MetaFilter posts tagged with ephemera and popculture

Totally outrageous!!!

1f2frfbf — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:55:36 -0800

madamjujujive — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:25:46 -0800

From about 1875 to the 1940s, cigarette cards spurred tobacco sales. Sets offer a glimpse into the popculture of the times, spanning newsmakers, cinema celebrities, and sports stars; cute illustrated subjects, like "frisky" and children with rosy cheeks; handy info like air raid precautions, first aid, and amusing tricks; and neat stuff like famous escapes, exotic races, and figures of speech. Browse more fun sets of vintage images.

madamjujujive — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 06:37:13 -0800

Japan in America: the Turn of the Twentieth Century - an exhibit of ads, cartoons, art and other popculture artifacts from the decades leading up to WWI. (image menu is at the bottom of the page)

jonson — Mon, 29 May 2006 18:45:03 -0800

Dan Goodsell (of the unbelieveably great - and previously linked - Tick Tock Toys) has been keeping a blog for the last six months or so covering a variety of subjects (including his webcartoon, Mr Toast), but largely focused on U.S. pop culture ephemera of the 50's though the 70's, with a ton of great stuff.