If you want to get a glimpse of life in the early 20th century, just look at advertisements from the era. These vintage ads were printed at a time before “Mad Men” and the Golden Age of Advertising, and often used hand-drawn illustrations, a focus on modernity, and patriotic sentiments to appeal to consumers. The following ads, which span over two decades from 1914 to 1939, are a telling depiction of life in America at the time. Oh, and they might make you want to buy Listerine toothpaste or Cracker Jacks, too.
1. Colgate Shaving Stick (1914)
2. Cracker Jack Baseball Cards (1915)
3. U.S. Navy (1915)
4. Interwoven Socks (1920s)
5. Comet Rice (1921)
6. Mystikum Parfum (1925)
7. Roosevelt Five-Passenger Sedan (1929)
8. Ivory Soap (1931)
9. Buick (1933)
10. Kenwood Mills (1939)
11. Gary Cooper in ‘Beau Geste’ (1939)
12. Listerine Toothpaste (1939)
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