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on this page: Amusement Parks & Rides Baseball Bear Country The Circus Life On The Farm Lighthouses, Barns & Bridges Rodeo Toys & Games

Some things are more American than others:
the standard 'Old Glory and Mom and apple pie and Sousa marches',
as well as this sampling of quintessential elements
of nostalgia for times gone by...

Collectibles / Americana catalog at Amazon

Americana category at AllPosters.com

	"Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of The World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime" [1999] by Karen Plunkett-Powell St. Martin's Griffin 9x7 pb [7/2001] out of print/used St. Martin 9¼x7¼ hardcover [12/99] out of print/used
	"Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations" [2001] by William B. Jones, Jr. A series of comic books based on American & other literature that began in 1941 and continues with newly-drawn reissues and new titles sixty years later! McFarland & Co. 2nd edition 11x8½ hardcover [8/2011] for $55.00   McFarland & Co.11½x8½ hardcover [11/2001] out of print/used
	"Downtown America: A History of The Place & The People Who Made It" [2004] by Alison Isenberg Univ Chicago Press 9x6½ pb [6/2005] for $22.50 Univ Chicago Press 8¾x6½ hardcover [7/2004] for $29.25
	"L.L. Bean: The Making of An American Icon" [2006] by Leon Gorman Harvard Business School Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $5.39

Good Old Days Magazine subscribe at Amazon 6 issues/year for $$17.95 magazine website

Looking Back Magazine subscribe at Amazon 6 issues/year for $17.95 magazine website

Reminisce Magazine subscribe at Amazon 7 issues/year for $17.98 magazine website

Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
Boy Scouts of America
John C. Campbell Folk School [est. 1925]
Electric Launch Co. [est. 1892] of Athens, NY
Woolrich Outdoor Clothing [est. 1830] in Woolrich, Pennsylvania

Movie  Palaces  &  Drive-In  Theaters

Movie Palaces Page at Magic Lantern

Drive-In Movie Theaters Page at Magic Lantern

see also American Food Traditions Page / Candy Dept.
for candy like you had at the movies

Nostalgic  Toys  &  Games
Tonka® Trucks
Lincoln Logs®
National Toy Hall of Fame® at Strong Museum
Parcheesi game available at Vermont Country Store
vintage Tiddly Winks game available at Vermont Country Store

Erector Set™ [est. 1911] entry at Wikipedia
BB's 'Erector® Sets' fansite

A.C. Gilbert [1884-1961]
A.C. Gilbert entry at Wikipedia
A.C. Gilbert biography [new 10/2002]
ACGilbert biopic "The Man Who Saved Christmas" [2002]

Dolls & Action Figures

official Raggedy Ann & Andy books site at Simon & Schuster
Raggedy Ann entry at Wikipedia
Raggedy Land [est. 1998] website
Raggedy Ann & Andy Museum [1999-2009] in Arcola, IL {now online only}
vintage-style Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls available at Vermont Country Store

G.I. Joe® [launched 1964 by Hasbro]
G.I. Joe® WebRing

Mattel's Barbie® & Friends [introduced 1959, Ken in 1961]
official website

Lionel Trains®
Lionel Trains Department on Spirit of America's American Railroads Pages

Frisbee®
Frederick Morrison & Warren Franscioni created the Pipco Flying-Saucer plastic flying disc in 1948,
later marketed as the "Pluto Platter" (1955); Wham-O bought the rights in 1958 and trademarked the toy as the Frisbee®
flying disc entry at Wikipedia
Frisbee History In A Nutshell

	"The Complete Book of Frisbee: The History of the Sport & the First Official Price Guide" [1998] by Victor A. Malafronte, Edited by F. Davis Johnson American Trends Publng 8½x5½ pb [5/98] out of print/used
	"Flat Flip Flies Straight!: True Origins of The Frisbee" [2006] by Fred Morrison & Phil Kennedy Wormhole Publrs pb [2006] out of print/used

