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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Sunday, 27-Sep-2026 08:52:19 JST Retro Librarian

Good morning, 1983 Chrysler Advertisement.
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#Chrysler #Advertisement #Cars #Convertibles #StationWagons #Automotive #Retro #Vintage
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1. The main picture of this advertisement are three automobiles. All Chrysler’s upfront is Ricardo Monteval sitting next to a cream colored convertible with a fake wood trim made of plastic. Over his right shoulder is a similar blue station wagon with same plastic faux wood grain. In the back is an original 1940s Woody style car.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Sep-2026 02:50:56 JST Retro Librarian

Checks Date...1978 Earth, Wind and Fire - September.
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#september #EarthWindandFire #music #21stofseptember #MusicOfMastodon #MondayMorningMusic #retro
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jul-2026 20:27:03 JST Retro Librarian

Ad poster for the Tannerin shoe polish, made by Johannes Handschin (1899-1948), Switzerland,
1947
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#caturday #Cats #BlackCats #Advertisements #ShoePolish
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1. In this advertisement, a black cat steers into a round tin of black shoe polish. He can see his reflection in the shiny polish.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Monday, 13-Apr-2026 07:08:05 JST Retro Librarian

What are you watching tonight?
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1989 Murder She Wrote - Jessica is detoured from a scheduled book tour after encountering MI6 agent Michael Haggerty and he convinces her to pose as his wife in Greece.
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#MurderSheWrote #AngelaLansbury #tvshow #LenCariou #Television #JuneChadwick #JessicaFletcher #CBS #1980sTV #MysterySeries
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Friday, 27-Mar-2026 08:09:25 JST Retro Librarian

1940 Greetings From Fargo Postcard
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#Fargo #NorthDakota #Postcard #Vintage #travel #retro #ephemera
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1. A vintage postcard reads “Greetings from Fargo, North Dakota” in large, bold letters across a dark background. Each letter in “FARGO” contains a small color illustration of local scenes, including a river with a bridge, a fountain in a park, a red brick building, a roadway overpass, and a large civic building with columns and a flag. Decorative elements include a patterned ribbon weaving through the design and several arrows and bows arranged across the bottom. The overall style is colorful and graphic, typical of mid-20th-century large-letter postcards.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Monday, 16-Feb-2026 01:22:02 JST Retro Librarian

for the Déesse cycles, made by Jean "Pal" de Paleologu (1855-1942), France, c. 1898
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#Bicycles #Cycling #France #Artwork #GraphicArt #cyclingart #Poster #advertisement
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1. This is a very large poster. A nude floating woman with gauze draped around her body and a pair of wings floats above a crowd of Parisians. In her hand is a bicycle. In the background, the sun is setting and you see several Paris monuments. The Eiffel Tower, the arc, Notre Dame and others.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Feb-2026 12:52:31 JST Retro Librarian

Trouble Sleeping?
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#Loonytunes #Cartoons #Retro #Vintage #PinkPanther #Goofy #Disney
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1. Sylvester opens with taking pills and trying to sleep. He then seen with red eyes in bed. Then the video jumps scene to scene from classic cartoons. Then Goofy is falling a sleep on a bus and leaning into two men on either side reading newspapers. Woody Wood pecker tosses and turns in bed, Some bear is squeezing his eyes to sleep. Daffy Duck has one eye open and its blood shot. Goofy is seen at home perched on the bed post imitating an owl you see out the window. Wide eyed. Donald Duck is seen head under a pillow. There is a fox tossing in bed. Jerry the cat is in a basket with purple eyelids sobbing. Goofy again with wild eyes. The pink Panther holds down his eyelids. We see several of the cartoons again with blood shot eyes and frustrated at not sleeping. In the end, Daffy Duck gets out of bed and shoots the full moon outside his window.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Monday, 02-Feb-2026 05:48:51 JST Retro Librarian

Remember these two?
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Natalie Imbruglia - Torn 1997.
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#Music #mastodonMusic #NatalieImbruglia #90smusic #JeremySheffield
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1. The 1997 "Torn" music video features Natalie Imbruglia in a fixed-shot, dimly lit apartment, portraying emotional vulnerability through a meta-narrative where she breaks character as an actress. She wears baggy clothing—a grey sweater and trousers—reflecting her insecurity and desire to hide her body during filming. Key Visual Elements: Setting: A single, sparse apartment scene that never changes angle, highlighting a trapped,, isolated feeling. The Metaphor: The room features mirrors, representing brokenness and a fractured identity following a breakup. Action: Interspersed with scenes of her singing, she interacts with a man (actor Jeremy Sheffield), but these moments reveal they are on a set, often fumbling lines. Disruption: A director and crew members occasionally enter the scene to reposition them, disrupting the romantic illusion. Final Scene: The walls of the apartment begin to wobble and warp, suggesting the artificiality of her situation. The video focuses on her intense facial expressions, conveying bewilderment and sadness, rather than elaborate choreography
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jan-2026 05:34:21 JST Retro Librarian

