Archive for vintage advertising

Capitol Hill Real Estate, 1909

Posted in Capitol Hill, Real Estate with tags , , , on August 1, 2009 by Kent

Kennedy & Davis N. Carolina

When River Travel Was an Option

Posted in Random Observations with tags on July 29, 2009 by Kent

Norfolk-Washington and Richmond Steamship Line(From the September 13, 1907, Washington Times)

Who Knew Hecht and Company Once Sold Canned Goods?

Posted in Culture and History with tags on July 28, 2009 by Kent

I, for one, wasn’t expecting to find an old advertisement for canned goods from Hecht & Company. I don’t know which I like more … the prices, or that the word Telephone has been shortened to ‘Phone.Hecht & Company Canned Goods, 1910

1909 Columbia Mark 48

Posted in Automobiles with tags , , on July 15, 2009 by Kent

I really love the tag line: “Not necessarily the best car built … but the best car at anywhere near its price.” This is from the June 20, 1909, Washington Times.
Columbia Mark 48