Remembrance Day and the Home Front

November 10, 2013 By Brett in Art, History, Society Tags: Art, Canada, Graphic Design, Old Posters, Remembrance Day, Victory Bonds, Vintage, War Memorabilia, World War I 12 Comments

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Red poppies already adorn many a chest and collar on each side of the border as a lead up to Monday when the U.S. marks Veteran’s Day and Canada observes Remembrance Day. Both occasions mark and honor the difficult sacrifices made by our respective veterans in service to their country. These vintage wartime posters from World War I remind us that the reach and privations of the war that prompted the first Remembrance Day extended, as most wars do, to the home front as well.

(Poppy Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Vintage Canadian Apple Crate Labels

October 17, 2013 By Brett in Art, British Columbia, Food / Drinks, Nova Scotia Tags: Advertising, Annapolis Valley, Apples, Art, British Columbia, Canada, Canadiana, Fall, Graphic Design, Nova Scotia, Okanagan Valley, Old Crates, Retro, Vintage, Vintage Ads 31 Comments

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In the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia and many places in between, Fall is harvest time from coast to coast for Canada’s rich variety of apples. That variety is also reflected in the colorful artistry of numerous vintage apple crate labels — such as the incredible OgoPogo one above — which recently caught my eye and which I thought would be worth collecting here to share. (You can click through the slides below.)

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