1950s
Chubbettes
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 02, 2014 -
Comments (9)
Category: Fashion, Advertising, Children, 1950s, Obesity
Quacks and Nostrums
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 01, 2014 -
Comments (3)
Category: Frauds, Cons and Scams, Medicine, PSA’s, 1950s
Lunchroom Manners
Posted By: Paul - Sat Sep 27, 2014 -
Comments (7)
Category: Education, Food, PSA’s, Children, 1950s
Money in Hamsters!
One of those vintage ads that promised easy money by starting a home animal-breeding program, such as raising giant frogs. I wonder if anyone who responded to one of these ads ever did end up making money from the hamsters or frogs. Source: Popular Mechanics, 1950
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 17, 2014 -
Comments (11)
Category: Animals, 1950s
Fire Maidens of Outer Space
Wikipedia entry here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 17, 2014 -
Comments (5)
Category: Aliens, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1950s, Dance
Midget Wrestling
I don't follow contemporary wrestling, but some cursory googling seems to reveal that there are still "little people" active in the sport.
But nothing like these glory days, I imagine...
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 07, 2014 -
Comments (2)
Category: Little People, Wrestling, 1950s, Europe
Honk-O-Bag
Please nominate a celebrity from 2014 that you would like to see modeled in punching-bag format.
Original ad here. (Page 13)
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 05, 2014 -
Comments (8)
Category: Celebrities, Toys, Violence, 1950s
O Dreamland
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 03, 2014 -
Comments (6)
Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Movies, Avant Garde, 1950s
“Infinite O’Clock” by Ken Nordine
More on the artist.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 01, 2014 -
Comments (3)
Category: Dreams and Nightmares, Music, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1950s
Destination Earth
Mars needs petroleum byproducts!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 21, 2014 -
Comments (5)
Category: Aliens, Business, Advertising, Products, Motor Vehicles, Politics, 1950s
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