Vintage Bookkeeper
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25 year old stuck in 1949. I post about the past, collect vintage books and watch vintage films, with a particular interest in the 1940s.
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"Good work, sister: we never figured you could do a man-size job!"
- American WW2 Poster. Packer, 1944.
- American WW2 Poster. Packer, 1944.
October 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"Good work, sister: we never figured you could do a man-size job!"
- American WW2 Poster. Packer, 1944.
- American WW2 Poster. Packer, 1944.
How Nazi was Germany still immediately following the war?🧵
All information taken from “Public Opinion in Semisovereign Germany 1949-1955”
All information taken from “Public Opinion in Semisovereign Germany 1949-1955”
September 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
How Nazi was Germany still immediately following the war?🧵
All information taken from “Public Opinion in Semisovereign Germany 1949-1955”
All information taken from “Public Opinion in Semisovereign Germany 1949-1955”
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A young mother describes her determination to build a large, happy family despite financial limitations. She shares how she and her husband save money, live simply, and make do with what they have.
By Erika Lingner, October, 1933
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By Erika Lingner, October, 1933
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Everything for My Children
From the Life of a Young Mother, By Erika Lingner, October, 1933. Translation by The Blackletter Archive.
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September 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
A young mother describes her determination to build a large, happy family despite financial limitations. She shares how she and her husband save money, live simply, and make do with what they have.
By Erika Lingner, October, 1933
substack.com/home/post/p-...
By Erika Lingner, October, 1933
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St. Thomas Satanic Exorcism plus All The Fried Chicken You Can Eat for .50c
1942
1942
September 5, 2026 at 3:50 AM
St. Thomas Satanic Exorcism plus All The Fried Chicken You Can Eat for .50c
1942
1942
Maybe one of you can explain this to me
I can’t fathom having any politicians name or political stance on a shirt outside of right before election time, if you go to the store, you’re bound to see one almost every time
I can’t fathom having any politicians name or political stance on a shirt outside of right before election time, if you go to the store, you’re bound to see one almost every time
July 25, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Maybe one of you can explain this to me
I can’t fathom having any politicians name or political stance on a shirt outside of right before election time, if you go to the store, you’re bound to see one almost every time
I can’t fathom having any politicians name or political stance on a shirt outside of right before election time, if you go to the store, you’re bound to see one almost every time
"Caribou Attacked by Wolverine on a Fire-Screen"
Lives of Game Animals, Volume 3. 1927. Written and illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton.
Lives of Game Animals, Volume 3. 1927. Written and illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton.
June 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
"Caribou Attacked by Wolverine on a Fire-Screen"
Lives of Game Animals, Volume 3. 1927. Written and illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton.
Lives of Game Animals, Volume 3. 1927. Written and illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton.
"You just put your lips together and blow"
What a romantic scene
What a romantic scene
June 26, 2026 at 4:23 AM
"You just put your lips together and blow"
What a romantic scene
What a romantic scene
Robert Savage, former Yale Football star, opens his veins and kills himself because he could not gain the attention of film starlet Clara Bow.
About the suicide, Bow says: “Men do not commit suicide by slashing their wrists, they use pistols.” Her countenance was cold and undisturbed.
About the suicide, Bow says: “Men do not commit suicide by slashing their wrists, they use pistols.” Her countenance was cold and undisturbed.
June 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Robert Savage, former Yale Football star, opens his veins and kills himself because he could not gain the attention of film starlet Clara Bow.
About the suicide, Bow says: “Men do not commit suicide by slashing their wrists, they use pistols.” Her countenance was cold and undisturbed.
About the suicide, Bow says: “Men do not commit suicide by slashing their wrists, they use pistols.” Her countenance was cold and undisturbed.
Man looking for a wife in 1865.
June 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Man looking for a wife in 1865.
