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A Facebook post reminded me of something I hadn't heard since I was a kid back in the day--"What a Scheib job!" and had no idea it had basis in reality. It was especially funny having grown up in Canada where there were no local Earl Scheibs. Earl Scheib was famous for his inexpensive car painting and automobile repairs as well as his eponymous print, radio and TV ads. The company, which began in 1937, no longer exists as it once was.

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Went to [the Canadian side of] Niagara Falls back in ~1999/2000 when I was 10 years old.

Current Mood: drunk
Current Music: MAKJ--Party Till We Die [feat. Andrew W. K]

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Sam Wilson was in the meat packing and provisions business. He landed lucrative government contracts feeding the armies of the day. The barrels were branded on the tops with U.S. at the top of the circle and Wilson at the bottom part. This is where the name Uncle Sam originated.

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Another place to visit during your vacation to the Bay State (and another one that I fondly remember seeing as a Ref-ling, along with visiting ye aquarium! Along with the Museum of Science, one of my favorite places in Boston)

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Riffing from

noluck_boston's Vintage Massachusetts commerical: While you're on vacation in the Bay State, here's one place to visit, in this 1970s-era commercial (which I remember seeing as a wee Ref in the early 1980s, on Boston's Channel 56, back when it was still WLVI) :

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THIS AD, probably one of the most famous recruitment posters ever, came from the Creel Committee (producers of pro-war propaganda and civic involvement propaganda) and was drawn by illustrator James Montgomery Flagg in 1917 (although used extensively in WW2 as well)

World-War-1-Posters

Read more HERE, HERE , and HERE.

"The Most Famous Poster

Originally published as the cover for the July 6, 1916, issue of Leslie's Weekly with the title "What Are You Doing for Preparedness?" this portrait of "Uncle Sam" went on to become--according to its creator, James Montgomery Flagg--"the most famous poster in the world." Over four million copies were printed between 1917 and 1918, as the United States entered World War I and began sending troops into war zones.

Flagg (1877-1960) contributed forty-six works to support the war effort. He was a member of the first Civilian Preparedness Committee organized in New York in 1917 and chaired by Govenor Clarkson. He also served as a member of Charles Dana Gibson's Committee of Pictorial Publicity, which was organized under the federal government's Committee on Public Information, headed by George Creel. Because of its overwhelming popularity, the image was later adapted for use in World War II. Upon presenting President Franklin Delano Roosevelt a copy of the poster, Flagg remarked that he had been his own model for Uncle Sam to save the modeling fee. Roosevelt was impressed and replied: "I congratulate you on your resourcefulness in saving model hire. Your method suggests Yankee forebears."

Uncle Sam is one of the most popular personifications of the United States. However, the term "Uncle Sam" is of somewhat obscure derivation. Historical sources attribute the name to a meat packer who supplied meat to the army during the War of 1812--Samuel (Uncle Sam) Wilson (1766-1854). "Uncle Sam" Wilson was a man of great fairness, reliability, and honesty, who was devoted to his country--qualities now associated with "our" Uncle Sam. "

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Reminder, tomorrow is a ONE DAY EVENT! Patriotic USA ads! I hope that's self explanatory?

No, this isn't an ad, but it's a cute visual!

JULY 4

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Starting tomorrow, Friday, our weekend event for June 28-30 Classified Ads: Yep, classified ads!

Upcoming in July, so you can get ready if you wanted to prepare!

One Day Event, Monday, July 1st, Canada Day: Ads featuring Canada, Canadian Products and/or Canadians (I'll post a reminder Sunday)

One Day Event, Thursday, July 4th, Patriotic USA Ads: Um, I hope self explanatory? (I'll post a reminder Wednesday)

Weekend Event 5-7 Jungle Animals (Keep in mind, in the 'hat' we also have marine animals and farm animals, so this is strictly jungle animals in ads) yes, I'll post a reminder the day before!

Contest Starts Monday July 8th Living Rooms: Ads for anything to do with living rooms, including things you use in the living room and do! (Uh huh, reminder and rules the day before! I'm starting it on the 8th as I know many peoples sometimes have the 4th of July week off, have plans, etc)

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20-some minute infomercial/recruitment ad for the US Navy, narrated by soul singer Lou Rawls

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I have always wanted to visit the southwest. I printed this out at full scale and hung this poster up today.

Slightly larger scale. http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmalon/8737355515/sizes/k/in/photostream/