amylsacks' photos
Chromcraft Furniture Ad, 1947
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Dorothy Kilgallen and Angela Lansbury dated the same guy back then.
From the April issue of The Ladies Home Journal ..
Heinz Ketchup Booklet, c1958 (8)
Heinz Ketchup Booklet, c1958 (7)
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After watching The Courtship of Eddie's Cabbage , we can kick back with some, er...
Heinz Ketchup Booklet, c1958 (6)
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As for the smoldering rivalries amongst our friends in the vegetable kingdom, I think I'd rather not know the details.
Heinz Ketchup Booklet, c1958 (5)
Heinz Ketchup Booklet (4), c1958
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...And the Mexican guy isn't being depicted fast asleep next to a cactus. I'll take what I can get.
Heinz Ketchup Booklet (3), c1958
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Our food has garlic in it! And chili powder (next page)! We're living on the edge now, America!
At least for once, the Hawaiian lady isn't dancing for a boggling flock of pale tourists...
Heinz Ketchup Booklet (2), c1958
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It took real guts to use this slogan at the height of Cold War I (as opposed to the one we're living in now [grumble].)
Heinz Ketchup Booklet (1), c1958
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"For Variety-- Cook with KETCHUP!"
"It's Red Magic!'
From a 24-page promo published by the Heinz Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.
(Originally posted to flickr on April 4th, 2011.)
"It's Done With Scarves," 1950
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All these costumes look hasty and awkward, but that attempt at a Spider-Woman reboot is particularly bad. :P
From the May issue of Family Circle
Lipton Soup Ad, c1958
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Just what you'll need for your Vegetable Soup Cheesy-Butter, your Chicken Noodle Soup Slices, and your Onion-Green Pea Pastry. Yeah!
Smith's Cornish Hen Ad, c1955 (2)
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I wish they hadn't rendered the chicken so it looks like it's got 5 O'Clock shadow. o_0
Smith's Cornish Hen Ad, c1955 (1)
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Sprinkling that magic powder to summon the Rooster God!
Front and back of a 2-section pamphlet.
Pabco Floor Covering Ad, 1948
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You know that even back then, only about 50 people could afford a custom job like that one up top.
From the April issue of Better Homes & Gardens .
"Here A Chick..." Crafts Ad, 1954
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Speaking of scary: that poor bird is mixing up batter for its own Sunday frying! o_0
From the February issue of Everywoman's magazine.
Dodge Automobile Ad, 1953
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I don't remember what month this was. But since Dad is headless we'll pretend it came out in October! o_0
Nabisco Cookie Ad (2), 1962
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You have to stand atop a really sturdy stepladder and have perfect posture to get it this nice and even for the photographer.
(Originally posted to flickr on April 7th, 2011.)
Nabisco Cookie Ad (1), 1962
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The shining majesty of-- PURE CHOCOLATE!
(Originally posted to flickr on April 7th, 2011.)

