A banner announcing the opening of Great Dog Butchery, a canine butchery in Paris, France, 1910
June 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
A banner announcing the opening of Great Dog Butchery, a canine butchery in Paris, France, 1910
Sorry Timmy, you didn't use Johnson & Johnson products to treat that cut so we had to CUT YOUR ARM OFF
June 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Sorry Timmy, you didn't use Johnson & Johnson products to treat that cut so we had to CUT YOUR ARM OFF
Gay Boy Tobacco, 1890
June 15, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Gay Boy Tobacco, 1890
Miss Correct Posture winners, Chicago Chiropractic Convention, May 1956.
Contestants were typically judged on beauty and poise, posture, and x-rays to evaluate their spinal structure
Contestants were typically judged on beauty and poise, posture, and x-rays to evaluate their spinal structure
June 14, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Miss Correct Posture winners, Chicago Chiropractic Convention, May 1956.
Contestants were typically judged on beauty and poise, posture, and x-rays to evaluate their spinal structure
Contestants were typically judged on beauty and poise, posture, and x-rays to evaluate their spinal structure
In this 1950s ad, tacos are being described as "Mexican Sandwiches "
June 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
In this 1950s ad, tacos are being described as "Mexican Sandwiches "
Teens out of control
circa 1900
circa 1900
June 12, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Teens out of control
circa 1900
circa 1900
After Adolf Hitler, a leader of a small extremist political party in Germany, was released from prison in 1924, the New York Times reported he would most likely retire to private life and return to Austria
June 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
After Adolf Hitler, a leader of a small extremist political party in Germany, was released from prison in 1924, the New York Times reported he would most likely retire to private life and return to Austria
The Ku Klux Klan gifts a radio to a 107 year old former slave and his wife for Christmas, to show that "The Klan believes in white supremacy and segregation. The Klan also believes in treating Negroes fairly and honestly"
1948
1948
June 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
The Ku Klux Klan gifts a radio to a 107 year old former slave and his wife for Christmas, to show that "The Klan believes in white supremacy and segregation. The Klan also believes in treating Negroes fairly and honestly"
1948
1948
Article quoting John Harvey Kellogg (the brother of the cereal magnate WK Kellogg) making a prediction about what babies will look like in 2012.
June 8, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Article quoting John Harvey Kellogg (the brother of the cereal magnate WK Kellogg) making a prediction about what babies will look like in 2012.
The sleepy desert town of Las Vegas, Nevada is seeing an unprecedented volume of tourism as up to five cars per day pass through the city now, and sometimes a bus.
The population of Las Vegas is only 2,400, and they have no clue how they will accommodate so many visitors.
1926
The population of Las Vegas is only 2,400, and they have no clue how they will accommodate so many visitors.
1926
June 5, 2026 at 5:15 AM
The sleepy desert town of Las Vegas, Nevada is seeing an unprecedented volume of tourism as up to five cars per day pass through the city now, and sometimes a bus.
The population of Las Vegas is only 2,400, and they have no clue how they will accommodate so many visitors.
1926
The population of Las Vegas is only 2,400, and they have no clue how they will accommodate so many visitors.
1926
Stegosaur, who lived in Utah ages ago, is a freak of nature
1912
1912
June 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Stegosaur, who lived in Utah ages ago, is a freak of nature
1912
1912
The University of Notre Dame, Indiana, conducts a poll of 662 male students, asking one question: “Would you marry a girl who drinks?”
University officials are alarmed that 357 respondents (53.9%) are willing to have a girl who has let alcohol louch her lips.
1926
University officials are alarmed that 357 respondents (53.9%) are willing to have a girl who has let alcohol louch her lips.
1926
June 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The University of Notre Dame, Indiana, conducts a poll of 662 male students, asking one question: “Would you marry a girl who drinks?”
University officials are alarmed that 357 respondents (53.9%) are willing to have a girl who has let alcohol louch her lips.
1926
University officials are alarmed that 357 respondents (53.9%) are willing to have a girl who has let alcohol louch her lips.
1926
The Daily Sentinel predicts that by the year 2000 the average woman will be 6 foot tall
1950
1950
June 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The Daily Sentinel predicts that by the year 2000 the average woman will be 6 foot tall
1950
1950
A kid in 1948 seeing a TV for the very first time
May 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
A kid in 1948 seeing a TV for the very first time