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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Christina Lauren - 2013


Christina Lauren (the combined penname of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings) is a New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling American author duo of contemporary fiction, teen fiction and romance novels

These 1.75-inch pin-back buttons promote the 2013 release of the second and third release in the Beautiful series which ended in 2016 after the publication of the 10th book

Amos 'n' Andy Wise Crack : 1930s




1-inch pin-back buttons from Green Duck Co Chicago
Amos 'n' Andy is an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago then later in the Harlem section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio show was created, written and voiced by two white actors, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, who played Amos Jones (Gosden), Andrew Hogg Brown (Correll), and George "Kingfish" Stevens (Gosden) as well as incidental characters. On television from 1951 to 1953, black actors took over the majority of the roles; white characters were infrequent.
 

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Travel Alberta - c1970s

2.25-inch pin-back button


Alberta has been a tourist destination from the early days of the twentieth century, with attractions including outdoor locales for skiing, hiking and camping, shopping locales such as West Edmonton Mall, Calgary Stampede, outdoor festivals, professional athletic events, international sporting competitions such as the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games, as well as more eclectic attractions. According to Alberta Economic Development, Calgary and Edmonton both host over four million visitors annually. Banff, Jasper and the Rocky Mountains are visited by about three million people per year.  Alberta tourism relies heavily on Southern Ontario tourists, as well as tourists from other parts of Canada, the United States, and many other countries – Wikipedia

Thursday, August 8, 2024

World Columbian Stamp Expo - Chicago IL - 1992



The 1992 World Columbian Stamp Expo was an international philatelic event held in Rosemont, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) from May 22–31, 1992