An essay/review consisting of: a too-long introduction; a half-resolved quest; assembly and observations about the puzzle; and maybe, just maybe, something thought-provoking [5350 words; 27 pictures]
Wow. Your pursuit of the information you sought is impressive! I think posters promoting British Columbia are grand subjects for jigsaw puzzles. I'm pleased that you gave some recognition to the Salish Sea. Your photographs accompanying this essay are great. I think I'd like to own one of those DeSotos. Also, seeing today's puzzle in various stages of completion was fun.
Thanks, Greg. The poster image inspired me to spend more time looking into its history than I ever expected. I have a lot of clues that I didn't cover because this write-up was already too long as it is. When I look at the generic cat in the poster/puzzle I still suspect that it is a '46 rather than a '47 because it doesn't have wrap-around bumpers that were all the rage by that year. One possibility is that the litho was made in '46 but, government being government, the advertising campaign was in 1947.
Wow. Your pursuit of the information you sought is impressive! I think posters promoting British Columbia are grand subjects for jigsaw puzzles. I'm pleased that you gave some recognition to the Salish Sea. Your photographs accompanying this essay are great. I think I'd like to own one of those DeSotos. Also, seeing today's puzzle in various stages of completion was fun.
Thanks, Greg. The poster image inspired me to spend more time looking into its history than I ever expected. I have a lot of clues that I didn't cover because this write-up was already too long as it is. When I look at the generic cat in the poster/puzzle I still suspect that it is a '46 rather than a '47 because it doesn't have wrap-around bumpers that were all the rage by that year. One possibility is that the litho was made in '46 but, government being government, the advertising campaign was in 1947.