Composer Oliver Wallace at The Liberty Theater, Seattle, WA (1924)

I found this photo among my grandfather's things a few years ago, and a recent slew of historical photos from Seattle's Musicians' Union prompted me to scan it -- a gorgeous photo of then-organist-and-conductor Oliver Wallace playing the organ at the Liberty Theater in Seattle, Washington, circa 1924. Wallace would eventually join Walt Disney Studios in the 1930's, and work on over 150 films for the company including winning an Oscar for his work on "Dumbo". I hope you enjoy the photo as much as I do... it was quite dirty, with lots of marks...

Illustrations from McCall's Service Booklet "Parties All the Year" (1924)

This belonged to one of my great-grandmothers, though we are not sure exactly which, but this McCall's Service Booklet from 1924 titled "Parties All the Year" by Claudia M. Fitzgerald is filled with classic seasonal illustrations. The series included approximately twenty small booklets, each priced at ten cents, or twelve volumes for a dollar. Included here are the front and back cover (which includes an index), title page, and all the illustrations from this small booklet. Enjoy the slide show below, or click through for the Flickr set.

Happy Thanksgiving Image from Our Next Set (1924)

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Thanks for subscribing, and as a thank you to those of you reading this, here is a Thanksgiving image from our next set, the illustrations from the 1924 booklet, Parties All the Year, by Claudia Fitzgerald. Enjoy!

N.C. Wyeth Illustration - Snake and Hawk (1923)

A family friend got me into the artwork of N.C. Wyeth when I was a teenager and I've been hooked ever since, collecting many volumes of Scribner's Classics illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. On a recent trip I found this single sheet from The Ladies Home Journal from March of 1923. Enjoy this beautiful image!