Here is another Buzzy keepsake that I recently found going thru some old files and papers of his. It is the October 1924 edition of the National Geographic. As you know, Buzzy was born in October 1924 and again my assumption is that someone must have given him this copy to commemorate the month and year of his birth.
Looking over the contents of the magazine brought back memories of how when I was a youngster I used to thumb through National Geographics looking for all those photos of topless native ladies in far away places. (Now that I think about it, maybe that’s where I got my first interest in and desire to travel the world!)
Well, there were no naked ladies in this October 1924 issue unless you count female goldfish:
Of more interest to me than the articles were the advertisements from back then. (Turns out that there are folks who actually collect old ads that were featured in National Geo (click here.)
Here are a couple ad pages I copied from Buzzy’s 10/24 issue:
As you would expect, there were lots of travel ads but only a few car ads. Here is one that caught my eye just because of the clever headline:
Texaco found a way to combine both travel and automobiles in this ad:
I know it is tough to read the Texaco text, so here is a better copy of it:
Ah yes, that Texaco Motor Oil with that good, clean, golden color. (Sounds more like a beer advertisement doesn’t it?)
Mumford and Sons featuring some excellent National Geographic cinematography: