This cover from 1904 looks more like 1804.
Who knew Purina once made human food? Or do they still?
C O L L E C T I O N — I have at least one hundred vintage magazines, dating back to about 1890. I found these scans last night on my hard drive and thought I'd share this morning. I'll get around to scanning some more one of these days. Some of the fashion magazines from this period, the early 1900s are amazing, with full color pages full of bustles and layers and swags, lol. I have one magazine with patterns in them so you can make your own 'high-style' mid-day and evening dresses. I also have a lot of farming magazines, magazines for inventors and other interesting genres. I really love the period automobile ads in them.
Incredible that these survived so long - and in such good condition.
ReplyDeleteSeveral years ago there was a Norman Rockwell exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts that featured his Saturday Evening Post covers throughout his career - I'm sure there were more than 100-150 of them - it's really fascinating to see snapshots of the past - reminds us of where we came from.
If I were you, I would bequeath your collection of Americana to a museum. Set it up with a lawyer now, while your still capable. That could be your legacy - and it would be a sin not to share these artifacts with a future generation.
that's exactly what I'm going to do. Because of my great great grandfather's granite quarry and his contributions to the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central Terminal and South Street Station in Boston among other historical constructions, I was contacted by the Library of Congress about 20 years ago. They wondered if I had any original documents of his, which I do, including the only original portrait of him, so they're going to get everything of mine that's on paper, including my antique books. I was even invited to the Lady LIberty's 100th anniversary parties in 1986, but I was a bit too cutting edge (in my mind) to go to anything so arcane back then... I have a gold watch with the statue on it they sent me though. Somewhere packed away I have the order forms for the boatloads of stone going to the Statue of Liberty etc. His daughter, my great grandmother, was the one that subscribed to the fashion magazines. No one every threw anything out, and I wouldn't allow them to be tossed during my lifetime either.
ReplyDeleteTHAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING STORY. I JUST GET CHILLS READING ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE OF WHO YOU REALLY ARE HERE ON THIS BLOG. YOUR WAY TO COOL CASEY.
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I think TG's comment should be under the long story about Pop overs and my grandmother, but I can't move it, lol.
ReplyDeleteI like writing about my real family, since they're all gone now. It's all practice writing for my book. I can see what stories are worth delving into or which stories fit together and which ones don't. I'm glad you enjoy reading these posts.