We shot about 150 photos of Lloyd in order to capture this year’s Christmas card. When I was importing the images from the SD cards to the computer, I got a quick, movie-like flow of images of our illuminated son. I wanted to try to recreate that “movie” and give our readers an animated contact …
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What I Want For Christmas – Lotsa Wavy Hair Like Liberace!
Here’s a treasure from 1954 – Liberace’s Christmas Special! His brother George is there along with Santa Claus and the rest of Liberace’s family! Of course, it would be easy and/or lazy to make all of the obvious jokes about Liberace, but this special was shot before he got carried away with the Las Vegas …
The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – The Swift Trial and Severe Punishment of Frosty the Snowman
Today I continue posting a collection of glass negatives from 100 or so years ago. There’s about 200 5″ x 7″ glass negatives, and from what I’ve been able to determine so far, they were shot by John B. Capewell who lived in Westville, New Jersey. Click HERE to see more of John’s work in …
The Truck Mascot Christmas Special
Private refuse collectors get in the spirit of the season with this Christmas-y truck mascot. Nice wreath, fellas! Merry Christmas!
Retro Gift Tags
Today we are offering our dear readers free downloadable gift tags. Just download ‘em, save to your desktop, and print away! They can be printed on sticker paper or card stock. Just click on the tag image below to start downloading a letter-sized printable PDF. Be nice, not naughty! Our gift tags are for personal …
What I Miss About Comics…Toy Tie-Ins
Back in the early to mid-70s, the Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle was the hottest toy in the country. Manufacturers couldn’t keep with with demand. It was on my younger brother’s Christmas list, and he had to make due with the Evel Knievel Scramble Van. My brother had to console himself with the cheezy van and …
Shiny Brite
Besides the glass negatives we inherited from Annie, we also got an aluminum Christmas tree and this beautifully illustrated Christmas ornament box with ornaments inside. Every year when I pull it out of storage, I always tell myself that I’m going to scan the box and never get around to it. Until today, that is! I adore …
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