St. Augustine Homecoming Ticket

Favorites with the College Crowd

This ad was published in Shaw University’s 1953 Homecoming Souvenir Booklet.
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The “Y” Needs You, You Need the “Y”

(Never Worry) he’s ALWAYS ON TIME

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Attorney’s business card

Bohemia and Holfbrau Restaurants

The Bohemia Restaurant was across from “the campus” —NC State?— and Holfbrau Restaurant was in Cameron Village.

Wake Consumers Mutual Pennant

This was one of my favorite finds from the Irving Swain Press archives. It was the only pennant shaped item I found, one of the few that used red ink, and I liked that the sans serif “P” in COOP is a different font and size from the “C O O” above it.

Esso Gas Station

Letterpressed Esso

Esso Service Station in 1952 on the corner of New Bern Ave and Raleigh Rd

Hamlin Drugs

Baby Announcement from 1952