Dale Evans, married to Roy Rogers, managed to brand herself as a feminine yet gritty cowgirl who, without hesitation, would start a gunfight if it meant upholding justice…

As mentioned in my earlier post, Roy Rogers published his stories in story- and comic-book form…

Roy Rogers was King of the Cowboys during the 20th century cowboy craze. He was also a branding genius.

Who wouldn’t love a train that not only sneezes but saves the lives of his passengers when the train bridge falls into a gorge?

One of the great things we seem to miss out in this age of digital photography is the handwritten note on the back of the printed photograph…

My main reason for bringing a camera to my daughter’s skating practice practice was to document those wonderful moments of her learning something new, but I admit I also felt the need to photograph the seats.

This matchbook is from the Minnedosa Hotel, in Manitoba, from the mid-50’s to mid-60’s era. To my knowledge, the hotel no longer exists…

“I can’t pot my nurdled wink, so I’ll piddle you free and you can boondock a red. But if Sunshine gromps the double, I’ll lunch a blue next time.”

This CP Brochure, from the late 50s/early 60s was found with my TransCanada Airlines brochure. As you can see, it illustrates Canadian Pacific’s apparent need to dominate earth-, land- and water-travel.

I recently found a Vancouver website that documents the neon signs from the mid 20th century throughout the city. The signs are a great example of visual culture and it’s relationship to material and consumer culture.