Ephemera Society

The Ephemera Society of America invites applications for the Philip Jones Fellowship. A $2,000 award is available! Your project needs to have a relationship to ephemera and the mission of the Ephemera Society of America. Visit: ephemerasociety.org/the-jone… #Ephemera #History

Ribbons There are many kinds of ribbons . . . souvenir, military, patriotic, commemorative . . . Learn more about all types of #ephemera at the Ephemera Society of America. ephemerasociety.org/definiti… #Collecting

Tickets There are many types . . . Ephemera from A to Z! Definitions and examples. Learn more about #ephemera at the Ephemera Society of America. ephemerasociety.org/definiti… #Collecting

Early Mickey Mouse Ephemera This vintage Mickey Mouse balloon news photo was taken during the 1934 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Mickey’s profound cultural influence on display! View the full post: ephemerasociety.org/the-firs… #MickeyMouse #Ephemera

Ephemera - Lobby Cards Blog Post from The Ephemera Society of America Hollywood’s Platinum Blonde Bombshells Monroe, Ethel Merman, Dan Daily, Mitzi Gaynor, and Donald O’Connor in “There’s No Business Like Show Business”. ephemerasociety.org/the-thre… #hollywood #ephemera

Movie Posters & Ephemera Old film posters are more than just a good conversation piece. ? Here is a link to a blog post on movie posters. ephemerasociety.org/the-movi… #OldMovies #Poster

Bitters Trade Cards The Ephemera Society of America Damiana Bitters obverse. Damiana leaves were thought to have aphrodisiac properties, so the subtext is that these bitters will increase virility. View the entire collection! ephemerasociety.org/ephemera… #EphemeraUSA

Railroad Hand Cars These vehicles were variously known as pump trolleys, jiggers, pump cars, and draisines. A blog post from The Ephemera Society of America. ephemerasociety.org/railroad… #Trains and #Ephemera

Ghost Signs Ghost signs are sometimes called fading ads or brickads. In many cases these are advertisements painted on brick that remained over time. See more ghost signs and read the post: ephemerasociety.org/ghost-si… #ghostsigns #Ephemera

Soapine and Their Trademark Whale Imagery. Their company line . . . “Rain makes mud, mud makes dust and dust makes soap – necessary.” View more Soapine imagery at the Ephemera Society of America. ephemerasociety.org/whale-wa… #Ephemera #Vintage

Crate Label Art Crate labels, which exhibited many fantastic and colorful designs, were not meant to be saved, yet the leftover unused pieces are collected for their rarity. ephemerasociety.org/crate-la… #Ephemera #History

Jayne Mansfield The 3Ms Jayne Mansfield, a former beauty-pageant queen, and model, worked in a few pictures for Warner Brothers before gaining notoriety on Broadway. ephemerasociety.org/the-thre… #jaynemansfield #hollywood

Fascinating History - The Stratoliner The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial “high-altitude” (20,000 feet), pressurized airplane. A historical snapshot in pictures. View the full post: ephemerasociety.org/the-stra… #AirTravel #History

Cold War History Ephemera are absolutely key to a multi-layered view of history. The Wende Museum in Culver City, California has a fascinating collection of Cold War Era ephemera. Read the full post: ephemerasociety.org/the-wend… #ColdWarHist #Russia

Ephemera Hunt’s Remedy The Hunt’s store at 28 Market Street with his traveling wagon posed out front, complete with dog sitting in the front, 1860s. Read the full post: ephemerasociety.org/hunts-re… #Ephemera #Vintage

Wacky Victorian Imagery A Blog Post from The Ephemera Society of America By and large, many folks think of the Victorian Era as a period of straight-laced, repressed conformity. But it was not, in any of a dozen different ways. ephemerasociety.org/wacky-vi… #Victorian #Ephemera

From the Ephemera Society of America Ephemera & Roller Skating The first appearance of skates with wheels is said to have occurred on stage in London in 1743. View the full blog post at: ephemerasociety.org/arabesqu… #Vintage #Rollerskating

“Carrier addresses” were basically oversized Christmas / New Years cards given by Post Office mail carriers and newspaper deliverers to the folks on their route. Learn more about ephemera at the Ephemera Society of America. ephemerasociety.org/definiti… #Ephemera #Collecting

Rewards of Merit Rewards of Merit (ROMs) have been part of the American educational system for more than 300 years. Learn more about #ephemera at the Ephemera Society of America. ephemerasociety.org/definiti… #Collecting

Early Mickey Mouse Ephemera Spanish promotional fan advertising Joan Munne’s Cafés Torrats Guanabayo in Barcelona. From the art of Disney artist, Floyd Gottfredson. View the full post: ephemerasociety.org/the-firs… #Disney #Ephemera

A Blog Post from The Ephemera Society of America Hollywood’s Platinum Blonde Bombshells Frankie Vaughan and Marilyn Monroe in “Let’s Make Love”, released by 20th Century Fox in 1960. ephemerasociety.org/the-thre… #hollywood #marilynmonroe