Posts Tagged: vintage ads
Goodyear’s Flights of Fancy
Goodyear had bigger things in mind for their blimps after their service in WWII than to photograph sporting events. When it came to post-war promises in America, the sky was the limit. Picture your post-war self cruising to Paris in
Goodyear’s Flights of Fancy
Goodyear had bigger things in mind for their blimps after their service in WWII than to photograph sporting events. When it came to post-war promises in America, the sky was the limit. Picture your post-war self cruising to Paris in
Cruising Into Retirement
Mid-century America was the golden age for the golden years. As the baby boomers grew up living out the suburban American Dream of plenty, it was assumed we would eventually cruise comfortably into easy retirement just as our grandparents and
Cruising Into Retirement
Mid-century America was the golden age for the golden years. As the baby boomers grew up living out the suburban American Dream of plenty, it was assumed we would eventually cruise comfortably into easy retirement just as our grandparents and
Time Tested Tips To Land a Job
A crackerjack resume can only take you so far. In a rough economy, opportunity knocks few times these days. Too many folks are seeking jobs and competition is keen. So it is important to make every asset count. To help
Time Tested Tips To Land a Job
A crackerjack resume can only take you so far. In a rough economy, opportunity knocks few times these days. Too many folks are seeking jobs and competition is keen. So it is important to make every asset count. To help
JFK’s Inauguration: A Colorful Account
January 20, 1961-The Day a Black and White World Changed to Color I was proud as a peacock. The year was 1961. John F. Kennedy was the first president I ever saw sworn in on television and I got to
JFK’s Inauguration: A Colorful Account
January 20, 1961-The Day a Black and White World Changed to Color I was proud as a peacock. The year was 1961. John F. Kennedy was the first president I ever saw sworn in on television and I got to
Keeping Hope Alive
Gun Violence R.I.P. In July 1969, a full-page ad in the Sunday NY Times posed a request to the American public: Hold onto this page for 1 year and hope and pray it ended. The hopeful ad appeared one year
Keeping Hope Alive
Gun Violence R.I.P. In July 1969, a full-page ad in the Sunday NY Times posed a request to the American public: Hold onto this page for 1 year and hope and pray it ended. The hopeful ad appeared one year
Memories of the Mid-Century Flu Outbreak
As the U.S. finds itself in the worst flu epidemic in years, I take a look back to the winter of 1957 when the Asiatic Flu terrorized the nation, and hit close to home. 1957 was a gloomy winter; as
Memories of the Mid-Century Flu Outbreak
As the U.S. finds itself in the worst flu epidemic in years, I take a look back to the winter of 1957 when the Asiatic Flu terrorized the nation, and hit close to home. 1957 was a gloomy winter; as
The Cold Wars: Nothing to Sneeze At
As obsessed as my mid-century father was with the Cold War, my mother was equally concerned about the war on colds. To each end they were constantly on alert for unseen, unknown, camouflaged enemies ready to insinuate themselves into our
The Cold Wars: Nothing to Sneeze At
As obsessed as my mid-century father was with the Cold War, my mother was equally concerned about the war on colds. To each end they were constantly on alert for unseen, unknown, camouflaged enemies ready to insinuate themselves into our
Back to The Future Pt.III Retro Tech for the Suburbs
Leisure in the Suburbs The future suburbanite as envisioned by mid-century ad men would have a life of unparalleled ease. The future of the past was populated with robotic like contractions that would take care of all the hard work.
Back to The Future Pt.III Retro Tech for the Suburbs
Leisure in the Suburbs The future suburbanite as envisioned by mid-century ad men would have a life of unparalleled ease. The future of the past was populated with robotic like contractions that would take care of all the hard work.
Back To The Future Pt II Retro Tech
While thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2013 getting under way today, I take a look back at the future technological wonders we dreamed about for the post war years.
Back To The Future Pt II Retro Tech
While thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2013 getting under way today, I take a look back at the future technological wonders we dreamed about for the post war years.
Back To The Future
A better life in the future is in effect the promise made by all advertising. Beginning in the dark days of the Depression and accelerated during the War years, many American business adopted the future as an explicit leitmotif in
Back To The Future
A better life in the future is in effect the promise made by all advertising. Beginning in the dark days of the Depression and accelerated during the War years, many American business adopted the future as an explicit leitmotif in
Envisioning The American Dream 