I love looking through Lileks' collections of ephemera, especially those old postcards. But the ads and illustrations are fun, too. I've found several sites before with such things (including this nifty Auburn University library website with old Alabama postcards). Anyway, quite by accident, I ran across a site I'd not seen before, Ad Art Gallery, which is just chock full of cool old stuff. Like this '53 Cosmo cover with Jackie Gleason; this ad for the 1955 movie Picnic, starring William Holden and Kim Novak, (and judging by the artwork, that's one crazy picnic, daddy-o); or this 1914 ad for Pabst Extract, a wholesome strengthening tonic made of the choicest hops and rich barley, which apparently is very good food for the nerves of airship pilots.
Anyway, great fun to peruse.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at January 11, 2006 12:19 PMAny pictures of Commander Whitehead? One of my coworkers was looking for Schweppes Ginger Ale in the fridge in our breakroom this morning. I asked him if he'd ever heard of CDR Whitehead, but apparently he's too young (about 40).
And for those who'd like a little backstory on the good Commander, here's a nice succinct one from TV Acres.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at January 11, 2006 01:03 PM
