The Occidental Restaurant

"Where Statesmen Dine"

THE OCCIDENTAL

1411 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N. W.

WASHINGTON 4, D. C.

Famous for International food

Dean of Capital Restaurants

Established over 100 years

Steaks — Chops — Sea Food

 
Smorgasbord Sundays (SS) 
BARS & RESTAURANTS

PPIE: Japanese Section

JAPANESE SECTION MANURACTURES BLDG.

P.P.I.E.  SAN FRANCISCO 1915

PUBLISHED BY SOCIETIE DES EXPOSITION

PALACE OF MANUFACTURES

CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE 1915 PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
in San Francisco
&
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1939-40 WORLD'S FAIRS
in New York and San Francisco
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To view past World's Fair posts, click here or on the exposition label.

Ring Around the Pumpkin

Ring around the pumpkin,

Soon we'll go a-tumblin'.

Wishes! Wishes!

Happy, joyous wishes!

The size of the pumpkin depicted on this Thanksgiving postcard probably seemed very exaggerated when the card was published in the early 1900s. The world record pumpkin was in the 400 pound range back then. It took until 1990 for the record to pass the 800 pound mark. Since then, the art of growing giant pumpkins has advanced rapidly, with recent records topping 2,000 pounds. (source: GiantPumpkin.com).

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Corey's Fine Foods

Corey's Fine Foods

4th and Fremont Sts.

Las Vegas, Nevada

 
Smorgasbord Sundays (SS) 
BARS & RESTAURANTS

PPIE: Rainier Beer Exhibit

EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR VIEWS OF RAINIER BEER EXHIBIT

FOOD PRODUCTS BUILDING

PAN-PAC. INT. EXPOSITION

SAN FRANCISCO  1915

CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE 1915 PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
in San Francisco
&
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1939-40 WORLD'S FAIRS
in New York and San Francisco
Look for more World's Fair Postcards on the Postcardy Blog on Fridays.
To view past World's Fair posts, click here or on the exposition label.

RPPC Studio Portrait in a Balloon

This is a real photo postcard from The Kregel Photo Parlors of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. It pictures a man and a woman in a hot air balloon studio prop. The balloon appears to be painted on a backdrop with a cutout for the subjects to be photographed.

The man is probably Massie Edgell, though I am not sure how to interpret the information written on the back. Massie Edgell was listed as a head of household in the 1920 census. At that time he lived in Minneapolis and was 32 years old. He was born in Indiana and had a wife named Inga who was born in Norway.

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