New Midway Volunteer Fire Company Building with Coca-Cola signage

New Midway Vol. Fire Company building (with vintage Coca-Cola
signage on the organization's older building) in New Midway, Maryland. 

Worn-Out Coca-Cola (circa 1970s)/New Midway Vol. Fire Company
sign.

"Enjoy Coca-Cola" sign (circa 1970s) on the older building of the
New Midway Volunteer Fire Company building.

A Happy (and peaceful) Thanksgiving to all!

Great Stuff By Paul

"Shadow Signs" Street Sign Vortex (a shout-out to Liz Pantalone and Nikki Vasallo

for pointing this collection of street signs out)!

Street Sign Vortex (a shout-out to Liz Pantalone and Nikki Vasallo
for pointing this collection of street signs out)!

"We Deliver For You."

Banks's Traditional Draught Beers sign (1970s-1980s)

Katie Stout with a creepy Peter Sellers-style figure
sitting in vintage cinema seating (w/ Tim Jacobsen
getting ready for his next adventure in photography).

"Put a Tiger in your Tank:" Vintage Esso Pump at Walkersville Heritage Farm Park (Ca. Late 1950s- Early 1960s?)

Here's something that may not be ordinary at any historic farm site- a vintage gas pump.  This vintage Esso (Exxon) pump is near the white shed at the Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.

Rusted Esso gas pump (with broken "Esso" sign)
behind the white shed at Heritage Farm Park in
Walkersville, Maryland.

Lead identification sign on the old Esso pump
at Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.

Full shot of the Esso pump outside the
Heritage Farm Park in Walkersville, Maryland.

"Happy Motoring!"

Rosebud Salve Company (Woodsboro, Maryland)

The Rosebud Salve Company, a soap manufacturing company in Woodsboro, Maryland is known for their mail-order soap products.  The company has been operating out of the same building for over 121 years.

Panorama of the Rosebud Salve Company headquarters in
Woodsboro, Maryland.  The company was established in 1895.

Ordinary street shot of the Rosebud Salve Company headquarters
in Woodsboro, Maryland.

"Home of Rosebud Salve" sign, painted on the side of the
Rosebud Salve Company building in Woodsboro, Maryland.

Great Frederick Fair: Signs

Mid-90s "Always Coca-Cola" sign on one of the exhibition barns
at the Great Frederick Fair in Frederick, Maryland.

Pizza Alley Food stand at the Great Frederick Fair in Frederick, Maryland.

Close-up of Pizza Alley/Hot Pizza sign at the Great Frederick Fair in
Frederick, Maryland.

"Drinks" sign from the Pizza Alley stand at the Great Frederick Fair in
Frederick, Maryland.

Reithoffer "R" w/spokes from the large Ferris Wheel at the Great Frederick Fair
in Frederick, Maryland.

Close-up of "No Parking" sign at the Great Frederick Fair in
Frederick, Maryland.

McClellan Animal Hospital Sign & Pet Leash Advisory Sign

Back of McClellan Animal Hospital in Frederick, Maryland
(with generic "Animal Hospital" sign).

Close-up of McClellan "Animal Hospital" sign in Frederick, Maryland.

City of Frederick Pet Leash advisory sign (covered with stickers)
at Baker Park in Frederick, Maryland.

Baker Park Tower Star Sign & Tower Marker

The Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Carillon tower is located at Baker Park in the downtown section of Frederick, Maryland, which was erected in memory of Dill (who was a local resident) in 1941.  

For some time, the tower has had a lighted star sign, usually used for the winter holiday season.  Since this was photographed in September, it is still in place on top of the stone Carillon tower.

Wide shot of the Baker Park Carillon in Frederick, Maryland.

Baker Park Holiday/Christmas star sign on top of the Carillon tower in Frederick, Maryland.

Baker Park Holiday/Christmas star sign (from another view) on top of the Carillon Tower in Frederick, Maryland.

Sepia "Docs In The Park" Baker Park Bell Tower signpost in Frederick, Maryland.

Old Coca-Cola Sign at Brownie's Garage- Walkersville, Maryland

Here is a Coca-Cola (circa 1970s) sign at Brownie's Auto Garage in Walkersville, Maryland (with the company's signature spencerian script and Dynamic Ribbon logo).  Not only does it advertise Coca-Cola, it also advertises Brownie's Auto Garage.

There were many Coke signs that local businesses used from coast-to-coast from the 1970s to the 1980s.  Unfortunately, many of these signs have disappeared in recent years.

Wide shot of the Brownie's Garage/Coca-Cola (circa 1970s)
sign in Walkersville, Maryland.

Brownie's Garage/Coca-Cola (circa 1970s) sign near power lines
in Walkersville, Maryland.

Brownie's Garage/Coca-Cola (circa 1970s, in red sepiatone) sign
in Walkersville, Maryland.

Close-up of Coca-Cola sign (circa 1970s) in Walkersville, Maryland.

Enjoy!

Vintage Signs at Johnsville Auction House- Part II

Here are some more signs- photographed at the Johnsville Auction House in Union Bridge, Maryland.

Vintage Gene's Auto Service sign (circa early 1950s)
and Coca-Cola metal sign (circa early 1960s).

Close-up of Gene's Auto Service sign.

Close-up of early 1960s Coca-Cola metal signboard- a "sign of good taste."

That's all for now- be on the lookout for more vintage (and modern) signage!

Vintage Signs at Johnsville Auction House

During the Labor Day weekend, I went to the Johnsville Auction House in Union Bridge, Maryland to photograph some vintage signs that were available on the auction block.  Here's a sampling of several vintage signs.

Front entrance of the Johnsville Auction House with various vintage
signs, located in the town Union Bridge, Maryland.

Vintage sign for Dietrich & Gambrill, Inc., a grain/feed processing
company that had plants in Frederick, Maryland and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
According to the website MillPictures.com, Dietrich & Gambrill's
downtown Frederick plant was located on Carroll Street.

Vintage "Geo. D. Jones Coal" sign outside of the Johnsville Auction House
in Union Bridge, Maryland.

Vintage Piedmont Cigarettes sign outside of the
Johnsville Auction House in Union Bridge, Maryland.
Don't smoke!

Stay tuned for Part II of vintage signs from the Johnsville Auction House.   Be sure to follow (and subscribe) to "Vintage Sign-O-Rama!"

Welcome!

Welcome to my new photography project blog for Photography III at Hood College, titled "Sign-O-Rama: A Collection of Vintage/Modern Signs and Architecture."  Here is the first set of photographs in this project:

Vintage Woodsboro Liquors Sign 

Vintage neon "Liquors" sign outside of Woodsboro Liquors in
Woodsboro, Maryland.

Vintage T.R. Saylor Hardware Storefront (w/Kem-Tone Paint window sign)

Storefront of the now-defunct T.R. Saylor/True Value Hardware
store in Walkersville, Maryland (with vintage Kem-Tone Paint
window sign).  The store closed its doors in the Summer of 2015.

Kem-Tone Paint Sign (Angled Close-Up)

Angled close-up of the vintage Kem-Tone Paint sign in the window of
the former T.R. Saylor/True Value Hardware store in Walkersville,
Maryland.  According to the American Chemical Society, Kem-Tone
was a brand of interior paint made by Sherwin-Williams. 

To all subscribers/readers who have stumbled across this new blog, thanks for coming!  Be on the lookout for more photographs of vintage/modern signs and buildings.  

All the best,
Chris Hamby
Senior, Hood College (and classic film blog writer/creator of "Silver Screen Reflections")
@chrishambyfilms