Vintage Olivetti ads

San Francisco in the 50s

Some pictures my dad took back in the day:

Helvetica credo pillow

From CB2

Nach Finnland - Sommerfahrplan und Fahrpreise 1934

Travel brochure "Nach Finnland - Sommerfahrplan und Fahrpreise 1934." Published by the "Finska Ångfartygs A.B., Helsingfors." Printed by "Öflund & Pettersson Offsettryckeri, Helsinki." From the collection of David Levine.

Ski party!

WWII home-front posters

You. Cannot. Be. Serious.

Classic McEnroe; note the period NIKEs.

Le parti socialiste

The fantastic and enduring logo of the French Socialist Party.

The 1st family @ home

Some awesome photos from the NY Times (matching tops!):

Negativeland

Telegram from Ike

In the late fifties, my mom worked for a while as a sort of caretaker for William Allen—the then President of Boeing—and his wife. I found this telegram amongst some odds and ends she saved; I have a feeling things aren't done in quite so folksy a fashion these days.