This entire photostream is the most incredible treasure trove. It's like Mr. Vaughan takes a trip with his personal time machine into old drugstores, book shops, and grabs magazines, pulp fiction, etc. from the early to mid 20th century and brings it back for all to enjoy. I'm 61 and don't remember some of the … Read more

This entire photostream is the most incredible treasure trove. It's like Mr. Vaughan takes a trip with his personal time machine into old drugstores, book shops, and grabs magazines, pulp fiction, etc. from the early to mid 20th century and brings it back for all to enjoy. I'm 61 and don't remember some of the incredible detail that's presented here

You have a wonderful stream with a surprising variety - war and propaganda posters, sci-fi and advertising, movie screencaps, comics pages and many many more. Here is a great sense of the past behind these images. And, of course, these American 50's "dream come true" cars, I like them all very much. Thank you for sh… Read more

You have a wonderful stream with a surprising variety - war and propaganda posters, sci-fi and advertising, movie screencaps, comics pages and many many more. Here is a great sense of the past behind these images. And, of course, these American 50's "dream come true" cars, I like them all very much. Thank you for sharing your collection with us.

Hi - I am new to these photo-sharing sites - maybe 2 or 3 weeks - and i can already tell that yours is the class act of the bunch. Comparing it to others, the question arises: why would one post images on a sharing site, and then disable downloading? If the images are your own artwork or photography, I get that... but … Read more

Hi - I am new to these photo-sharing sites - maybe 2 or 3 weeks - and i can already tell that yours is the class act of the bunch. Comparing it to others, the question arises: why would one post images on a sharing site, and then disable downloading? If the images are your own artwork or photography, I get that... but sourced ads and photos? Now, when i am in the galleries and I see one of those names, I scoot right past with a vague distaste for that person. Your images are obviously culled with care, and nicely filtered and prepped (I do photoshop and have scanned many items from books and magazines, and have seen and mitigated the miore associated with offset and multi-plate printing). And you most always have a size or three larger than the so-called "1024" size, where most users top out. My apologies for being so long-winded, but you need to know that your efforts are appreciated by some of us out here on a deeper level than the standard "Wow, Neat-O" of the majority of users... I have never before considered a 'blog' but now there are ideas floating around in my head.. Thanks for being such an inspiration and please keep it up. Gratefully, James Propst (Mercury 7)

Mr. Vaughan: Thank you for this unmatched, superb graphic material. I’m an art director and love all the spectrum – from Syd Mead to old Revell boxes, from Gemini Program to Kubrick; I’m also a big fan of American classic ad illustration . It has been a meditative pleasure to circulate through those virtual shelves … Read more

Mr. Vaughan: Thank you for this unmatched, superb graphic material. I’m an art director and love all the spectrum – from Syd Mead to old Revell boxes, from Gemini Program to Kubrick; I’m also a big fan of American classic ad illustration . It has been a meditative pleasure to circulate through those virtual shelves full of interesting and amusing graphic material. In other hand… about your collection that came from old “Macho magazines” - You, The Fenriswolf, Hello Chicago, Hydra Five, Barry Fackler, Steven_M61, Michael Paul Smith, Skipgoforth, Sir Basil Birchbottom, Era 51, Axeman 3d, The unrequitedTV, DEM’s book shelves… …all of you are better than Monty Python. I haven’t laughed like this in many years. Mort Kunstler and all the pulp culture will never be the same after you and your friends. I’ll always think – “What those guys will say about this? “ Thank you for turning that mountain of stupidity and bad taste into a renewed pleasure. You must be in TV, as a debate group of pulp or contemporary art. Thank you! Walter Plitt Quintin

...His collection is amazing, his restorations impeccable, his admiration for Rockwell admirable ( be careful what you say there! ), but his bottomless well of patience in regards to the ne'er do well's that flock to and opinionate on his stream that is his most sterling quality. Think of the owner of the corner garage… Read more

...His collection is amazing, his restorations impeccable, his admiration for Rockwell admirable ( be careful what you say there! ), but his bottomless well of patience in regards to the ne'er do well's that flock to and opinionate on his stream that is his most sterling quality. Think of the owner of the corner garage, surrounded by the neighborhood know-it-all's...that's James...

