Advertisements can tell us a lot about an era. The 1950s were a golden age in advertising, and incorporated catchy slogans, long paragraphs of copy, and idealized representations of an American lifestyle. From Zenith TVs to Ford Galaxies (and plenty of food products), these 17 ads from the 1950s clue us in to the products that captured Americans’ interests during the decade.
1. 7UP (1950s)
2. Green Giant Corn Niblets (1950s)
3. Wilson & Co. Mor (1950)
4. Sealtest Ice Cream (1950/1951)
5. Zenith TV (1951)
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6. American Kitchens (1951)
7. Howard Johnson’s (1951)
8. Hot Dawg Relish (1952)
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9. Cellophane (1953)
10. Ethyl Gasoline (1954)
11. Spry Ground Beef (1954)
12. Texaco Sky Chief Gasoline (1955)
13. Lockheed Super Constellation (1956)
14. Franco-American Macaroni (1956)
15. Kraft Swiss Cheese (1956)
16. Cheerios (1956)
17. Ford Galaxie (1959)
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