Roger Wilkerson, The Suburban Legend!

Fun With The Mid-Century Everyman!

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B&O Railroad Steam Engine - 1954 - Photograph by Hans Marx, Baltimore Sun.

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Christmas Deer

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1962 Kennedy Christmas Card

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Sledding

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Santa Claus, circa 1961.

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San Francisco Yacht Harbor - December 1953.

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Hey you're back. I'm glad, as I love your blog. Merry Christmas !!

Thank you! Happy to be posting on a semi-regular basis again and Merry Christmas to you as well!

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Just an Old-Fashioned Holiday

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Jell-O Santa Claus - detail from 1956 ad.

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Santa Claus Soaky 1962

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Christmas Trees - 1961

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Coffee Break, detail from 1948 Maxwell House Coffee ad.

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Floating Christmas Tree

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Hello and Happy Holidays

Hope everyone is doing well. While I can’t guarantee that I’ll be posting on a regular basis, I am going to make a concerted effort to at least not let this page go dormant. Thanks for all the love over the years, it has been genuinely appreciated.

Regards, Roger

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Trimming the Tree by George Hughes. Detail from cover December 24, 1949 Saturday Evening Post.

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A man may be known by the tree he trims… which one are you?  Detail from 1950 Hunter’s Whiskey ad.

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Time to break out this old favorite...

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Reindeer