Ode to the Holidome
So we were just talking about Holiday Inn (the movie) and now here’s a CNN feature on the Holidome –…
G.I. Joe Recovers the Lost Mummy!
Source: 1972 Sears Wishbook. This 1972 set has all the essential/most fun archaeological gear: helicopter, ATV, machete, pick and shovel…
Vintage Suburban Barware: Libbey Silver Foliage Glasses
Not that long ago, I picked up a set of drinking glasses and matching ice bucket from an antique store…
Free Bike Find: Santa Fe Cruiser
This bike was put out with the trash and I picked it up before the scrappers grabbed it. After a…
Vintage Barware Auction
If you don’t already have a penguin-shaped cocktail shaker, check out this Sotheby’s auction underway now. The shakers, ice buckets,…
The Early 1970s Bike Boom
The early 1970s experienced a boom in bike use by adults. Transportation journalist Carlton Reid links the first Earth Day,…
Voila, an American Dream – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I had forgotten this song existed for decades. When I heard it, it was instantly recognizable, but I had to…
1970s London Archaeologist Culture
Hobley’s Heroes is an online archive that shows something of life as an archaeologist digging in London in the 1970s…
Archaeological Sites Along the Assunpink
Dam archaeology in New Jersey: 1970s archaeology along Assunpink Creek, and modern creek daylighting efforts in Trenton: Assunpink Creek Dam Site…