Early Americana

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the ???????????????????????????Big Boy.???????????????????????? Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

In 1946, at an industry convention in California, Cincinnati restaurant owner Dave Frisch met Bob Wian who introduced him to a double-decker hamburger called the ???????????????????????????Big Boy.???????????????????????? Dave secured permission to adopt the concept but personalized the Big Boy by dressing it with a...

Waddles Restaurant was opened in 1945 by Gene and Nathan Waddle. A family-style restaurant, it served delicious meals for 60 years. In the early days of the landmark flagship location of Waddles restaurant, it was known as Waddle's Coffee Shop and offered drive-in-style food...

Waddles Restaurant was opened in 1945 by Gene and Nathan Waddle. A family-style restaurant, it served delicious meals for 60 years. In the early days of the landmark flagship location of Waddles restaurant, it was known as Waddle's Coffee Shop and offered drive-in-style food...

Waddles Restaurant was opened in 1945 by Gene and Nathan Waddle. A family-style restaurant, it served delicious meals for 60 years. In the early days of the landmark flagship location Waddles restaurant, it was known as Waddle's Coffee Shop and offered drive-in-style food service....

The Brooklyn Dodgers were members of the NFL from 1930 to 1943, playing their home games at Ebbets Field. In 1944, they were renamed the Tigers, a name used by a team in the second American Football League in 1936. In 1945, they merged...

Established in 1942 as W83C, this legendary Chicago radio station changed its call letters several times before becoming WLUP "The Loop 97.9" in 1977. For the next 41 years it was one of the most popular and influential radio station's in America. It is...

Baseball came to??Venezuela in the early 1900s via oil company workers from the United States. The sport gained greater popularity in the 1940s after??Venezuela defeated Cuba on the 1941 World Cup.??

Carlin's Park was founded in 1918 by John C. Carling. The park featured a roller coaster, circus acts, and rollerskating. It also had activities during the winter months. After a fire in 1956, it became a drive-in movie theater which lasted until 1977.

KHVH hit the airwaves on April 16, 1954 as KULA. It carried programs by ABC as well as DuMont. In 1959 it changed to the KHVH call letters, before changing to it's current letters in 1973.

The Dallas Texans played in the Arena Football League from 1990 to 1993. After failing to meet league financial obligations, they folded. Indoor football returned to the area in 2002 in the form of the Desperados, who played until 2008. The Dallas Texans was...

The Dallas Texans played in the Arena Football League from 1990 to 1993. After failing to meet league financial obligations, they folded. Indoor football returned to the area in 2002 in the form of the Desperados, who played until 2008. The Dallas Texans was also...

The Warner Theatre was a movie house located in the nation's capital. It opened in 1924. In the 1950s it began showing movies in Cinerama, the new technology of the day.

Playland Amusement Park opened in 1930 on Bitter Lake. A popular entratianment spot into the 1950s, it featured a roller coaster, Shute the Shoots, and roller rink among other attractions. It closed in 1961, the land aquired to build a school.

The Baltimore Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues from 1920 to 1950. In their final season, they played in the Negro National League with the crosstown rival Baltimore Black Sox.

Products made by this vintage costume company remain highly collectible to this day, well after their prime in the 1950-1970.

The color brite costumes with the ventilated masks were the "spookiest" costumes to Trick-or-Treat with from 1950 to 1980.

The United States Est. 1776 with American Flag OSS17524

Uncle Sam wants you vintage poster art OSS17528

American Eagle flying free with banner OSS17527