1952 – Milk and Summer Camp
Drink milk, grow strong, and kick butt at summer camp.
1950s and 1960s : Remember – Research – Revive
Drink milk, grow strong, and kick butt at summer camp.
Fizzy family magic on a hot day.
Over 30? No worries. Erase wrinkles with hormone cream.
Botany fabrics for the home sewer
White Stag bottoms are tops
Buy Listerine or die alone
The extinct practice of letter writing
A desire, a goal, and a prized possession.
The blog highlights mid-century love images, featuring Walter Skor’s illustration for Natalie Shipman’s 1952 short story, Experiment with Love, in McCalls magazine.
A 1952 Palmolive ad promotes beauty through gentle soap use, backed by scientific claims and results.
A 1952 ad for Ipana toothpaste features a smiling couple, promoting clean teeth and a classic mid-century love theme.
So much food. So little time.
A fun mid-century ad to help us welcome summer
This classic look was a lot of work in the 1950’s, but we love it today.













