I was looking around for a free resource to uncover old ads and print samples of the time period in which my dad and I model, and I discovered the world of archived newspapers in Google!
If you head over to books.google.com, you’ll not only be able to find some really current books to read, but you’ll be able to search through the archives of old newspapers and magazines that they’ve worked to archive for your research purposes!
We think this is such a cool way to be able to see the different types of products available at the time, things that were happening politically during the time period you’re modeling and to get some inspiration if you’re looking to create some custom artwork for your building signs, advertisements in your city and for printed posters you might see around your city.
Many of these old papers are PACKED full of old artwork that let’s you see the old fonts, styles, and messages on advertisements that existed during your time period.
Have you used any free archive tools to research any old newspapers or publications to uncover information about your model railroad?
You might be working with a more modern time-period, but there is a plethora of information in free government and organization archives right at your fingertips!
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