Monday, February 29, 2016

Map: Southern Michigan


SOUTHERN MICHIGAN
"The Water Wonderland"
This unique view of Southern Michigan concentrates on the major points of interest in the area. With its major industrial centers, famous resort towns and educational centers, Southern Michigan is the heart of the water wonderland.

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Southernmost Point of Southernmost City


THE VISITOR TO FLORIDA IS ALWAYS ATTRACTED TO
THE DISPLAYS OF GIANT CONCH SHELLS FOR SALE

 

Friday, February 26, 2016

At The Farmers Market


FARMERS MARKET
Los Angeles, Calif.
Dining on the sun deck at the fabulous Farmers Market


Thursday, February 25, 2016

Punch & Judy Puppets


LESLIE AND MARY ELLIS PRESENT
ELLIS PUPPETS
Ellis Youth Evangelists Assn.
29650 Ryan Rd., Warren Mich.

Ellis puppets are dedicated to show boys & girls & men & women how they can go to heaven the way the Bible, God's word says, and not the way man says. The Bible has the answers . . .

Build Your Sunday School Attendance
use Puppets with a Message

 

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Logger's Dream Chainsaw Sculpture


LOGGER'S DREAM — Paul Bunyan's Dream Girl. To be seen on the Trail of Tall Tales, at Trees of Mystery, Shrine of the Redwood Highway, Calif. Carved from a giant Redwood by Kenyon R. Kaiser, a sculptor with a chain saw, especially for Paul Bunyan.


Tuesday, February 23, 2016

American Airlines Flagships


Volando Por la Ruta de los "Flagships"
In Flight, route of the Flagships
AMERICAN AIRLINES

American le ayuda. Nada hay tan rĂ¡pido cuando se tiene prisa.
American Helps. There's no substitute for speed when you're in a hurry.


Monday, February 22, 2016

George Washington Lived Here


HOME OF WASHINGTON
Mt. Vernon, Va.
On the Virginia shore of the Potomac 16 miles south of Washington, D. C. our first President lived and died. It now is maintained by liberty loving Americans as a permanent memorial to the father of our country.


Saturday, February 20, 2016

The Pas Trappers' Festival



THE PAS, MANITOBA, CANADA
The Pas King Trapper invites you to attend
THE TRAPPERS FESTIVAL
Every February Trappers and Dog Teams congregate at The Pas for the running of the world champion dog race and to enjoy days of northern hospitality.

Friday, February 19, 2016

The Bavarian Inn


FRANKENMUTH BAVARIAN INN
713 South Main Street
Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734
The Bavarian Inn caters to families, offering quality food and service at reasonable prices. World famous chicken dinners or seafood, steaks, and authentic German entrees with all the trimmings. Open year-around. Join us for  the Holidays too and leave the cooking to us!

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Bear Beggars In Yellowstone


Bear Beggars in Yellowstone National Park. These bears have become so tame they waylay the motorists begging for handouts.

postmarked 1962

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Bi-Level Ranch Home


A three bedroom bi-level ranch, 1½ baths, two car garage on fully landscaped plots, located at BROOKWOOD in the heart of Central Jersey's "Land of Pines" at Jackson, New Jersey.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Presidents of the United States


PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1--George Washington. 2--John Adams. 3--Thomas Jefferson. 4--James Madison. 5--James Monroe. 6--John Quincy Adams. 7--Andrew Jackson. 8--Martin Van Buren. 9--William Henry Harrison. 10--John Tyler. 11--James Polk. 12--Zachary Taylor. 13--Millard Fillmore. 14--Franklin Pierce. 15--James Buchanan. 16--Abraham Lincoln. 17--Andrew Johnson. 18--Ulysses S. Grant. 19--Rutherford B. Hayes. 20--James A. Garfield. 21--Chester A. Arthur. 22--Grover Cleveland. 23--Benjamin Harrison. 24--William McKinley. 25--Theodore Roosevelt. 26--William Howard Taft. 27--Woodrow Wilson. 28--Warren G. Harding. 29--Calvin Coolidge. 30--Herbert Hoover. 31--Franklin D. Roosevelt. 32--Harry S. Truman. 33--Dwight D. Eisenhower. 34--John F. Kennedy.
 
 2016 President's Day is February 15

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Yosemite Park Entrance


YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA
TIOGA PASS ENTRANCE
The Tioga Pass entrance to the Park is 9,941 feet high on the crest of the Sierra Nevada, which John Muir called "The Range of Light." This, the east entrance, affords sparkling views of the "high country."

 

Thursday, February 11, 2016

1962 Seattle World's Fair


Topping the 1962 Seattle World's Fair is the 600-foot Space Needle, where visitors to Seattle from April 21 through October 21, 1962, can dine in a 250-seat revolving restaurant affording a panoramic view of the world's fair, city, and mountains around this seaport. Tying the fair to downtown Seattle is the world's first high speed mass transit Monorail, shown here at ehe base of the Needle.


Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Amtrak Coast Starlight


Amtrak's modern train, the Coast Starlight, operates between Seattle and Los Angeles, giving passengers a close-up view of some of the West Coast's most beautiful scenery.


Monday, February 8, 2016

Map: Greetings from Utah


Nickname — Beehive State
1960 Population — 896,672
Area in Sq. Miles — 84,990
Entered the Union, Jan 4, 1896 


Saturday, February 6, 2016

Smokey Bear Sign


Scene on Rabbit Ears Pass on Hwy. U.S. 40. The distinctive rocks on the distant peak give the peak and the pass its name. this pass connects the yampa and North Platte watersheds, and crosses the divide at an altitude of 9,680 ft. 

Photo by Glenn Diltz

Friday, February 5, 2016

World's Largest Frying Pan


DEL-MAR-VA PENINSULA and the EASTERN SHORE - Each year a public Chicken Festival is held in a different city. Thousands of chickens are broiled or fried for the crowd who enjoy exhibits, entertainment, and the food. Shown is the ORIGINAL WORLD'S LARGEST FRYING PAN where over 10,000 pieces of chicken are fried daily. Fired by tank gas jets, this 11 foot pan holds 100 gallons of cooking oil. The frying pan is seen in action.

© 1960 Ken-Del Productions
Ektachrome by Ed Kennedy

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Surfing at Waikiki


To the uninitiated the name Hawaii brings forth visions of Waikiki. Certainly the Beach is worthy of its fame, with its mile-long beach, its famed hotels, its daring surf-riders. But don't forget — Waikiki is not all there is to Hawaii. Be sure to see all the islands, each with its own incredible attractions. And you can be there in hours by Northwest Orient airlines.
 

Monday, February 1, 2016

Map: U.S. and Michigan


STATE OF MICHIGAN
"The Water Wonderland"
The extraordinary scenic beauty of Michigan, bordered as it is by the waters of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie, over 11,000 inland lakes, large number of streams and rivers, abundance of historical lore, together with its vast industry, combine to make Michigan truly a Tourist Empire of the Inland Seas.


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