billboards
Billboards from LA Magazine
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]
America Calling: Civilian Defense Billboard
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]
Printable Red Heart Billboard
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]
Printable Post-War U.S. Royal Billboard
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]
Printable Billboard: Zerone and Zerex Anti-freeze
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]
Three Printable Texaco Billboards
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]
Printable Billboard: Morton’s Salt
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]





