Garry Moore, narrator of The Right Man (a show about past American presidential campaigns which aired prior to the 1960 election), wearing “headgear suggesting the days of Abe Lincoln (stovepipe), Grover Cleveland (soft beaver), Teddy Roosevelt (Rough Rider model) and something that looks as if it might be a brown derby.”
Vintage newspaper ad for Shell gasoline with TCP, 1959, featuring illustrated cars so cute I could coo!
A vintage promotional Disneyland photo, circa 1960.
…she’s his favorite kind of gal.
See the way he cleans the plate
Those Christmas cookies are just great!
Many of us know a certain age vividly recall images like these from their childhoods. This, and others like it, was found in one of advertising traditions of Reddy Kilowatt, the annual Christmas cookbook.
Thanks, Jiffy Sew, for making sewing a nearly lost skill.
An ad for Marineland in the December 25, 1959 to January 1, 1960 issue of This Week in Los Angeles.
It’s the look on her face that says volumes. Does Ruth really love these dolls? I don’t think so. …Or maybe Ruth just isn’t my friend. Another page from a 1930 Billy & Ruth catalog.
A vintage cartoon advertisement for Coca-Cola used in theatre programs; circa 1960.
It’s a sad day indeed when a girl goes from dreaming of Shetland ponies to Shetland floor cleaners.
Ad found in Good Housekeeping, May 1961.
Vintage ad for ARMCO, featuring the steelmark which would become the Steelers logo; Good Housekeeping, May 1961.
