This cliff faces the Potomac in Maryland Heights, an area just across the river from Harpers Ferry , West Virginia. Someone in the early 20th centry thought that it would be a great idea to paint an ad on the face of the cliff, forcing knowlege of his product on everyone in Harpers Ferry who dared to look across the river.
I think this is a hilarious remnant of a time when complicated names for products that did little were perfectly matched with large ads that defaced scenic landscapes. All that is missing is the song and dance of a less than repuatable door to door salesman.
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1 Jess // Nov 9, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Also, clearly this was an era when chemical=good. I don’t think these days many people would get excited about “borate talcum” as an ingredient in toilet powder.
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