Anyone else tired of the cold?
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#loonytunes #PolarVortex #Cartoons #Bugsbunny #daffyduck #porkypig #Tweetybird #foghornleghorn #Retro #Vintage
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1. The video shows flashes from various Loony Tune shorts. You See Daffy Duck getting covered in snow, Bugs Bunny blue and shaking, Tweety Bird in the snow, warming by a lit discarded cigar, Others are encased in ice.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Monday, 12-Jan-2026 21:22:03 JST Retro Librarian

“Newest Look! New Bottles, New Labels for Kraft Dressings” (c. 1961)
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#Kraft #VintageAdvertising #1960sDesign #FoodAdvertising #GraphicDesign #Advertisment #Fashion #PrintAdvertising #PopArtEra #Salad #Retro #Vintage
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1. A full-page color magazine advertisement for Kraft salad dressings, likely from the early 1960s. At the center is a stylized portrait of a woman shown from the shoulders up against a pale background. She wears a dramatic, sculptural hat made entirely of overlapping green lettuce leaves that spread outward like a wide brim. Balanced on top of the lettuce “hat” are three glass bottles of Kraft salad dressing: Miracle French Dressing in a red bottle on the left, Oil & Vinegar in a clear yellow bottle in the center, and French Dressing in a red-orange bottle on the right. The bottles have newly designed labels and distinctive shapes. The woman’s makeup is bold and fashion-forward, with dark eyeliner and glossy lipstick. She wears novelty earrings shaped like vegetables, reinforcing the salad theme. Large headline text at the top reads “NEWEST LOOK!” with smaller copy below describing new bottles and labels for Kraft dressings. The overall design combines food packaging with high-fashion photography to present the product as modern and stylish.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Saturday, 03-Jan-2026 09:27:55 JST Retro Librarian

Poster advertising Alberto Randegger's opera "The Blue Spider", made by Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868-1944), 1916
#ArtNouveau #VintagePoster #OperaPoster #TheatricalArt #Illustration #Early20thCenturyArt #GraphicDesign #VisualCulture #PosterArt #ArtHistory #spiders
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1. A vertically oriented illustrated opera poster dominated by deep blue and teal tones. At the center is a stylized adult woman depicted in a theatrical, early-20th-century Art Nouveau style. She has pale skin, softly blushed cheeks, red lips, and wavy blond hair partially covered by a red headpiece. Her head tilts back slightly, eyes half-closed, giving an expressive, dramatic pose rather than a portrait-like gaze. Her arms are extended outward and upward, creating a wide, flowing shape across the image. She wears a vivid red costume with decorative gold accents and stockings, over which a large blue spider motif is integrated into the design. The spider’s body is centered on her torso, with long, dark blue legs extending outward across her body and into the surrounding space, visually merging with the flowing fabric. A translucent, swirling teal veil or cape billows around her, filling most of the background and suggesting motion, like water or air currents. Small yellow shapes—possibly stylized petals or sparks—are scattered throughout the veil, adding texture and movement. The background is a flat, dark blue with no architectural or landscape details, emphasizing the figure and costume. At the bottom left, bold decorative lettering reads “Il Ragno Azzurro,” and beneath it, in smaller text, “di A. Randegger.” At the bottom right appears “Edizioni Ricordi,” indicating the publisher. The typography is hand-drawn, curving, and consistent with early 20th-century poster design.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Thursday, 01-Jan-2026 17:03:11 JST Retro Librarian

Happy New Years from Las Vegas.
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#NewYearsEve #Postcards #Fireworks #Ehemera #FireworksBonanza #LasVegas #Nevada
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Friday, 26-Dec-2025 06:18:17 JST Retro Librarian

1952 Fruit of the Loom advertisement.
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According to my very unscientific view of Snapchat, I would say this is true 😎.
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#Advertisement #Santa #Christmas #Retro #vintage
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1. This is a black-and-white advertisement with three panels. The far left panel has a gentleman in a white T-shirt with boxers writing a Christmas list wearing a Christmas hat. The center has a crew cut T-shirt with white briefs, a Santa hat and a Santa bag over his shoulder. The far right panel has a guy in a white T-shirt with striped boxers and he too is wearing a Christmas hat. He holds a Christmas beard in his hands as though he has taken it off.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Dec-2025 23:10:15 JST Retro Librarian

