Robert Swanson's photos with the keyword: humor

Modern Add, Old Product

29 Mar 2025 9 8 51
The Sunday Challenge wanted us to create advertisements, so here it is. The inset image is a very old advertisement for Quaker Oats (more than 100 years old). I just added some wording to enhance the ad a little bit. The logo is quite old: "The original 1877 logo featured a full-length sketch of a Quaker man in black and white holding a scroll with “pure” written on it. In 1956 Jim Nash adjusted this image to be just of the Quaker man from the shoulders up, also in black and white. This version of the logo only lasted a year before being added some color by Harold Sundblond (most famously known for his Coca-Cola Santa Claus illustrations). This featured the Quaker man in full color within a yellow-rimmed oval. The oval sits in a red rectangle with a navy rectangle below featuring the words “Quaker” written in white. " In 1915, Quaker "offered a cereal box premium .... Buyers could send in one dollar and a cutout of the “Quaker Man” in exchange for a double boiler to cook their oatmeal with." Image created with GIMP.

Kettle Falls Welcome Sign (H.A.N.W.E.)

30 Jan 2023 13 4 343
When you enter the nice town of Kettle Falls, you see this sign. Apparently everyone is friendly EXCEPT the one grouch. Image processed with GIMP A photo of the VIsitors Center: www.ipernity.com/doc/2543754/51755918

Luna Park at Night (HFF)

12 May 2020 41 25 829
We were entering Sydney Harbor at night, and the sights were remarkable. The illuminated sign for Luna Park is famous, and well worth a picture. (Some people thinks it's kinda creepy) For the Sunday Challenge, this is very definitely a "type" of architecture. Note the towers on the sides of the face, they look very much like the Chrysler Building in New York. Taken with the Nikon D700 at high ISO. More photos at: swansongrp.com/oz2016/sydney_entrance.html and swansongrp.com/P/p/night_narrative/index.html

Complaints Department Run by Ted (tm)

26 Jan 2020 3 1 454
We helped park RV's during the Winnebago rally. We decided that Ted should run the Complaints Department.