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Stick em' Up. Wisconsin 1939

Stick em' Up. Wisconsin 1939

Toy gun fight, Boscobel, Wisconsin 1939

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Friddle's Barber. 1941

Friddle's Barber. 1941

Shenandoah Valley. The Valley State Employment Service is aiding in the tapping the skilled labor resources of the Valley. These signs have been widely distributed. This one is in the center of Harrisonburg

Vachon, John, 1914-1975, photographer

 

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1950's: Automobile Advertising in the Decade Of Mass Consumption

1950's: Automobile Advertising in the Decade Of Mass Consumption

Driven by consumerism, suburban expansion and a population surge fueled by the post war baby boom, the 1950's saw unprecedented growth in manufacturing. Supply shortages as a result of the war were no longer a hindrance and the newly opened flood gates, along with a booming economy, unleashed massive demand for products such as TVs, home appliances and most of all, automobiles. 

Registered automobiles went from 25 million in 1950 to 67 million in 1958 and by the end of the 1950's one in six working Americans was employed in the automobile industry. Automobiles transformed from a means of transportation to an extension of self. New, futuristic designs boasted large tailfins, excessive chrome, wrap around windshields and pronounced hood emblems. Automobile advertising in the 1950's coupled this new and futuristic school of automobile design with portrayals of a modern family still rooted in traditional family values.  We have compiled 20 of our favorite automobile advertisements from this time period.

 

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20 Incredibly Powerful and Creative Retro Gaming Ads

20 Incredibly Powerful and Creative Retro Gaming Ads

 

Mike Tyson's Punch Out - Nintendo 1987

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Intellivision 1982

E.T. - Atari 1982

 

 

X-Man - Gamex 1983

 

Megamania - Activision 1982

 

SNK - Neo-Geo

Tutankham - Parker Brothers 1982

Pac-Man / Galaxian - Coleco 1981

 

Nintendo - Total Action Gear

 

Lightboy - Nintendo 1989

 

Frogger - Sega 1981

 

Star Wars Jedi Arena - Parker Brothers 1983

Super Pac-Man - Namco 1982

Bad Dudes - Data East - Nintendo 1989

 

The Simpsons Bart vs. The Space Mutants - Sega 1991

 

Super Mario 2 - Mattel - Nintendo 1988

 

Nintendo Gear

 

Spy Hunter - Commodore 64 1984

 

World Wrestling - Tecmo - Nintendo 1989

 

Rush'n Attack - Konami - Nintendo 1985

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