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More Shots from Kansas – Vance Bass

Kline’s Milk – Kinsley, KS

© Vance Bass

Cropped © Vance Bass

Welding & Blacksmithing – Kinsley, KS

© Vance Bass

Silver Barn – Ford, KS

© Vance Bass

Chapman’s Meats Kansas – Keats, KS

© Vance Bass

Pepsi-Cola – Wrigley’s Doublemint Chewing Gum – Chiclets – Piedmont Tobacco – Durham, NC – Howard Karp

Roberti & Wittenberg Attorneys – Pepsi-Cola – At Founts or in Bottles © Howard Karp

Hue & Saturation altered, cropped reveals Piedmont (tobacco) © Howard Karp

Grayscale Wrigley’s Piedmont Pentimento © Howard Karp

Vintage Ads (Tobacco) 1910

composite © Howard Karp

Chiclets – Really Delightful – That Dainty Mint Covered Candy Coated Chewing Gum © Howard Karp

© Howard Karp

Uneeda Biscuit – National Biscuit Company – Vicksburg, MS

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Trinidad Hotel – Trinidad Apartments – Owl Cigars – Trinidad, CO

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

United Profit Sharing Coupon © Frank H. Jump

United Profit Sharing Coupon © Frank H. Jump

Smederij – JJ van Dueffelen [?] – Kachels en Fornuizen – Porcelein en Aardewerk – Leerdam, NL – Gaia Son, Lowlands Correspondent

© Gaia Son

Blacksmith – Heaters & Cooking Stoves –  Porcelain & Earthenware © Gaia Son

© Gaia Son

The Many Faces of David Bowie

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Candy & Ice Cream – Better Cream – Envelope Company – A Heart & A Soul Delivered Anywhere – Kansas City, MO

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Uneeda Biscuit – 5₵ – National Biscuit Company – Kansas City, MO

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

John Lennon Wheat Paste – ℒ ☮♥三 Mural – Avenue U – Sheepshead Bay – John Westbay

John Westbay Street Art © Frank H. Jump

David Rumsey Historical Map – Flatbush Junction Vintage Street Sign

Collage of my image of a vintage Flatbush Junction neighborhood sign ©Frank H. Jump and a piece of Flatlands from the David Rumsey Map Collection (publisher Colton, G.W. & C.B 1897) – CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE [www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~237888~5511281:Map-Of-New-York-City—Greater-New-#]

A very late Colton imprint, and probably the firm’s last year of publication. In 1898, the firm became “Colton, Ohman & Co.” and continued to issue maps until 1901 (see our #5085). The map is printed on both sides. Printed color, folded loosely into printed light brown card board covers 14×9 with “Guide Map Of New York City Issued By The Merchants’ Association of New York New York Life Building (Ground Floor) 1897” in black; to left of title is beautiful illustration of the “New York Life Building”, and above the title reads “To Foster the Trade and Commerce of New York”. – David Rumsey Map Collection