Posts Tagged: vintage illustrations
Picturing the Fiscal Cliff
A Fiscal Cliffhanger Will American taxpayers fall off the Fiscal Cliff? With the new years deadline looming, and without a deal on the fiscal cliff, most American taxpayers brace for significant changes in their paychecks beginning January 1. Uncle Sam
Picturing the Fiscal Cliff
A Fiscal Cliffhanger Will American taxpayers fall off the Fiscal Cliff? With the new years deadline looming, and without a deal on the fiscal cliff, most American taxpayers brace for significant changes in their paychecks beginning January 1. Uncle Sam
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt II
New Years Eve Party The countdown to my parents 1959 New Years Eve party had begun. On the cusp of the space age my parents prepared for a new years Eve Party that would send them soaring into the world
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt II
New Years Eve Party The countdown to my parents 1959 New Years Eve party had begun. On the cusp of the space age my parents prepared for a new years Eve Party that would send them soaring into the world
High Hopes For the New Year
It was a freezing finish to the fifties and TV weatherman Tex Antoine advised everyone to just stay put in their igloos. The last week in December 1959 the East Coast was hit with an icy, blustery snowstorm and it
High Hopes For the New Year
It was a freezing finish to the fifties and TV weatherman Tex Antoine advised everyone to just stay put in their igloos. The last week in December 1959 the East Coast was hit with an icy, blustery snowstorm and it
Christmas- The True Festival of Lights
The coincidence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving this year has set things off balance, and finally given the Jews an edge in the Festival of Lights. Normally, while Jews across the country begin celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Christians have
Christmas- The True Festival of Lights
The coincidence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving this year has set things off balance, and finally given the Jews an edge in the Festival of Lights. Normally, while Jews across the country begin celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Christians have
Little Sally’s Big Visit With Her Grandparents Pt IV- Radio Daze
I would have no idea that cold November morning in 1960 that my creature of habit grandparents were feeling as disrupted from their familiar routine as I was. Every morning while Papa studied the sports section of the NY Daily
Little Sally’s Big Visit With Her Grandparents Pt IV- Radio Daze
I would have no idea that cold November morning in 1960 that my creature of habit grandparents were feeling as disrupted from their familiar routine as I was. Every morning while Papa studied the sports section of the NY Daily
Little Sally’s Big Visit With Her Grandparents PT II
It was Thanksgiving weekend of 1960. Just like the mythical Dick, Jane and Sally would visit Grandmother and Grandfather on their farm, I was off for an overnight visit with mine in their apartment in Queens, NY. Back To The
Little Sally’s Big Visit With Her Grandparents PT II
It was Thanksgiving weekend of 1960. Just like the mythical Dick, Jane and Sally would visit Grandmother and Grandfather on their farm, I was off for an overnight visit with mine in their apartment in Queens, NY. Back To The
A Fall Fable-Burning Leaves Pt II
The blaze of fall color took on a different meaning, the autumn of 1959. Many neighbors did not only burn leaves, but their trash as well, giving new meaning to fall cleanup. There was something satisfying about setting fire to
A Fall Fable-Burning Leaves Pt II
The blaze of fall color took on a different meaning, the autumn of 1959. Many neighbors did not only burn leaves, but their trash as well, giving new meaning to fall cleanup. There was something satisfying about setting fire to
Election Tips For Winners and Losers
Obama or Romney? There can be only one final winner in the election. Once all the votes are cast, there will be lots of disappointed people at the outcome. The following are more helpful hints from mid-century children’s schoolbooks offering
Election Tips For Winners and Losers
Obama or Romney? There can be only one final winner in the election. Once all the votes are cast, there will be lots of disappointed people at the outcome. The following are more helpful hints from mid-century children’s schoolbooks offering
TV and the Weather
Long before Geo-stationary satellites, computer technology and the 24/7 weather channel, weather reporting was pretty primitive relying on paper maps, pins, Plexiglas, and markers. Not only that, but in the 1950s it was broadcast by a bunch of silly clowns,
TV and the Weather
Long before Geo-stationary satellites, computer technology and the 24/7 weather channel, weather reporting was pretty primitive relying on paper maps, pins, Plexiglas, and markers. Not only that, but in the 1950s it was broadcast by a bunch of silly clowns,
On the Kindergarten Campaign Trail
In the crisp fall of 1960 as presidential hopeful Senator John Kennedy beckoned us into a New Frontier I would be embarking onto my own new frontier – Kindergarten. This New Frontier of 1960 that stood in front of me,
On the Kindergarten Campaign Trail
In the crisp fall of 1960 as presidential hopeful Senator John Kennedy beckoned us into a New Frontier I would be embarking onto my own new frontier – Kindergarten. This New Frontier of 1960 that stood in front of me,
Envisioning The American Dream 