Take a Dam Hike

State Parks Offer First Day Hikes Jan. 1

Source: Library of Congress, “Health Hike, Hikers” photo from Bain News Service (ca. 1920-1925), George Grantham Bain Collection. Negative is labeled “hikers.”

Source: Getty Images/ Bettmann, Tennessee’s Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Anderson and Campbell counties.

Source: Etsy/ VintageRetroArtwork

Source: HiBid/ Collins & Company Realtors and Auctioneers (Elizabethton, TN)

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Wearing ‘Virile Toggery’

Boston, Dec. 29, 1852: Emma Snodgrass Arrested for Wearing Pants

Source: http://www.Lifestyle.com

Source: http://www.NewEnglandHistoricalSociety.com, Emma Snodgrass, who was arrested at the age of 17 in Boston, Massachusetts on Dec. 29, 1852 for wearing pants.

Source: Etsy/ MysticHerbAndThread

Source: HiBid/ AAA Auction Service LLC (New Haven, IN)

Source: http://www.Libero.com/ Gippo, Brigitte Bardot in the 1970s wearing bell-bottom pants.

Source: http://www.Varmatin.com, close-up of Brigitte Bardot statue covered with 1,400 gold leaves in Saint-Tropez.

Source: http://www.SaintTropezTourisme.com, Brigitte Bardot statue.

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Was Terry Bradshaw Seized or Unclaimed?

Auction of the Weekend Dec. 28

The source of all photos in this post is HiBid/ Washington Surplus Inc. (Richland, WA). There are 1,853 lots in this Dec. 28 auction which closes at 1:00 pm PST. Broker’s premium is 20%. Lots are from police seizures, unclaimed property and/or government surplus.

There’s a surprising number of vintage items. Enjoy browsing, and good luck if you bid!

Lot #906hh, Terry Bradshaw (Pittsburgh Steelers) rookie card #43, “4 Yard Loss”

Lot #910d, 1962 Seattle World’s Fair official medal

Lot #948w, Buler 17-jewels vintage watch

Lot #908rr, Malawi polished agate

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‘Richer and More Flavorful’?

160 Years of Coffee Percolators

Source: Library of Congress, Potomac Electric Co. display of percolator, toaster and lamp. From the photography collection by Theodor Horydczak, circa 1920-1950.

Source: WorthPoint, vintage Pyrex 6-cup glass percolator with original box, sold Aug. 20, 2024 for $6,495.

Source: Etsy/ VintageDoane

Source: Etsy/ GhostlyVtg

Source: HiBid/ Back Porch Auctions (Cabool, MO)

Source: HiBid/ Weiss Lake Auction (Centre, AL)

Source: HiBid/ Clear Creek Auctions (Alma, AR)

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Liberace and Those Eight Tiny Reindeer

Tracking Santa on Christmas Eve

Source: http://www.Discogs.com, Liberace’s “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” album, 1974.

Source: Library of Congress, “Christmas Eve at Yapp’s Crossing” illustration by John Barton Gruelle, published in 1918 by Leslie-Judge Company, New York City. Gruelle is best-known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy.

Source: Etsy/ FoxSmartBox

Source: Etsy/ FoxSmartBox

Source: HiBid/ BHD Auctions LLC (Evans City, PA)

Source: HiBid/ Robbie’s Auction Service (Amery, WI)

Source: HiBid/ Robbie’s Auction Service (Amery, WI)

Loyal Customer Elton John

Last US Tower Records Closed Dec. 22, 2006

Source: Alamy, Tower Records on Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, California, 1988.

Source: http://www.MovieWeb.com, image from “All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records,” a 2015 documentary directed by Colin Hanks.

Source: Etsy/ DePlagePhoto, Tower Records on Watt Avenue in Sacramento, California. Photo by Mark Beach.

Source: HiBid/ Heroes and Legends (Palm Desert, CA)

Source: http://www.BrooklynBowl.com, poster for Record Store Day afterparty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2022. The next Record Store Day is April 18, 2026.

Source: http://www.VisitKnoxville.com, a band performs on the porch of Lost and Found Records in Knoxville, Tennessee, during Record Store Day 2021.

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