A.L. Smithey

Virtual scrapbook. Em dashes my own. Content mostly not my own.

[A.L. Smithey @ALSmithey]

@JebraFaushay There is no "I" in TEAM.

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@hurtinforreal @jeffrobson @_eggenberger @CountryMusicFr @triciamcauley1 @thedivorcees @ckuaradio @KyleCoroneos @pophistory @TracesofTexas @ornum79 I look forward to it! 🎸🤠🎙

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Drew is here breaking out of his egg like truth emerging from the well to shame mankind.

—The Ice Cream Review 8, no. 2 (September, 1924): 163.

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"Bath Room Panel,"

Smith, J. Moyr. Ornamental Interiors Ancient and Modern. London: Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1887, via Internet Archive/liz ridolfo.

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"Father," asked the inquisitive son, "What is a lawyer?"

"A lawyer? Well, my son, a lawyer is a man who gets two men to strip for a fight and then runs off with their clothes."

—The Bull Dog 9, no. 7 (1919): 8.

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FIG. 8. Jonah cast out by the Whale.
FIG. 16. The brazen Serpent.
FIG. 3. The daughter of Sion seeking for her Spouse.

—Twining, Louisa. Types and Figures of the Bible, Illustrated by the Art of the Early and Middle Ages. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855 via Internet Archive/qwert290.

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@FunkyDadDunc Thank you muchly, Duncan! Canned fish labels are the best. Stay tuned for more postcards (am feeling encouraged greatly thanks to you.) 🐟

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I made a postcard using this neat image scanned to the Internet Archive from a 1922 issue of Canadian Grocer trade journal. *attaches it with magnet to fridge*

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@chronic_nagging He's deranged! Relieved I'm not the only one unsettled by this groceryman.

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Some images from Law's Grocer's Manual, 2nd ed.
London: Stationers' Hall, c. 1901.

via Internet Archive/Tommaso Maresco.

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Behold:
The Fabulous Horse of Neptune!
The Sea Monk!
The Sea Toad!
The Sea Wolf!

—Belon, Pierre. On Aquatic Life: Book Two, 1553.

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An up-to-date bathroom advertised in Australia, 1900.

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Grapefruit conquered at last! Modern Mechanix, August 1933.

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"View of conservatory from back drawing room window."

—Mangles, James. The Floral Calendar, Monthly and Daily. London: F.W. Calder, 1839, via Internet Archive.

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

Lotus, c. 1600 - 1625 from Zhengyen Hu [Ten Bamboos Studio] #China (Rijksmuseum)

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Confectioner Baker and Restaurateur 82, no. 1088 (1953): 63.

[Psychedelic Jukebox @60sPsychJukebox]

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