Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Grab your notebook paper and sharpen your pencils, kids. It’s time to make your Christmas “wish list” for Santa! For generations of children, the task was inspired by…
Michael BushnellMichael BushnellReporter This week’s historic postcard, published by Max Bernstein in the 1920’s, shows a bird’s eye view looking north toward downtown from General Hospital. The actual vantage point for…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Whether hung on a door, a wall, or in a window, these bright-colored decorations were a holiday staple for several decades. Proudly made in the U.S.A. by the…
Michael BushnellMichael BushnellReporter What Americans celebrate today as Thanksgiving is traditionally tied to a three-day feast involving the Pilgrims after their first American harvest in 1621. The previous winter had claimed…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Making copies? Whether you need 2 or 200, the process has not always been as easy as pushing a button. Prior to automated photocopiers, introduced by the…
Michael BushnellMichael BushnellReporter Seen in this Linen era, “Bursheen” finished, advertising postcard published by MWM, of Aurora, MO, is Bowman’s Restaurant, featuring chicken, steak dinners and cocktails. Note the sign on…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor In the event of a nuclear attack on American soil, can citizens survive on a diet of whole wheat crackers, hard candy, and water? Following the end of…
Michael BushnellMichael BushnellReporter In honor of the upcoming Veteran’s Day holiday, we offer this historic postcard, titled “United States Troops Crossing Intercity Viaduct, Kansas City, Mo.,”which shows what seems to be…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor Chubby, rosy-cheeked tots indicated good health and have been a mainstay advertising campaign for Cambell soup, appearing on numerous items for more than100 years. As drawn by artist…
Michael BushnellMichael BushnellPublisher Looking east on Armour Boulevard from Main Street today, this is hardly the sight we see. That said, in the 1920’s when the SouthWest News Company took the…
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