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Follies of the Madmen #550
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 19, 2022 -
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Category: Fashion, Shoes, Advertising, Public Indecency, Twentieth Century
Nature’s air is best…
...for naked kite flying.I know times have changed, but even back in the 1930s this must have struck people as odd.
Saturday Evening Post - 1930s. Source: All-American Ads — 30s
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 15, 2022 -
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Category: Advertising, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #549
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 13, 2022 -
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Category: Family, Newspapers, Restaurants, Advertising, Comics, Junk Food, 1960s
American Airlines’s Luxury Fleet
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 02, 2022 -
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Category: Luxury, Elitism, Specialness, Indulgence and Pampering, Advertising, Air Travel and Airlines, 1970s
Grapefruit Diet Ad
"With success, comes class!"
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 26, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Fruit, Advertising, 1980s, Dieting and Weight Loss
How to fool a legman
"The legman is an artist."Maybe so, but the picture sure makes him look weird and creepy.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 22, 2022 -
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Category: Advertising, 1960s, Legs
Follies of the Madmen #547
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 17, 2022 -
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Category: Domestic, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Advertising, 1950s
Color photographs to fight crime
Use color film so you can see the blood better.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 16, 2022 -
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Category: Photography and Photographers, Advertising, 1950s, Blood
Follies of the Madmen #546
Many more images in this campaign here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 09, 2022 -
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Category: Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, Women, Twentieth Century
Betty Furness for Westinghouse
The weirdest thing about this commercial is the incredibly tiny waist of almost 40-year-old Betty Furness. I can't take my eyes off it.
NOTE: the first video runs slow, at least for me. Best to let it download entirely before hitting play.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 06, 2022 -
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Category: Body, Domestic, Television, Advertising, 1950s, Women, Natural Wonders
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