1952 Newborn Cuddle
Mid-century nursery showing mom and newborn baby and pink bassinet.
Category: Family
1952 Nightgown Story
A look at moms and mid-century mornings.
1963 Cowboy Kids
Boys shooting toy pistols when life was less politically-correct.
1963 Ivory Baby
Dual purpose ad for Ivory soap showing adorable baby and copy that reads, Your skin needs Ivory’s special purity justContinue Reading
1959 Daisies and Pony Tails
Another mid-century mom and daughter ad from 1959 showing a happy trio.
1963 Piano Lessons
Cute ad from 1963 for Baldwin Organs showing a little boy practicing piano.
1963 The Swellest Sisters
A big sister serves waffles to her siblings in this 1963 Aunt Jemima ad.
1958 Mom and Daughters in White
This beautifully-styled ad showing a mom in a starched-white dress reading to her two daughters on a white filigree bed appearedContinue Reading
1959 Mom and Daughters
Bluebell sportswear ad from 1959 showing a mom and her 2 daughters wearing crops while making a cake.
1964 – Make Your Husband Smile
Brazilian Coffee ad from 1964 giving advice to the Newlywed wife.
1959 – Money Troubles
1959 young married woman seeks help from an advice columnist about money troubles.
1950 Back to School Clothes
From the August 1950 issue of Today’s Woman magazine, cowboys, sailors, and football players help give back-to-school clothes shopping adviceContinue Reading
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