Back in the late 50's and early 60's I looked for these magazines all the time. My parents thought I I had a sex problem or worse. . .I enjoyed the art on the covers. That is when I began to collect the covers and file them away under different topics. They were a great source of information and ideas while at college.… Read more

Back in the late 50's and early 60's I looked for these magazines all the time. My parents thought I I had a sex problem or worse. . .I enjoyed the art on the covers. That is when I began to collect the covers and file them away under different topics. They were a great source of information and ideas while at college. In the early 70's they were lost in a fire and water damage from thr water used to extingush the fire. While living in Monterey CA from 1976 to 2002 I again began to collect different magazines in many of the book store. Thanks for your collection. They do come in handy for a source of information and interest.

I, as do many others appreciate the time and effort that X-ray Delta one has put into his photostream. A slice of Americana. This site is a great time capsule. Very progresive and optomistic. The ad's from the past looked toward the future. The ad's of today looked towards the past.This is exemplified in this photostre… Read more

I, as do many others appreciate the time and effort that X-ray Delta one has put into his photostream. A slice of Americana. This site is a great time capsule. Very progresive and optomistic. The ad's from the past looked toward the future. The ad's of today looked towards the past.This is exemplified in this photostream.Thanks

wow x-ray what a truly amazing collection,since stumbling onto it i have spent hours marveling, in fact i now check for new posts everyday.your sets come from a time when men dared to dream and ads and art had a real richness that is sorely missing these days,although i was born in 76' i have always had an interest in … Read more

wow x-ray what a truly amazing collection,since stumbling onto it i have spent hours marveling, in fact i now check for new posts everyday.your sets come from a time when men dared to dream and ads and art had a real richness that is sorely missing these days,although i was born in 76' i have always had an interest in yesteryear especially the 50's and atomic/cold war material. funny now that we are living in the era that a lot of your old sci-fi art and ad's depict i find myself thinking more and more it really was better in the good ole days.keep up the good work. s.s

Thank you for all these images. When I was a kid I was living in Rome (Italy) and I remember my mother bringing home all US magazines and Searrs catalogues on which me and my brother were dreaming. We were cutting off the magazines all our desires and from time to time my father who was a pilot was bringing home from t… Read more

Thank you for all these images. When I was a kid I was living in Rome (Italy) and I remember my mother bringing home all US magazines and Searrs catalogues on which me and my brother were dreaming. We were cutting off the magazines all our desires and from time to time my father who was a pilot was bringing home from the US one of our dreams. Thank you for making me feel like a kid. Alex

As a "Mid-Century Person"(,which sounds better than the previous: "Old Guy"),I want to thankJim for posting all these wonderful memories of the times I have lived in. I can see Jim has put forth a lot of effort and thought and energy into his wonderful photo stream, and believe me,many people love what he has done. … Read more

As a "Mid-Century Person"(,which sounds better than the previous: "Old Guy"),I want to thankJim for posting all these wonderful memories of the times I have lived in. I can see Jim has put forth a lot of effort and thought and energy into his wonderful photo stream, and believe me,many people love what he has done. Keep up the good work Jim....I'm lovin' it!

From Maritime Monday on gCaptain: BOYS AND THEIR TOYS: Cold War Kitsch is all the rage on X-Ray Delta One’s CRAZY ABOUT THE COLD WAR flickr set See Also: Retro Tech, we love PROPAGANDA, Motorola Future, YESTERYEAR- pre WW2, and many others. It’s a celebration of We Like Ike Chic that approaches Bacchanalian propor… Read more

From Maritime Monday on gCaptain: BOYS AND THEIR TOYS: Cold War Kitsch is all the rage on X-Ray Delta One’s CRAZY ABOUT THE COLD WAR flickr set See Also: Retro Tech, we love PROPAGANDA, Motorola Future, YESTERYEAR- pre WW2, and many others. It’s a celebration of We Like Ike Chic that approaches Bacchanalian proportions. A veritable baby-boomer nostalgia cream dream. Oh, he has a blog, too. gcaptain.com/mari...