Chevrolet Corvette® [1953-2003]
Corvette® 50th Anniversery
Corvette WebRing
Corvettes West, Colton CA
Corvette® Edition Monopoly® game

Elizabeth Magie of Brentwood, MD created The Landlord's Game in 1904 (not successful); renamed & redesigned
(around Atlantic City, NJ) by Charles Darrow in early 1930s in Philadelphia; Parker Brothers bought rights in 1935
special edition Monopoly™ games
Monopoly™ Collector
Monopoly™ webring
The Monopoly™ Store
Monopoly Game entry at Wikipedia

The  Circus

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
P.T. Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, CT
The Lost Museum {virtual tour of Barnum's American Museum in New York City}
Harpo the Clown, based in Palm Springs, CA
Emmett Kelly Museum in Sedan, Kansas
Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI
Circus Stuff Links Directory
Zoppe Family Circus [est. 1842] - now based in St. Louis, MO

American  Railroads

American Railroads Pages Railroad Film Festival Pages

Baseball
"Baseball teaches some useful lessons: play by the rules, be part
of the team, do your best, learn from errors, enjoy the rewards."
      —  Margaret Coel

"Ken Burns's Baseball" mini-series [WETA/P.B.S. Sept 1994]

9 two-hour episodes; the nine 'innings' titles are "Our Game", "Something Like A War", "The Faith of Fifty Million People", "A National Heirloom", "Shadow Ball", "The National Pastime", "The Capital of Baseball", "A Whole New Ball Game", and "Home" – the 10th disk is called "Extra Innings"; Produced, written & directed by Ken Burns; narrated by Aidan Quinn; won Emmy for Outstanding Informational Series P.B.S. Home Video b&w/color DVD [10/2000] 10 disks - out of prodn/used P.B.S. Home Video b&w/color VHS [4/95] 9 tapes for $32.75 Nonesuch soundtrack CD [6/94] 31 tracks for $10.08 full credits at IMDb • P.B.S. official site

"Baseball: An Illustrated History" [1994] by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns Knopf 10½x9 pb [8/96] for $29.70 Knopf 11x9½ {5.2 pounds} hardcover [9/94] for $47.25 10¾x9¼ library hardcover [undated] for $54.00

Joe DiMaggio: A&E/Biography video [1/94] for $14.95
Jackie Robinson: A&E/Biography video [1/94] for $14.95
Babe Ruth: A&E/Biography video [7/95] for $14.95

Cooperstown, NY
Ballpark Digest [est. 2003]

The Baseball Shop at A&E / HistoryChannel / Biography

see also Magic Lantern's Baseball Movies Film Festival Page

The  Rodeo
Bill Pickett Rodeo Tour
Professional Bull Riders Circuit [est. 1992]

Life  On  The  Farm

	"The Old Farmer's Almanac" [est. 1792] each annual issue is published in September softcover annual edition for $9.95 hardcover annual edition for $15.95 Canadian Edition for $25.73 company website
	"Farm & Ranch Living Magazine" [est. 1978, from Reiman Publns] 1-yesr subscription (6 issues) for $17.98 magazine website
	"Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance" [1999] by John & Martha Storey Storey Publng 11x8½ pb [9/99] for $16.47 Storey Publng 11¼x8¾ hardcover [9/99] out of print/used publisher website
	"Country Wisdom & Know-How: Everything You Need to Know to Live Off the Land" [2004] by the Editors of Storey Books Black Dog/Leventhal 13¾x10½ pb [9/2004] for $13.57 publisher's bookpage
	"Tips From The Old Country Folk" [2005] Compiled by Elizabeth Drury Conari Press 6½x6½ hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95 "Tips From The Old Gardeners" [2005] Compiled by Duncan Crosbie Conari Press 6¾x6¼ hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95 "Tips From The Old Housewives" [2005] Compiled by Elizabeth Drury Conari Press hardcover [1/2005] for $9.95
	"American Farm" [indep 2005] A passionate portrait of the lives of the men and women working the farm where the filmmaker's mother grew up, a property that has been in the family for eleven generations, showing both the beauty and the back-breaking work. Co-produced & directed by James Spione Passion River color DVD [2/2008] for $21.82 full credits at IMDb • official movie site
	"Little Heathens: Hard Times & High Spirits On An Iowa Farm During The Great Depression" [2007] by Mildred Armstrong Kalish A memoir, a how-to book & a cookbook by an 84-year-old first-time author; listed on New York Times® 10 Best Books of 2007 Bantam 8x5½ pb [4/2008] for $10.08 Bantam 8¼x5½ hardcover [6/2007] for $14.96

