Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings, c.1842

13/11/2019 by derwombat

Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings, for the amusement of young people; 1824?; E. Wallis, London.

A book of wonderfully illustrated rhymes which, although they appear to be for children, often veer into the world of more adult themes.

As well as a few thefts, at one point a boy threatens to beat a snail “as black as a coal”, a lady-bird’s children are said to be possibly dying in a house-fire, and Margery Daw is called a “nasty slut”.

The book seems to have been first published in 1818, with this being a later edition (a pencilled note on the inside pages indicating a date of 1824).

[Source] Housed at: Internet Archive | From: California Digital Library

[Rights] Underlying Work: PD Worldwide | Digital Copy: No Additional Rights

[Rights] Download: PDF

Download Links and Options Available via Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings (ca.1824) | The Public Domain Review.

Baby Racing in the 1950s.

29/10/2019 by derwombat

The annual event was held at a fairground in Palisades Park, New Jersey, from 1946 to 1955.

They were fiercely-fought competitions full of screaming, crying, and tantrums, but as one set of archived images reveals, baby-racing Diaper Derbies were in fact a popular spectator sport during the mid-twentieth century.

For some reason – probably health and safety gone mad – baby racing is no longer a thing you can go and see.

But these photos from the golden era of baby racing are amazing.

Source: vintage everyday: Baby Racing Used To Be A Real Life Actual Sport During The Mid-20 Century, And It Was Amazing!

‘Baby in a Basin’ by William Warren 1875.

26/10/2019 by derwombat

A number of years ago, I came across a copy of this carte de visite (CDV) photograph, copyrighted 1875 by the photographer William Shaw Warren of Boston.

It is without doubt the source image for a trade card design issued by Pond’s Extract, a patent medicine of the day.

Quite possibly the photograph was commissioned by The Pond’s Extract Company specifically to create their pond-pun trade card image.

The trade card can be found in a number of slight variations.

This one was printed by Mayer, Merkel & Ottman of New York City.

This one, in color, was produced by the firm of A.J. Maerz of Brooklyn.

Continue reading at Dick Sheaff’s wonderful blog via Baby in a Basin | Sheaff : ephemera

Creepy Old Ads with Children.

26/08/2019 by derwombat

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, kids were used to promote cigarettes, firearms, drugs and much more.

Many of the ads — which feature things like cellophane-wrapped infants and gun-toting toddlers — seem irresponsible and creepy.

Read on and see more via vintage everyday: Creepy Vintage Ads Featuring Children.

Children dreaming of a Seat at the Circus, 1931.

21/08/2019 by derwombat

A small number of young children gather to read a Silvan-Drew Circus billboard in 1931.

Let’s hope their dreams of a ticket to the Circus came true.

Image Credit: Photograph by Jacob J. Gayer, National Geographic Creative

Source: National Geographic Found

‘Dust in the Wind’, Karratha

08/08/2019 by derwombat

My nephew, dust in the Wind.

This young five-year-old lives on the Ngurrawaana Community, outside of Karratha in Western Australia.

Image Credit: Photograph by ABC Open contributor Jessica Allan

Source: My nephew, dust in the wind – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings, c.1842

Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings, for the amusement of young people; 1824?; E. Wallis, London.

A book of wonderfully illustrated rhymes which, although they appear to be for children, often veer into the world of more adult themes.

As well as a few thefts, at one point a boy threatens to beat a snail “as black as a coal”, a lady-bird’s children are said to be possibly dying in a house-fire, and Margery Daw is called a “nasty slut”.

The book seems to have been first published in 1818, with this being a later edition (a pencilled note on the inside pages indicating a date of 1824).

[Source] Housed at: Internet Archive | From: California Digital Library

[Rights] Underlying Work: PD Worldwide | Digital Copy: No Additional Rights

[Rights] Download: PDF

Download Links and Options Available via Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings (ca.1824) | The Public Domain Review.

Baby Racing in the 1950s.

The annual event was held at a fairground in Palisades Park, New Jersey, from 1946 to 1955.

They were fiercely-fought competitions full of screaming, crying, and tantrums, but as one set of archived images reveals, baby-racing Diaper Derbies were in fact a popular spectator sport during the mid-twentieth century.

For some reason – probably health and safety gone mad – baby racing is no longer a thing you can go and see.

But these photos from the golden era of baby racing are amazing.

