shoe Department, Somewhere, USA, 1954

Friday, January 25th, 2008 \"slide\"

Considering that few people, if any, ever take pictures in a children’s shoe department this is a very rare slide. I love the name brand “Scamperoos” spelled out in lipstick red, stand up letters labeling the stylish display of colorful kid’s shoes. My compliments to the kiddy shoe display designer that saw fit to pair […]

SKYBOUND SHOTGUN? SOMEWHERE, USA, 1957

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 \"slide\"

A poodle-permed mother and her proud little pilot pose for a pre-flight portrait. I guess that would be an airportrait! Behind them a fence with windows reveals the most magnificent passenger flying machine of its day, the TWA Constellation. Pictured with them is a cartoon-y telescope-for-hire and a woman toting a basket and sporting a […]

Paint By Numbers, Somewhere, USA, 1955

Friday, January 11th, 2008 \"slide\"

If this isn’t Americana, I don’t know what is! A boy and a girl, likely brother and sister, are in heavy paint-by-number concentration mode. Sitting at a newspaper covered table he paints an Indian Chief decked out in full ceremonial regalia and she a Indian maiden wearing a fringed smock and beaded headband that makes […]

Breakfast is Served, Chicago, Illinois, 1957

Friday, January 4th, 2008 \"slide\"

A strawberry, chocolate and vanilla color scheme gives this room a delicious Neapolitan ice cream flavor. A jet-black wall phone hangs above a chrome plated toaster oven covered in clear plastic printed with a rooster and chicken motif. The happy, friendly breakfast trio is well dressed in a cool boxy plaid, silk screened Notre Dame […]

 
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