Pink Box

Pink BoxSigns (6)

The giant donut on the roof, the pink box, neon, the number on the window. All free to use — licence and photographer under each one, and the page it came from is a click away.

5 pictures across 6 genres.

Mr. Spudnut and the mascots

The cartoon characters donut companies used to sell themselves in the middle of the twentieth century. the whole piece →

No picture on file yet for this one.

Neon and the lit sign

Signs that advertise by light: a neon ring, a lit arrow, a plastic panel with DONUTS in red, and the hot sign that says the fryer is going. the whole piece →

Title: Donut shop neon sign on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California
Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.
Notes: Title, date, and keywords provided by the pho
Title: Donut shop neon sign on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California Physic — Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Great neon sign. They have great donuts too!
Great neon sign. They have great donuts too! — Jazz Guy from New Jersey, United States, CC BY 2.0

The Anthora cup

The blue-and-white paper coffee cup with a Greek meander border and the words "We Are Happy To Serve You", designed for New York's Greek-run coffee shops. the whole piece →

No picture on file yet for this one.

The donut on the roof

Oversize donuts built on or around Southern California shops to catch drivers: roadside novelty architecture, most of it from the decade after the Second World War. the whole piece →

Bellflower Bagels
Bellflower Bagels — Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0
Title: Big Do-Nut Drive-in, Inglewood, California
Physical description: 1 photograph : color transparency ;  35 mm (slide format).

Notes: Forms part of: John Margolies Roadside America photograph arc
Title: Big Do-Nut Drive-in, Inglewood, California Physical description: 1 photograph : col — John Margolies, Public domain

The hand-lettered board

The menu written by hand — on card, on a whiteboard, on the glass — and updated by writing over it. the whole piece →

No picture on file yet for this one.

The pink box

The matte pink paperboard box a dozen donuts go into: the most recognisable object in the American trade, and the cheapest. the whole piece →

American donuts in red box closeup.
American donuts in red box closeup. — Nenad Stojkovic, CC BY 2.0
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