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.

Hello

Do you like my huge teapot? Or, perhaps you're the enormous candle type?