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Tuesday, January 7, 2003 |
More old American ads. This time not that old. Ad*Access has archived over 7000 ads from 1911-1955. Again, browsing for hours is guaranteed. "Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a coherent view of a number of major campaigns and companies through images preserved in one particular advertising collection available at Duke University." [The Cartoonist]
12:17:31 PM
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Even more old American things. Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls, 8000 covers, all scanned in a good resolution. Amazing. "The dime novels were aimed at youthful, working-class audiences and distributed in massive editions at newsstands and dry goods stores. Though the phrase conjures up stereotyped yarns of Wild West adventure, complete with lurid cover illustration, many other genres were represented: tales of urban outlaws, detective stories, working-girl narratives of virtue defended, and costume romances." [The Cartoonist]
12:15:51 PM
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'Fog City' Catches a Few Rays. By installing solar panels and other energy-efficient systems in its public buildings, San Francisco hopes to become a center for 'green' building. Alternative-energy advocates hope cities across the United States will follow suit. By Kendra Mayfield. [Wired News]
10:55:12 AM
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© Copyright 2009 Gary Santoro.
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