Ephemera

1910s, Australia, Ephemera, Pictures

The Zeppelin in combat (in advertising)

Dan Todman has an interesting series of posts at Trench Fever on how the First World War prepared the British to fight the Second – here, here and here. The last post is about a newspaper ad from 1942, and although it’s only one element among several, of course it’s the Zeppelin that leaps out […]

1910s, Ephemera, Pictures

Be aware of archives!

As mentioned at Early Modern Notes, it’s Archive Awareness … something … in the UK. Lots of events showcasing different archives and themes. There’s even a nice aviation-related image on their front page (though it’s not obvious what archive it’s from, the RAF Museum perhaps). It’s an advertisement for the first official British air mail

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