The Old Woman Tossed in a Basket, 1910s

An illustration of the Mother Goose rhyme The Old Woman Tossed in a Basket, from The Book Of Knowledge.

Retro Keep Clean Sign

All the trash cans in a I94 rest area near Fergus Falls have this sign; I don't think I've seen it at any of the other Minnesota stops we've made. I've tried to see if the illustrator is credited, but no luck. Whoever came up with this sign did a very effective job - it's very eye-catching and it has some style. The use of thick lines and watercolory stripes has a very seventies feel. Using no-caps Helvetica is a little pretentious, but fits with the style of the image. I'm rather surprised it hasn't turned up elsewhere -- maybe off the freeway, somewhere.

J. D. Muldowney and Bro's Kitty Chorus

It's sad when something doesn't come up in Google whatsoever. J. D. Muldowney & Bro. - nothing. Neither address brings anything up. 164 Main looks like a parking lot now on Google Maps, but 373 could still be an old building. Not even the illustrator, J. H. Ives, shows up in search results. So, this little advertising card holds a bunch of mysterious info, guarded by a chorus of partially-anthropomorphized kitties. It's printed on a stiff card, not as thick as a postcard but thicker than paper, and it looks like it may have been gummed.