Uploads from Velma's World, tagged kitsch

Liberace

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:28:13 -0800

"Liberace shows off his Black Diamond Mink cape lined in 100,000 Austrian rhinestones, each hand-sewn. The cape, on display in The Liberace Museum in Las Vegas, weighs 125 lbs."
no copyright info.
sent to me in 1998, postmarked San Francisco, CA

Triniity River Lumber Mill

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:59:11 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Trinity River Lumber Mill, Weaverville, CA
Paul Gonzales, no copyright info
sent to me in 1996, postmarked Redding, CA

Love Your Hat!

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:46:11 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Love Your Hat, Let's Do Lunch!
copyright 1997 The American Postcard Co., Inc.
sent to me in ??, postmark illegible

Poet Terrorists

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:32:54 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

PAPER: New York's Only Guide with Style
no copyright
sent to me in 1995, postmark New York, NY

Nudist Wedding

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:56:40 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

"An American Way of Life"
"The scene depicted here is part of that mature and legitamite (sic) movement known as American Nudism - a movement dedicated to fostering the advancement of greater freedom and respect for the Naked Human Body."
copyright 1992 Quantity Postcards
sent to me in 1997, postmark Eureka, CA

Haha, this made it to the Explore Interestingness pool! Highest position: 60 on Sunday, August 12, 2007

Las Vegas

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:51:44 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Las Vegas
copyright Martus van Leeuwen, 1981
sent to me 2001, postmark Eureka, CA

Anheuser-Busch

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:29:56 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Anheuser-Busch, Inc. St. Louis, MO
copyright Anheuser-Busch, no date
sent to me 1996, postmark Springfield, MO

Kitschy crochet postcard - Received

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:45:43 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Received: 2.7.2012
Caldwell, ID --> Arcata, CA

thanks, Toadyjoe!

Fuu-Fart

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:32:10 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

translation: "Farting: Peace Through Strength"
copyright 1999 Shinichi Hoshi/Gulliver Co., Ltd.
sent to me in ??, postmarked Japan

Longhorn Jackrabbit

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:23:00 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Greetings from New Mexico!
copyright Smith-Southwestern, Inc., no date
sent to me in 1997, postmarked Albuequerque, NM

Florida Chicken, Roadside Recipe

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:17:48 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Florida Chicken, Roadside Recipes
photo by Alexander Productions/Screen Test
copyright Scenic Card & Novelty
sent to me in 1997, postmarked Ft. Lauderdale, FL

1937 Champion Football Practice Jersey

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:08:00 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

"In 1937 the original Champion Football Practice Jersey was given a good college try by teams all over the country."
copyright 1995 Glitter, Anapol, & Glazer Comm.
sent to me in 1995, postmarked New York, NY

Anoisetta Evangelisti, 1925

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:02:33 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Anisetta Evangelisti, 1925
copyright 1996 Editions Clouet
sent to me in 1998, postmarked San Francisco, CA

Take Me! Take Me!

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:29:37 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Take Me! Take Me!
copyright Hallmark Cards, no date
sent to me 1996, postmark Medford, OR

Appalachian Pinata

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:29:42 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Appalachian Pinataphoto by Brian Blauser, B&B Studios
copyright Zinzermatic Productions, no date
sent to me 1998, postmark Anchorage, AK

St. James's Gate

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:29:51 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

St. James's Gate, The Home of Guinness
"Front Gate Animals" artwork by John Gilroy, 1959
copyright Guinness, no date
sent to me c. 1997, postmark Ireland

Oral What??

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:51:09 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

This is Rhode Island!

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:51:19 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

"America's First Vacationland" and "World Capital of the Jewelry Industry"
copyright 1986 LK Color Productions
sent to me 1997, postmark Providence, RI

Hula Oops

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:51:04 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Hula Oops, South Carolina 1958
copyright 1984 Wide World Photos/Fotofolio
sent to me 1996, postmark Santa Barbara, CA

Buckwheat

nobody@flickr.com (Velma's World) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:50:53 -0800

Velma's World posted a photo:

Buckwheat
no copyright info
sent to me 1996, postmark Providence, RI