billboards

Los Angeles Magazine: June 2009 Issue* While sitting in a waiting room, I started flipping through random magazines looking at page after page of completely random articles.  Then,... [Read more]

The idea of United States Civil (or Civilian) Defense was started in 1916 during the First World War as the Council of National Defense, copying a movement in Great Britain to form... [Read more]

This billboard is for Red Heart dog food — “the only 3-flavor dog food”. I came across a number of magazine ads for Red Heart from the late 1940s and early 50s, including... [Read more]

The United States Rubber Company, makers of U.S. Royal brand tires was founded in 1892. The company later became Uniroyal Inc. and was eventually acquired by tire-giant, Michelin. Like... [Read more]

Zerone and Zerex were brands of anti-freeze manufactured and marketed by DuPont from at least the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s.  The earliest sign I found was from 1937 and the latest... [Read more]

Photo by Flickr member, Marcin Wichary. Used under a Creative Commons license. Texaco was founded in 1901 as the Texas Company and in 1928, became the first US oil company to sell... [Read more]

The Morton Salt Company was started in Chicago by Alonzo Richmond in 1848. At that time, the company was known as Richmond & Company, Agents for Onondaga ... [Read more]