EL AL Israel travel poster for Greece, 1965.
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#Avgeek #VintageTravelPoster #ELAL #Athens #Parthenon #Acropolis #Travel #AirlineHistory #TravelPoster #Art #AviationHeritage #GraphicDesignHistory #IsraelAirlines #VintageAdvertising #Graphics
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1. This vintage EL AL Israel Airlines travel poster promotes Athens as a destination, illustrated in a bold, colorful mid-20th-century graphic style. The artwork highlights the Acropolis and the Parthenon rising above the city, rendered in vibrant, almost mosaic-like patterns. Below, the artist depicts Athens’ urban landscape with stylized houses, churches, and winding streets, using saturated colors that give the scene a lively, modern aesthetic. The bottom of the poster features the EL AL logo and bilingual text—English and Hebrew—reading “ATHENS – VIA EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES.” Posters like this were commonly used by airlines in the 1950s–1970s to market international travel with eye-catching, destination-themed artwork.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Nov-2025 01:42:04 JST Retro Librarian

1997 McDonald’s advertisement for the McRib
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#mcdonalds #Advertisement #TVCommercial #McRib #Pork #Food #Retro #Vintage
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1. In this advertisement, you see a midrib front and center a large soft drink to the right and a large fry to the left. The lighting makes it fade from dark to full brightness. And it’s on a spinning table.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Sunday, 09-Nov-2025 04:29:55 JST Retro Librarian

1981 Dolly Madison Zingers commercial
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#DollyMadison #Snacks #Peanuts #Lucy #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #PeppermintPatti #TVCommercial #Retro #Vintage #linus
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1. In his commercial peppermint patty, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, and Snoopy all stand around a round table inside a home. Lucy puts several rectangular snack cakes on a platter. When she turns off the lights, you see the words, zap, zap, zap, zap zap. All the snap cakes disappear. The only person wearing a costume is Snoopy and he has sunglasses and a trenchcoat to make him look like he’s being sneaky. It is in fact, Snoopy, who is stealing the snack cakes.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Nov-2025 00:48:50 JST Retro Librarian

1966 Batman’s Batjet.
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#Batman #BatJet #Comics #comicbooks #Superheroes #Retro #Vintage
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1. The illustration is of the jet flying very fast from the upper right hand corner to the lower left-hand corner. Inside this twin engine jet fighter, Batman sits alone. The interior seems to be red. The exterior is black. The tail is yellow with the bat logo on it. At the end of each wing tip seems to be the Jet propulsion. Off to the left upper corner says Batman’s bat jet.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Saturday, 01-Nov-2025 00:51:36 JST Retro Librarian

1952 Donald Duck comic cover. Happy Halloween!
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#WaltDisney #Disney #DonaldDuck #comicbooks #Comics #Retro #Vintage #Ephemera #Halloween #Witches #Ducks
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1. On the cover, Donald opens his door to his three nephews. Each of them are wearing a Halloween costume. One is a ghost one is a witch, and one is the devil. Above them is a real witch sitting on a broomstick, pointing her finger at Donald.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Sunday, 19-Oct-2025 07:05:42 JST Retro Librarian

Happy #Caturday from this 1913 Halloween Postcard .
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#Cats #Postcard #Halloween #Retro #Vintage #ephemera
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1. This 1913 Halloween postcard, titled “Jolly Hallow E’en,” captures the warm and mysterious charm of early 20th-century Halloween imagery. The scene shows a young girl in a bright orange cloak and tall red witch’s hat sitting beside a bubbling cauldron suspended over a crackling fire. A small black cat, silhouetted against the glow, sits attentively at her side as if sharing in the ritual. The background reveals a dusky twilight with the moon or sun setting behind distant trees, casting a serene golden hue over the landscape. The ornate border is adorned with grinning cat faces and curling Art Nouveau lines, lending the image both playfulness and elegance. At the bottom, a faint inscription reads, “May the path be good to you,” offering a warm Halloween wish. Like many postcards from this era, it combines a sense of gentle magic, autumnal beauty, and innocent fantasy, reflecting the early 1900s fascination with Halloween as a night of friendly enchantment rather than fright.
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Retro Librarian (librarianra@worldkey.io)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Oct-2025 20:48:04 JST Retro Librarian

1935 Greeting from Newark NJ Postcard
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#NewJersey #Newark #Postcard #Travel #Oldpostcards #vintage #Retro #Ephemera
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1. This vintage postcard reads “Greetings from Newark, New Jersey.” The design features large block letters spelling NEWARK, each filled with colorful scenes of the city—downtown streets, tall buildings, busy traffic, lush parks, and grand public architecture with columns and lawns. Behind the letters, a bright orange sunburst radiates across a gradient sky of peach, pink, and blue, giving the card a warm, optimistic tone. The words “NEW JERSEY” are printed in bold red at the bottom. The overall look is cheerful and classic, typical of 1930s travel postcards celebrating American cities.
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