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My History Fix

the Fun Side of History!

Advertising

What better lens is there to view the changing times through than advertising? No matter the subject, ads and marketing will always express the zeitgeist.
So, enjoy a stroll back in time via fun, vintage print ads, signage, promotional giveaways and more!

14th Oct 2016FORTUNE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION

Categories: Advertising, Books on My ShelfTags: 1930s, business, Fortune magazine, Great Depression

FORTUNE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION

19th Aug 2016DIETING WITH MAZOLA

Categories: Advertising, Books on My Shelf, FoodTags: diet, food marketing, lose weight, mazola, vintage diet

DIETING WITH MAZOLA

7th Jul 2016AUTO ADVERTISING IN 1920

Categories: Advertising, TransportationTags: 1920s, advertising, automobile, cole motor car, oakland, owen magnetic, premier, studebaker, stutz

AUTO ADVERTISING IN 1920

14th Apr 2016MAKEUP ADS

Categories: Advertising, FashionTags: 20th century makeup, Ann Blythe, Beverly Johnson, Brooke Shields, Cindy Crawford, Cover Girl, Cybill Shepherd, fads, Hollywood, Iman, Java, Jean Shrimpton, Jonteel, Kim Alexis, L.T. Piver, Lux, makeup, Max Factor, Maybelline, Merle Oberon, Ponds, Princess Pat, Revlon, Rigaud, Rita Hayworth, Tangee, Twiggy

MAKEUP ADS

1st May 2015VINTAGE FOOD ADS

Categories: Advertising, FoodTags: 7up, advertising, baby ruth, chiclets, coca-cola, cream of wheat, Food, grape nuts, heinz, Jell-O advertising, mazola, velveeta, vintage ads

VINTAGE FOOD ADS

19th Sep 20141930s MOVIE POSTERS…MMM! EYE CANDY!

Categories: Advertising, EntertainmentTags: 1930s, art, culture, design, films, motion pictures, movie posters, movies

1930s MOVIE POSTERS…MMM! EYE CANDY!

18th Apr 2014ROADSIDE EYE CANDY

Categories: Advertising, TransportationTags: advertising, mid-20th century, mid-century modern, neon, roadside, sign

ROADSIDE EYE CANDY

11th Apr 2014JELL-O SHOTS…FUN, ODD & CREEPY…

Categories: Advertising, FoodTags: Jell-O, Jell-O advertising, Jell-O trivia

JELL-O SHOTS…FUN, ODD & CREEPY…

17th Mar 20143 AMAZING VINTAGE GREEN JELL-O DISHES

Categories: Advertising, FoodTags: Food, Foodways, Jell-O, Jell-O Recipe, The Sixties, Vintage

3 AMAZING VINTAGE GREEN JELL-O DISHES

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