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Description: 1960s logo from the Air America club in Vientiane, Laos, one of the hubs for the airline. The airlines used for covert activity by the CIA in Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and China.

Description: C. 1905 French advertisement for ' The Parisian Strap '. The ad depicting a showgirl pulling on a gentleman's suspender strap while a monkey pulls on the man's sock garters. The ad reads " Is assured of a long life because it is made of rubber filler. " and " Hard Cure para Fin, in new flexible fabrics " and finally " Quality item at reasonable prices ".

Description: 1930's luggage label from Miami Beach, " The Riviera of America ". Bright sunlit view of people enjoying the beach and warm weather.

Description: Late 19th century trade card advertising the ' Boston Tea Company ' of Boston, Massachusetts. The card depicting two Chinese ladies playing musical instruments.

Description: Late 1940's luggage label from Miami Beach, Florida depicting beachgoers, palm trees and sunshine.

Description: Early 1930's Japanese advertisement from a matchbook label for ' Cafe Tengoku '. The ad depicting a society lady with a smile on her face and a drink in her hand.

Description: Late 1920's ' Lady Brux ' Chocolate Covered Cherry label.

Description: Late 1940's luggage label from St. Augustine Florida, the " Oldest City in the U.S. ".

Description: C. 1900 label from a package of " Happy Thought " chewing tobacco. On the left of the label a run down dejected looking gent is titled ' before taking a chew '. On the right, a bright eyed, smiling gent which is titled ' After taking a chew'.

Description: 1950s bumper sticker from the GOP which reads " Thank Me, I Voted Republican ".

Description: C. 1900 Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman holding a lantern while taking a late night walk.

Description: From Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige's 19th century woodblock series ' The fifty three stations of the Tokaido Road '. The view depicting travelers ascending a snow covered hillside to the entrance of Kameyama Castle. The Tokaido road connected Tokyo to Kyoto with fifty three stations having been built along the road for travelers to rest.

Description: C. 1834 print by Japanese master Utagawa Hiroshige depicting the Hakone Pass in Hakone, Japan. In the lower right a long progression of travels are seen climbing the pass. In the mid and background are Lake Ashi and Mount Fuji.

Description: 1950s luggage label from the pre-Revolution ' Cubano ' Airlines of Cuba.

Description: 1930s advertisement for Japanese Imperial Airways which operated from 1938 to 1945.

Description: Late 1940s luggage label from Texas depicting a cowboy riding a bucking bronco.

Description: Late 1940's print from Taos, New Mexico depicting the famous Taos Pueblo adobe complex inhabited by Native Americans for centuries.

Description: Late 1940s luggage label from Holtville, California. ' The Carrot Capitol of the World '.

Description: 1940s luggage label from Miami Beach, Florida. The label depicting a woman relaxing under the shade of palm trees on Miami Beach.

Description: Late 1940s luggage label from Las Vegas, Neveda depicting a friendly cowboy saying ' Howdy Podner '.

Description: Late 1940s luggage label from Plymouth, Massachusetts depicting the famous ' Plymouth Rock '.

Description: Late 1940s print from Will Rogers Shrine on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Description: 1940s luggage label from Miami, Florida depicting a woman viewing the city skyline which is framed with bamboo and palm fronds.

Description: 1938 Print promoting the celebration of the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Description: 1941 promotion for the California State Fair held in the city of Sacramento.

Description: Vintage luggage label from Salt Lake City, Utah depicting the Temple.

Description: 1960's print from sunny California.

Description: Late 1940s print depicting Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota. An insert depicts ' The Needles ', Granite formations in the Black Hills of Custer State Park.

Description: Late 1940s luggage label depicting a couple exploring a forest of Redwoods in California.

Description: Late 1940s print from Georgia, ' The Peach State '.

Description: Late 1940s print promoting ' Florida's Beaches ' depicting six bikini clad girlfriends dancing on a warm Florida beach.

Description: Late 1940s print depicting a panorama of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. An insert to the left depicting the old Indian Watchtower

Description: C. 1915 print urging people to donate to their local Community Chest and declaring ' Time to Give '. The print depicting a brother and sister in need of help.

Description: 1938 print reminding Americans to help the country by buying American products and goods.

Description: C. 1910 print advertising the old Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway. The railway operated from 1885 to 1932 serving the communities of the Lake Ontario region to the center of Western Pennsylvania.

Description: Late 1940s luggage label from the Black Hills of South Dakota depicting a Bison.