Skillern's, Texas, 1940 BOAC the introduction of the automobile

the introduction of the automobile transformed everyday life and this marvelous menu from the Rocky Ford Cafe is a celebration of the four-wheeled marvel

suffered damage in two legendary storms in 1944 and 1962 and was badly damaged by fire in 1963

This cheerful message was first published in the New York Sun newspaper in 1904

The Childs restaurant chain began in 1889 with a single restaurant on Cortlandt Street in lower Manhattan

Metro Goldwyn Mayer had a stable of big stars including Elizabeth Taylor

Skillern's, Texas, 1940 BOAC the introduction of the automobileAn attractive cowgirl uses a loop of rope to spell out the word menu on this vintage soda fountain cover from the famous Texas drug store Skillern's. Established in 1895, generations of children queued up for its famous "doubl' rich" ice creams and chocolate sodas they also got those treats free when their parents bought school supplies at Skillern's. There were dozens of Skillern drug stores across the lone star state. This simple but strikingly