sign of the times Archive

3January 24, 2012
Signs Of The Times, 1945

A vintage photo, taken by photographer Joseph Jasgur, of Earl Carroll’s Vanities pin-up girls picketing in front of a Los Angeles movie theater — a staged publicity event “against” the…
0October 27, 2011
Signs Of The Times: 1969 (Or, Men At Work?)

In light of the recently released Congressional Budget Office report on income inequality, I found this cover of the August 1969 issue of Fortune relevant — especially the The Time…
0August 25, 2011
Signs Of The Times: Parades of Yesteryear (1940s)

So much to absorb here… A sexist display of Native American stereotypes, awesome funky neon signs that appear to highlight the pinup on parade here (“Stump” Hardware, the heat of…
0August 7, 2011
Sign Of The Times 1932

Wanted Urgently a strong rope to hang myself alternatively unfurnished accommodation for my wife unborn child and myself Photograph of an unknown man during the Depression, circa 1932; via, via.
0July 28, 2011
Sign Of The Times: 1922 & Today

Message in Washington, D.C., July 28, 1922; message to Washington, D.C. today. Don’t let the tea party-ers or republicans fool you: the hold-up on the debt ceiling has nothing to…
0May 11, 2011
Sign Of The Times: 1940s

I know what the sign is, where I found it, and that it’s likely circa the 1940s, but even though the sign reads “No Deception Club,” I have no idea…
0May 6, 2011
Sign Of The Times: 1939

Don’t Mind Hitler: Take Your Holiday Via Nationaal Archief: Poster in a London travel agency advising people to book their holidays in spite of the tense situation in Europe (Hitler,…
0February 25, 2011
Sign Of The Times, 1948

For our brothers and sisters in Wisconsin, a historical reminder: Child at an auto strike in 1948. Have you signed up for Saturday’s solidarity rally in your area yet? Photo…
0January 16, 2011
Sign Of The Times

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0November 19, 2010
(Mini) Signs Of The Times

A lot of 30 feminist and gay/lesbian pinbacks, including pro ERA pins and “I Love You Susan B. Anthony.”
0September 6, 2010
Sign Of The Times: 1976 (Labor Day Edition)

Which serves as a good reminder for this Labor Day… Playboy Bunnies, models, phone sex operators, and sex workers work hard too. That’s not a joke; we have to treat…
2October 26, 2009
Sign Of The Times: A Fishy Ephemera Hunt

I confess, I kill a lot of time just looking at the old snapshots and vintage photos at eBay. Sometimes I buy them, sometimes they inspire odd comments and random…
0October 9, 2009
Sign Of The Times: I Wish

I Wish by Maketea-notwar I wish for the whole truth every time we speak.
2August 24, 2009
Sign Of The Times: 1943

You’ve heard of safety shoes, right? Well, here’s a safety bra straight out of the history books of home front WWII. Via The U.S. National Archives at Flickr, the original…
0August 7, 2009
Sign Of The Times: 1959

Vivian Cherry photograph of Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker newspaper, picketing against the Atomic Bomb, New York, 1959.
0August 4, 2009
Signs Of The Times: 1968

Photograph by Steve Schapiro, New York, 1968. As an ephemera collector, I can’t help but wonder… What ever happened to that sign?