Here’s another piece of Franklin Institute ephemera, likely from the late 1930s. One interesting aspect of this, is that its printed on waxed paper (like a magazine), which surprises me considering the age. A lot of this stuff likely got printed in FI’s own functional print shop, which I believe used to be housed behind glass walls (for public display) in the basement level (now office space). It was only natural for them to have a print shop, as Ben Franklin himself worked in a print shop for quite a while in his lifetime.
Continue reading “Franklin Institute – Flyer from 1930s?”Franklin Institute – Fire Island Lighthouse Light Postcard (1936)
After reviewing my FI stuff on here, not only did I find I goofed a bit on the tags and categories, but I found I didn’t even scan/post all of my FI stuff yet! That said, with my new-found time, let’s get to correcting that!
Show below is a postcard, postmarked in 1936 (when the current Franklin Institute building opened), showing a lighthouse light (originally from Fire Island Lighthouse in NY), that was taken out of service in 1933, and placed on display in the Franklin Institute likely from when the building opened, to around 2000, when the actual light was taken down and placed in storage.
Continue reading “Franklin Institute – Fire Island Lighthouse Light Postcard (1936)”Rare and Sobering Thrift Shop Find
As you can likely tell from various posts here, I find that rooting around in the paperwork and photograph piles at thrift shops can reveal some interesting stuff, whether it be cool postcards of the past, photographs of notable things, and so on. Often a lot of the stuff comes from cleanouts of homes of the deceased, likely resold at auctions and flea markets, which honestly surprises me sometimes, as you’d think next-of-kin would want or cherish family photographs and ephemera, especially stuff that dates back to first-generation US immigrants and beyond, or of historical value.
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