Category Archives: Vintage Happy Valley

Old photos, newspapers, vintage newspaper advertisements and real 20th century stories about Utah Valley.

Vintage Valentine Day Cards (for saints and sinners alike)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dame Toadstool

However you feel about Valentine’s Day, it’s impossible to avoid. February 14 is here with all the hearts and pink and candy and sweetheart this and that. Mass-produced greeting cards have been part of American culture for some time now… … Continue reading →

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Caption Contest with a Vintage Valentine

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dame Toadstool

It’s our first contest and giveaway! Woohoo! All you have to do is come up with a caption for this vintage Valentine’s day card. Leave your entry in a comment below. Bonus points if you edit the image to include your caption, … Continue reading →

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Vintage Happy Valley: Frilly crochet collars look very special

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Dame Toadstool

Here’s another vintage crochet pattern advertisement for you from the Springville Herald. I’m glad I missed 1941 and its frilly, feminine neckwear. Then again, when I think about what’s making fashion news this season…. scroll down to what I’m talking about. New Collars … Continue reading →

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Vintage Happy Valley: Discontended

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Dame Toadstool

While my modern sensibilities may question the charm of such vintage postcard finds (another from Liz‘s collection), I find them intriguing. The captions are sometimes weird and don’t seem to fit… like trying to make sense of poor translations on … Continue reading →

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Lucky Birds for a Lucky New Year

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Dame Toadstool

To Bring You a Lucky New Year I’m sending you “The Lucky Bird”— He’s just good luck all over,— His daddy was a horse-shoe And his ma a four-leaf clover. [signed “1923 Fritz Marsh”] We hit a bit of a … Continue reading →

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