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Man-on-the-Street, San Francisco, 1 Jan. 1951
Came across this this morning. KPIX reporter at 5th and Market asking people if they knew about the new air raid siren drill that was being initiated that day. An interesting mix of people, clothes, and automobiles. I particularly liked the railroad engineer's opinion about the new diesel...- Haversack
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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My Grandfather's Collection of Wartime Cartoons
Over in the Golden Age I have started a thread on the collection of editorial cartoons that my grandfather cut out of Southern California newspapers chronicling events from about 1938 to 1946. Over there I have been posting cartoons largely concerned with events leading up to the war. I’m... -
Grandfather's Editorial Cartoon Collection
As I have mentioned once or twice previously, I inherited a collection of political cartoons that my grandfather cut out of Southern California newspapers chronicling events from about 1938 to 1946. Being a British subject, (professionally necessary as he was a valet and butler), much of them...- Haversack
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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This Was San Francisco...
Just remastered and put on-line are a collection of cartoons drawn in the 1950s by Albert Tolf about life in San Francisco between 1890 and 1920. Admittedly this is a bit early for us. However, the nostalgic view of the past and style of Mr. Tolf's drawing is straight out the Golden Era...- Haversack
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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1922 Menu
While engaged in some research, I recently came across online the menu from 1922 for a Chinese-American restaurant in downtown Sacramento. It can be seen at: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/chs1228 There are several things about it which I think might be of interest to...- Haversack
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- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Aircraft of Imperial Airways
There have been some great threads here about Golden Age Air Travel and the Clippers which flew the Pacific and Atlantic. However, I recently re-watched Ian McKellen's Richard III set in an alternate 1930s. In it, Maggie Smith as the Duchess of York, (and looking very much like Queen Mary of...- Haversack
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- Forum: The Golden Era