Source: vintage everyday: Baby Racing Used To Be A Real Life Actual Sport During The Mid-20 Century, And It Was Amazing!

‘Baby in a Basin’ by William Warren 1875.

A number of years ago, I came across a copy of this carte de visite (CDV) photograph, copyrighted 1875 by the photographer William Shaw Warren of Boston.

It is without doubt the source image for a trade card design issued by Pond’s Extract, a patent medicine of the day.

Quite possibly the photograph was commissioned by The Pond’s Extract Company specifically to create their pond-pun trade card image.

The trade card can be found in a number of slight variations.

This one was printed by Mayer, Merkel & Ottman of New York City.

This one, in color, was produced by the firm of A.J. Maerz of Brooklyn.

Continue reading at Dick Sheaff’s wonderful blog via Baby in a Basin | Sheaff : ephemera

Creepy Old Ads with Children.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, kids were used to promote cigarettes, firearms, drugs and much more.

Many of the ads — which feature things like cellophane-wrapped infants and gun-toting toddlers — seem irresponsible and creepy.

Read on and see more via vintage everyday: Creepy Vintage Ads Featuring Children.

Children dreaming of a Seat at the Circus, 1931.

A small number of young children gather to read a Silvan-Drew Circus billboard in 1931.

Let’s hope their dreams of a ticket to the Circus came true.

Image Credit: Photograph by Jacob J. Gayer, National Geographic Creative

Source: National Geographic Found

‘Dust in the Wind’, Karratha

My nephew, dust in the Wind.

This young five-year-old lives on the Ngurrawaana Community, outside of Karratha in Western Australia.

Image Credit: Photograph by ABC Open contributor Jessica Allan

Source: My nephew, dust in the wind – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings, for the amusement of young people; 1824?; E. Wallis, London.

A book of wonderfully illustrated rhymes which, although they appear to be for children, often veer into the world of more adult themes.

As well as a few thefts, at one point a boy threatens to beat a snail “as black as a coal”, a lady-bird’s children are said to be possibly dying in a house-fire, and Margery Daw is called a “nasty slut”.

The book seems to have been first published in 1818, with this being a later edition (a pencilled note on the inside pages indicating a date of 1824).

[Source] Housed at: Internet Archive | From: California Digital Library

[Rights] Underlying Work: PD Worldwide | Digital Copy: No Additional Rights

[Rights] Download: PDF

Download Links and Options Available via Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings (ca.1824) | The Public Domain Review.

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The annual event was held at a fairground in Palisades Park, New Jersey, from 1946 to 1955.

They were fiercely-fought competitions full of screaming, crying, and tantrums, but as one set of archived images reveals, baby-racing Diaper Derbies were in fact a popular spectator sport during the mid-twentieth century.

For some reason – probably health and safety gone mad – baby racing is no longer a thing you can go and see.

But these photos from the golden era of baby racing are amazing.

Source: vintage everyday: Baby Racing Used To Be A Real Life Actual Sport During The Mid-20 Century, And It Was Amazing!

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A number of years ago, I came across a copy of this carte de visite (CDV) photograph, copyrighted 1875 by the photographer William Shaw Warren of Boston.

It is without doubt the source image for a trade card design issued by Pond’s Extract, a patent medicine of the day.

Quite possibly the photograph was commissioned by The Pond’s Extract Company specifically to create their pond-pun trade card image.

The trade card can be found in a number of slight variations.

This one was printed by Mayer, Merkel & Ottman of New York City.

This one, in color, was produced by the firm of A.J. Maerz of Brooklyn.

Continue reading at Dick Sheaff’s wonderful blog via Baby in a Basin | Sheaff : ephemera

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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, kids were used to promote cigarettes, firearms, drugs and much more.

Many of the ads — which feature things like cellophane-wrapped infants and gun-toting toddlers — seem irresponsible and creepy.

Read on and see more via vintage everyday: Creepy Vintage Ads Featuring Children.

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A small number of young children gather to read a Silvan-Drew Circus billboard in 1931.

Let’s hope their dreams of a ticket to the Circus came true.

Image Credit: Photograph by Jacob J. Gayer, National Geographic Creative

Source: National Geographic Found

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My nephew, dust in the Wind.

This young five-year-old lives on the Ngurrawaana Community, outside of Karratha in Western Australia.

Image Credit: Photograph by ABC Open contributor Jessica Allan

Source: My nephew, dust in the wind – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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