Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Harbor Seal Beach Club

 Un-named cove between Fern Grotto and Sand Plant Beach
Wilder Ranch State Park CA
 

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

When Irish Eyesockets Are Smiling

Our mega orthopedically-inclined neighbors are getting ahead of the game, outfitting the big guy with some spiffy new duds. The glasses sitting askew are a nice touch, possibly indicating a few too many green-tinted beverages or perhaps a tiff with a passing crow. 



Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Only You...

If you ever find yourself in Capitan, New Mexico, be sure to stop in at Smokey Bear Historical Park!



 

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Miss Helen's 1936 Road Trip


 Being a fan of travel ephemera, TSG was pretty excited to see this vintage Conoco "TourAide" guide at our local used book store. A competitor/alternative to AAA's TripTiks, TourAides came in a larger, spiral bound format with photos and descriptive essays. The "Prepared Especially for" imprint on the front cover was a nice touch.

 The only thing we could find online about "Helen Georrgia" was a 1939 headstone listed at Cypress Lawn Cemetery in Colma -- a fairly likely match considering the Bay Area origination of the trip. Of course there's no way of knowing how Miss Helen's trip to Atlanta went, but we hope she enjoyed her journey.

We had a heck of a time matching the exposure/colors on all the pages, so please excuse the inconsistencies. And the Dallas map didn't get rotated to portrait mode...drat! Oh well, consider it an imperfection made on purpose like the ones in Persian rugs.

 

NOTE: the individual pages can be inspected here: 1936 Conoco Touraide Guide




Wednesday, January 31, 2024

You Ain't Nothin' But A Hot Dog

You would think no one would need instructions on how to prepare this "traditional element of American food culture, having obtained significant cultural and patriotic status from their association with public events and sports since the 1920s"(Wikipedia). But of course someone felt the need to provide documentation. This particular example seen in the galley of the USS LST-325.

Note: faded appearance of section images due to application of sharpening and contrasting tools.