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Boom Pop!: Freeze Frame! - Claude Smith Proprietor
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011. He was the proprietor of the General Merchandise store in the 1945 Droopy cartoon Wild and Wolfy. But just who was Claude Smith in real life? Claude Smith was already a veteran of the animation industry when Wild and Wolfy. Smith ultimately became well known as a cartoonist, publishing predominantly in Playboy. Magazines well into the 1970s. A Claude Smith cartoon from New Yorker. Published May 15, 1948. Posted by Jeffrey Pepper. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Windows to t...
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Boom Pop!: September 2011
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Thursday, September 8, 2011. Cinema Redux: Putting on the Ritz. I have a passion for finding and photographing old and abandoned movie theaters. It is a subject I've been intending to feature here at Boom Pop! For quite some time. I have only recently started to actively pursue the matter, due in large part to the recent advances in technology as represented by Google Maps and its ever so resourceful street-view function. And Goliath and the Vampires. Inset photo from Digital Forsyth collection. The Cent...
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Boom Pop!: March 2011
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Monday, March 28, 2011. They have been a part of our popular culture for over seven decades; three energetic gnomes who are likely the most famous of cereal pitchmen. Snap! Were created by prolific and well known commercial artist Vernon Grant, who provided illustrations to countless books and magazines throughout much of the 20th century. He first created Snap! For Kellogg's in 1933. Crackle! Were added in 1939 as seen in the above vintage advertisement. Posted by Jeffrey Pepper. Friday, March 25, 2011.
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DustinCropsBoy's blog n' stuff: A couple more Coen Brothers contest entires!
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Sunday, February 07, 2010. A couple more Coen Brothers contest entires! Here are a couple more entries for my Coen Brothers contest. Contest ends in a couple weeks. better get on it! Download these fine papertoys here: http:/ www.pallypal.com/coentest.html. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hello - please go to my new URL: DustinCropsBoy.com. There you will find my current blog as well as my custom LEGO instructions, custom paper toys and more. View my complete profile.
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Wisdom Lane Antiques: March 2015
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Wisdom Lane Hot Item. Wednesday, March 25, 2015. A brief history of the Westmoreland Glass Company. The Westmoreland Glass Company was founded in 1889, and was based in Grapeville,Pennsylvania (which is not too far from Greensburg, Pennsylvania). The company was run by brothers George and Charles West, which were the majority shareholders of the company. When the company opened, the main production was pressed glass tableware lines, mustard jars, and even candy containers. What kinds of Westmoreland piec...
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Boom Pop!: $50,000 Guaranteed!
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Friday, March 11, 2011. The 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space. Is a generally well regarded piece of science fiction cinema. It was the inspiration for Ridley Scott's original 1979 Alien. Film and has even been the basis for a new series of comic books in recent months. Its movie poster, pictured above, is a classic example of 1950s B-movie publicity. To quote: "$50,000 GUARANTEED BY A WORLD-RENOWNED INSURANCE COMPANY TO THE FIRST PERSON WHO CAN PROVE "IT" IS NOT ON MARS NOW! Welcome to Boom Pop!
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Boom Pop!: We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties
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Monday, March 14, 2011. We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties. Our primary computer is undergoing repairs. We hope to return to our normal publishing schedule later this week. Our apologies for the inconvenience and our thanks for your continued readership and support. Posted by Jeffrey Pepper. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to Boom Pop! Is dedicated with love and affection to the memory of my late father-in-law, Tony Mangano. Tony's life coincided with much of the Boom Pop!
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Boom Pop!: Photo Retro! - The Central Hotel
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Monday, September 5, 2011. The Central Hotel occupied the upper floors of the John B. Ray Building in downtown Leaksville. Leaksville was one of three small towns that were combined to become the greater metropolitan area of Eden, located in central North Carolina just south of the Virginia border. Its now age-worn and broken neon sign could have been a set piece in a classic Hollywood film noir. Posted by Jeffrey Pepper. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to Boom Pop! Go West Young Man. The Hor...
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Boom Pop!: August 2008
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Sunday, August 31, 2008. Every town, city and suburban family with a plot of sunny, open space of suitable soil, or access to a community or allotment garden, can make an important contribution to our national food program and our war effort by growing a victory garden.". This year we need more food than ever before in history. We need it for our men at the battlefronts, and those in training. We need it to keep the folks at home healthy and strong. The entire national food situation will be tremendously...
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Boom Pop!: December 2008
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Windows to the Past: A Visit with Santa. I love this photo. Taken a few years prior to my arrival into the world, it features my two older brothers on the lap of a department store Santa Claus. A wonderful snapshot of the late 1950s. Posted by Jeffrey Pepper. Departments Windows to the Past. Welcome to Boom Pop! Is dedicated with love and affection to the memory of my late father-in-law, Tony Mangano. Tony's life coincided with much of the Boom Pop! Go West Young Man.
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