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More bird themes on packing crates
I've shown examples of packing crate labels emblazoned with songbirds. Now it's the turn for water birds. Enjoy.
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Old-time packing crates: historical themes
More in my series on the lithographed labels that emblazoned on the ends of packing crates prior to the 1960s ...Some growers and distributors of fruits and vegetables adopted a historical motif in...
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The Wild, Wild West
The Western frontier is part of the cultural tradition of the United States. For a century, the cowboy has been an iconic American image, representing such values as rugged individualism, patriotism,...
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'Gaycock'
Many years ago, I bought an attractive metal re-creation of the "Gaycock" label. Purportedly it was a design from a old-time wooden packing crate that was used to ship produce from farm or grove to the...
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A new use for Legos
In October of last year the German street artist Megx transformed an old railroad bridge in Wuppertal, Germany, into a giant Lego-like structure. The existing bridge was retained, but the artist...
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Foggy morns
This is the time of year when we arise at dawn to fog. Meteorologists say that's because the humidity that builds up during the warm daytime sun condenses toward the ground as the atmosphere cools...
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Critters
UnimpressedExplorerConfrontationWhere's the food?Curiosity...A dog-eat-dog world
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Sandy Hook's shorebirds
For beach-goers in northern New Jersey, Sandy Hook is a haven for sunbathers and swimmers, including those of us who shun clothing. But Sandy Hook also is a vitally important habitat for...
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Planes were once allowed at drive-in movie theaters
Back in 1948, when the thought was that everyone eventually would operate their own airplane to commute to work, an entrepreneur in Asbury Park, New Jersey, tried to get to front of the future. Edward...
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The sad deaths of old vehicles
Scrapped taxis outside Chongqing, ChinaOld milk trucks; photo by Bob Oswald via FlickrAlabamaBus in Ontario, Canada
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A trip through the Way Back machine. And a lot was not pretty then
Mr. Peabody and Sherman with the Way Back Machine, early 1960sBoston 1949, photo by Cornell CapaA Nike missile battery, late 1950s and early 1960sEarly Burger King restaurant in Tampa, FloridaPink was...
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Sex sells even with old-time packing crates
Before the introduction of Playboy in the 1950s, horny straight men had to get their jollies through advertising that was suggestive. These ads included the labels affixed to the ends of wooden crates...
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Retro life
Mid-century living room, by Viviana AgostinhoCoupe at a drive-in, 1960sNewsweek, November 23, 1959Woolworth's Record Department in Utica, New York, 1958'Technology Meets Pop Culture'1959 17-inch...
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Happy birthday, James Buchanan
James Buchanan, utterly worthless as presidentToday, April 23, is the birthday of America's worst president.Ever since historians have been polled on the issue, James Buchanan consistently rated among...
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Handsome men
Stuart in Berlin, 2014; by Jean Baptiste HuongCourtney GrantGuilherme Melo, by Kiu MeirelesHenrique Hansmann, by Cristiano MadureiraAlesandro, by Fedya IliRomain, Paris 2014, by Jean Baptiste HuongRob...
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When shipping produce was an art
Until the introduction of inexpensive corrugated cardboard boxes in the 1960s, growers and distributors of vegetables and fruits shipped their produce in wooden crates. The practice began in the 1870s...
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