PPIE: Los Angeles Soap Co. Exhibit

Exhibit of Los Angeles Soap Co.

In California Building, P. P. I. E., San Francisco, 1915

This Exhibit is made entirely of soap, was three months in process of manufacture, required over thirty thousand pounds of soap to make it and weighs as it stands over seven tons.

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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Map: Florida Keys

This postcard shows a map of the Florida Keys. The front includes a list of highway bridges from the Florida mainland to Key West. The back has a Road Log  showing mileages from Miami and Key West.

postmarked 1974

Schneithorst's Bevo Mill

BEVO MILL

4749 GRAVOIS AVE.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

A. B Schneithorst, Propietor

The Bevo Mill was erected in 1916 by the late August A. Busch who with his architect spent a year in Holland gathering architectur4al Flemish modes and designs from which this Restaurant of national reputation was created. The two tile OLD W2ORLD scenes just inside entrance are a work of art and the gnomes supporting the arches were purchased at the Paris Exposition.

It's a tradition to eat at Bevo Mill

 

 
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Egg-O-See Cereal Advertising

Above is a postcard advertising Egg-O-See cereal. It is a souvenir from the 1907 Jamestown Exposition which was held in Jamestown, Virginia to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony. They must have given away a lot of these postcards — they are still fairly easy to find more than 100 years later.

A monotone version of the same image was used in the magazine ad shown below. Egg-O-See was a whole wheat cereal. The manufacturer made a lot of fantastic claims in the ad that would not be allowed in cereal ads today. It was even claimed that Egg-O-See kept the blood cool, making it an ideal summer food!

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Another ad ca. 1906 showed some children having an "Egg-O-See Party" and described how the cereal was made:

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Still another ad stated "Egg-O-See is recognized as the leading flaked cereal food of America" and described the manufacturing process as follows:

There is no food product that contains so many of the elements necessary to health and proper nourishment as the whole wheat grain, properly cooked. Egg-O-See is made from the whole grain of the the very best white wheat grown. It is first thoroughly steam-cooked, with every sanitary precaution, and then it is flaked and crisped to a delicious brown, in ovens specially made for this purpose so that every package is exactly the same. That is scientific food making; the Egg-O-See way. (source)

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Map: Baja California

BAJA CALIFORNIA, the 29th state of the republic of Mexico, with all its principal cities and tourist attractions.

EL ESTADO 29° de la República de México, con todas sus atracciones turísticas y sus ciudades principales.

Bob Brook's 7-Seas

BOB BROOKS' TRULY TROPICAL 7-SEAS

A landmark in Hollywood . . . Famous for its original "Rain on the Roof" . . . Dancing with movie stars to Hawaiian music by famous bands . . . Delightful food and rum drinks . . . Native floor shows . . . Known the world over.

6904 Hollywood Boulevard

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A.

Opposite Grauman's Chinese Theatre

1941 handwritten date on back

 
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PPIE: Niagara Silk Mills Exhibit

Exhibit of Niagara Silk Mills

Pan-Pac. Int. Exposition

San Francisco, 1915

Makers of "Niagara Maid" Silk Gloves, Silk Hosiery and silk Underwear.

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.