Skip to content

Category Archives: Uncategorized

“That’s How I Need You,” 1912

09-Jul-09

A beautiful woman graces the cover of this sheet music from 1912, “That’s How I Need You.” I love the subtle coloring and gorgeous illustration, and that made me curious about the song itself. It was written by Joe Goodwin and Joe McCarthy (words), and Al Piantadosi (music); and, according to the cover, was “successfully [...]

Also filed in 1911-1920 | Tagged , , | Comments (3) »

To the 1920’s…

28-Jun-09

Because I can’t seem to get enough of the 1920’s, I have started a side blog called To the 1920’s. I will still be posting 1920’s items here along with everything else, but because I seem to have so many items from this decade I figured it would be better to have a separate place [...]

Also filed in | Tagged | Comments (0) »

Going to California

22-Mar-09

In the first 20 years of this century, magazines are filled with ads enticing the reader to take a trip to California.

The weather was wonderful all year round, they explained, and the state was full of scenic wonders and lots of outdoor activities. The ad above comes from the January 1910 issue of Good Housekeeping [...]

Also filed in 1901-1910, 1911-1920, ads | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (3) »

Ephemeral Art

17-Mar-09

I wanted to take just a slight detour in this post to show you some of my husband’s art. He uses vintage photos, books, and magazine illustrations (yes, we both have quite a collection!) to make really great collages. I’ve been wanting to show you a few of them but unfortunately they are much too [...]

Also filed in | Tagged , , , | Comments (0) »

Welcome to Vintage123…

01-Oct-08

I am obsessed with reading about vintage fashion, homemaking, recipes, advertising, and looking at beautiful postcards and interesting old photos. My collection of these items keeps growing and I wanted a place to share these things with others who have the same passions! Thus, I have created this new, all-encompassing vintage site. As the days [...]

Also filed in | | Comments (0) »