Life  On  The  Road

Roadside Americana Page
top of page  • •  general books & links
motels  • •  gas stations  • •  vintage autos

Roadside Diners & Coffee Shops Page

Woodie Surfing Wagons Page

Route 66 links pages

Route 66 books pages

American  Food  Traditions

now on a separate page
Food Traditions Links & Books • Candy Dept.
Coca-Cola® Dept. • Ice Cream Dept. • Popcorn Dept.

Roadside  Diners  &  Coffee  Shops

now on a separate page

Old  Time  Radio

now on a separate page

History of Radio & TV Pages at Magic Lantern

Bear  Country

Smokey Bear entry at Wikipedia
Smokey Bear Historical Park [est. 1979] in Capitán, NM
Smokey Bear's Hometown Assn. [est. 2005]
Smokey Bear Days [April 2007 = #4] in Capitán, NM
Smokey Bear Stampede [July] in Capitán, NM

"Hot Foot Teddy: The True Story of Smokey Bear" [2007] by Sue Houser M.T. Publishing Co. 11¼x8½ hardcover [4/2007] for $15.95

Grizzly Bears

Teddy Bears
Teddy Bear Review Magazine: 1-year subscription [6 issues]
Classic Teddy Bears

Lighthouses,  Barns  &  Bridges
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
N.S.P.C.B. annual membership {with quarterly magazine} for $28.85
New York State Covered Bridge Society
Covered Bridges of Kentucky
Covered Bridges of Virginia
Covered Bridges of Ohio

"The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North American Barns & Other Farm Structures" [1990] by Allen G. Noble & Richard K. Cleek Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [9/96] for $10.91 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/95] out of print/used

New Jersey Light House Society
Florida Lighthouse Assn.
National Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island, NY
U.S. Lighthouse Society in San Francisco, CA
Maine Lighthouse Museum
American Lighthouse Foundation
Lighthouse Friends website
Lighthouse Directory at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
New England Lighthouses Virtual Guide website
Lighthouse Depot Online

subscribe: 12 issues/year for $28.00 magazine website

Pirates

While the pirates, buccaneers, privateers & corsairs of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries were often British or French or Spanish, the skull-and-crossbones lifestyle mostly took place in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and off the eastern coast of America.

now on separate pages:
historic pirates & links & books at Spirit of America Bookstore
Pirate Film Festival at Magic Lantern

The  Surf  Shack

now on a separate page

'Woody' Surfing Wagons Page

Square  Dance

Amusement  Parks  &  Rides
carousel & amusement park portal
carousel band organ MIDI files
George Washington Gale Ferris & Ferris Wheels
Coney Island [NY] Museum
Merry-Go_Round Museum in Sandusky, OH

Sesame  Street   [est. 1969]

browse Sesame Street® books at Amazon
Sesame Street® videos: on DVD | on VHS
browse Sesame Street® music at Amazon
official website

"40 Years of Sunny Days" on DVD

http://www.amazon.com/Street-Gang-Complete-History-Sesame/dp/B0029LHWHC/

"Sesame Street" Section on Magic Lantern's 'The Muppets' Page

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