Sunday, February 28, 2016

The Fuller Brush Man and The Avon Lady




QSL card, date and designer unknown.  From my collection.

The Lairds




QSL card, date and designer unknown.  From my collection.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Radio Row



Radio Row, 1936, by Berenice Abbott, American, born Bernice Abbott, 1898-1991.

Berenice Abbott Nude On a Bed



Berenice Abbott Nude On a Bed, 1922, by Man Ray, American, born Emmanuel Radninitzky, painter, photographer, 1890-1976.  Berenice Abbott, American, born Bernice Abbott, photographer, 1898-1991.

Jean Cocteau With A Gun



Jean Cocteau With A Gun, 1926, by Berenice Abbott, American, born Bernice Abbott, 1898-1991.  Jean Cocteau, French, writer, artist, designer, filmmaker, 1889-1963.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Lincoln's Birthday



Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1858, by Abraham Byers, American, 1836-1920.  Abraham Lincoln, American, lawyer, President of the United States, February 12, 1809-1865.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Los Angeles Bay



Los Angeles Bay, map positing a 260' sea level caused by the melting of the polar ice caps and all land based ice sheets, 2015, by Jeffery Linn, American, city planner.

Cheerleader



Cheerleader pin-up, 1951, by Peter Driben, American, 1903-1968.

Whitesboro, New York Official Seal



Seal of the Village of Whitesboro, New York.  Original seal, early 1900s, redesigned in 1970, moving the settlers hands from the neck to the shoulders.