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Vintage car advertisements: Apperson, Chandler, Buick, and Caddillac

Kay — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:59 +0000

Early 1900s car advertisements for Chandler Motors, Cadillac, Buick, and Apperson. Illustrated with details about the Chandler automobile.

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A Pyography pattern ad and other Misc Gibson Ads and Ephemera

Kay — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:44:01 +0000

Advertisement for a Gibson Girl pyography pillow. This ad promises to send the buyer a Naan Plush Pillow Top in gold, tan, or light green, stamped with the Gibson girl design shown and ready for burning! This also has a special offer for a pyography kit for only $1.65.

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Cartoons by Charles D. Gibson

Kay — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:58:02 +0000

Did you know that Charles Dana Gibson drew characterchures and cartoons? From these sketches, it seems that he was quite the observer of every day life in Victorian and Edwardian America.

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Organizing large amounts of vintage clothing – my perpetual project

Kay — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:37:28 +0000

There is this discussion on LinkedIn that I started, about how to organize large amounts of vintage clothing inventory. It has been VERY helpful!

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Turn of the century advertisements in color

Kay — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:03:10 +0000

Here are some more turn of the century advertisement scans that my boyfriend's dad made. I'm not sure which old magazine he got these out of, but he left the CD on my desk while I was out yesterday. These 8 turn of the century advertisements are in color and for brands still remembered today or barely forgotten:

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Photos of Civil War Generals and Steam Trains

Kay — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:56:55 +0000

I got my boyfriend's dad in on this project to post original scans on my blog! He is a HUGE history buff and I should record him telling stories about old Carondelet and historic St. Louis. Yesterday, he brought over a CD with these Civil War era photos that he'd scanned.

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Gibson Girl Print Scans

Kay — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:10:32 +0000

Here are the last of the scans I made of the Gibson Girl prints from 1906. They're captioned: The Debutante "A winning wave deserving note, is the tempestuous petticoat, a careless shoestring, in who'se tie I see a wild civility - do more bewitch me than when art, is too precise in every part." The Wall Flower No Time for Politics

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3 Musical Gibson Girl Sketches

Kay — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:09:26 +0000

Here are three sketches by Charles Dana Gibson of lovely ladies playing musical instruments. A harpist, a cellist, and a fiddler. These prints are titled: The Wearin of the Green - woman playing a harp Then You'll Remember Me - woman playing a cello The Sweetest Story Ever Told - woman playing a violin

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4 Gibson Girl Prints

Kay — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:13:47 +0000

Here are the first four Gibson Girl prints from the portfolio "Twelve New Gibson Girls, hitherto unpublished" that I scanned for the Carondelet Historical Society as part of their efforts to digitalize their collection.

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Gibson Girl Newspaper Clipping from 1966

Kay — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:11:47 +0000

Here's a newspaper clipping from 1966 about an 86 year old former Gibson Girl model, Mrs. Josephine Gibson Knowlton, the sister of Charles Dana Gibson. She was "the original Gibson Girl".

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