On the cards – for father’s day

LOOKING AT MEN ON EPHEMERA – some specifically for father’s day – this month. Drawn from our website archive.

‘Ask for Stamina self-supporting trousers’, blotter, circa 1950s, 9.5 x 20 cm. Collection of Andrew H.
Albany, Western Australia, folded sheet, 1948. Collection of Michael A.
Illustration from ‘Sunshine farm implements catalogue’, 1928. Collection of K. Houston.
‘Risate..Risate.. [Laughs..Laughs..], EP record cover, 17.5 x 17.5 cm. Collection of Mandy B.
‘With love to Daddie’, postcard, H. Mack, King Henry Road, Hampstead, posted 1918, 14 x 8.5 cm. Collection of Kaerest H.
Advertising from Daily Ring Programme, Fifth Day, Tuesday, 25th September, 1928, the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, stapled pamphlet, 18.5 x 12.5 cm, 1928. Collection of Brian W.

 

It’s Seldom a fable what it says on a label. Poster, c1970-1980. Collection: State Library Of Victoria.
Three father’s days cards, produced by Dads: a field guide, 15 x 10.5 cm 2012. Collection of Mandy B.