Historic Victoria Advertisements - Real Estate -1900-1909 Here is a 1909 advertisement for the then newly subdivided lots in the area bordered by Fairfield Road to the north, Cook Street on the west, Oscar Street on the south and Linden Avenue on the east. The lot at the corner of Fairfield Road and Cook Street [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Men's Clothing 1900-1909 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Men's Clothing 1900-1909, here is a 1909 advertisement for W.G. Cameron, The Cash Clothier, 581 Johnson Street. 1909 advertisement for W.G. Cameron, 581 Johnson Street, (Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours collection) The building which housed the W.G. Cameron store is still [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Technology - 1920-1929 Here is a 1929 advertisement for Sparton Radios, sold at the Hudson's Bay Company, 1701 Douglas Street; Kent's, 641 Yates Street; and Davis & KIng, 787 Fort Street. 1929 advertisement for Sparton Radios, sold at the Hudson's Bay Company and at Kent's, 641 Yates Street, (Victoria Online Sightseeing [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Movies & Theater 1920-1929 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Movies & Theatre, 1920-1929, here is a 1921 Pantages Theater playbill for the World Heavyweight Championship fight between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier, held in Jersey City, New Jersey on 2 July 1921. 1921 advertisement for the Pantages [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements - Movies & Theater 1910-1919 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, here is an 1919 advertisement for the Variety Theater feature of The Wild Strain, starring Nell Shipman (1892-1970), a Victoria born actress who became a pioneering actress, writer, producer and animal trainer in Hollywood. 1919 advertisement for the [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Automobile & Transportation - 1940-1949 As part of our series on Historic Victoria Advertisements, Automobiles & Transportation, 1940-1949, here is a Firestone Tire advertisement from 1946. Notice the "Tire Rationing Removed" in the upper right corner. Tires had been rationed during World War II (1939-1945). None of the dealers mentioned at the [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements - Movies & Theater As another in our series on Historic Advertisements, here is a Romano Theater advertisement from 1919 for the featured movie, The Love Swindle, starring Edith Roberts (1899-1935). Romano Theater advertisement,1919, for The Love Swindle starring Edith Roberts (1899-1935). Here are some links to more information about this [...]
Historic Victoria Advertisements Movies & Theater 1910-1919 We came across this playbill for the Pantages Theater, now the McPherson Playhouse, from August 1917. Advertisement for the Pantages Theater movie and vaudeville features, August 1917 (Victoria Online Sightseeing) The bill included a movie feature on Monday and Tuesday, followed by several vaudeville acts performing [...]