For readers “of a certain age” we have fond memories of Burma Shave signs but the story behind them may surprise you. The ...

Travel on U.S. highways between 1926 and 1963 revealed a common element guaranteed to create comments. A set of six red and white signs alongside the road displayed a catchy, humorous rhyme that ...

Funny how one thought can lead to another until, rather like the famous parlor game of “Telephone,” you wind up somewhere far different from where you started. A news story can be like that. Today, I ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early years of motoring, the ...

Quote of the day: "The old-fashioned gal darned her husband's socks; the modern gal socks her darned husband!" Burma-Shave was an American brand of brushless shaving cream, famous for its advertising ...