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Month: February 2017


Feb
2017

Vintage Photos of Best Friends 1930s-1950s

categories: vintage images, Vintage Photo Tuesday

BFF’s, Best Friends Forever, we all had/have them and documenting them in photos has been an important way to remember those good times. Today’s Vintage Photo Tuesday will showcase some of those friendships from the 1930s-1950s.

1940s vintage image of 2 women laughing in 1940s dresses and stunning 1940s Hairstyles.
Source: Etsy- EphemeraObscura

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Vintage Photos of Friends 1930s-1950s

Wild times at the cabin! 1950s vintage photo of friends enjoying some time at the cottage.

1950s vintage image of friends in the summer having fun together in 1950s summer fashions.
Source: Etsy- iloveyoumorephotos

1940s Photo of 3 women sunbathing, and having girl talk. Love the fashions!

1940s vintage image of women sunbathing in 1940s swimsuits
Source: Etsy- iloveyoumorephotos

1940s photo of 3 young Black Women laying against a rock taking in the view of the top of a waterfall. Cute vintage hairstyles!

1940s photo of 3 young Black Women laying against a rock taking in the view of the top of a waterfall.

Source: Etsy

Building a sailor snowman goes quicker when you have an extra sets of hands. 1950s Photo.

1950s vintage photo of women with sailor snowman
Source: Etsy- iloveyoumorephotos

It’s your birthday! 1940s vintage image of 2 girls celebrating a birthday in the winter. How cute are they?!

Further Reading: Vintage Winter Images: 1920s-1960s

1940s vintage image of 2 women celebrating a birthday in the winter in 1940s fashions and 1940s hairstyles.
Source: Etsy- iloveyoumorephotos

1950s Photo of friends enjoying a drink at a formal event. Fantastic 1950s Dresses on our stylish ladies.

1950s Photo of friends enjoying a drink at a formal event. Fantastic 1950s Dresses on our stylish Black ladies.

Source: eBay

Downhill skiing is always more fun when done with you best buddy. Circa 1930’s.

1930s vintage image of 2 men holding skiis and in ski outfits.
Source: Etsy-ChicEtChoc

Mmmmm Ice Cream with Friends for the win (1940’s).

1940s vintage image of children enjoying ice cream.
Source: Etsy-girlcatdesign

1940’s friends enjoying a catch-up and a laugh on a park bench.

1940s vintage image of women sitting on a bench in 1940s fashions.
Source: Etsy-ChicEtChoc

Boys and their car (1930’s photo of young men hanging out with their car).

Further Reading: Vintage Photo Tuesday: ‘Hanging Out With The Car’ Edition

1930s vintage image of men with their car in 1930s fashions. 1930s College Men.
Source: Etsy-RenascenceVintage

Laughter keeps you young. Aren’t you just itching to know what the joke is? I know I am. 1940s photo.

1940's vintage image of older women laughing together.
Source: Etsy-RenascenceVintage

Good friends stick together thru thick and…..tons of kids (1960’s). All I can hear in my head when I look at this photo is the men going…. “Are we done yet?” lol!

1960s Photo: Original Vintage Polaroid Photograph Snapshot Men Sitting on Couch Holding Baby Boys & Girl Toddlers
Source: Etsy-RenascenceVintage

Shuffleboard! 1950s ladies with a young boy in fantastic 1950s dresses.

1950s vintage photo people playing shuffleboard
Source: Etsy- iloveyoumorephotos

One’s BFF does not always have to be the human kind. This pretty woman from the 1930’s is enjoying a moment with her cat friend.

Further Reading: Vintage Photo Tuesday: Pets & Their Owners

1930s vintage image of a women in a 1930s dress with a cat
Source: Etsy-RenascenceVintage

Beach day with doggy pal (Great beach style as well!). 1940s Photo.

Our lovely lady is wearing a cute 1940s Turban. Interested in how to get that look? Then make sure you check out my blog post “Vintage Guide to 1940s Hair Accessories“.

1940s vintage image of woman on the beach with dog in a playsuit and 1940s turban.
Source: Etsy-maclancy

Hope you enjoyed this week’s Vintage Photo Tuesday, it was a blast looking thru all these images online. I might need to do a part 2 sometime soon as there was just way to many images to choose from.

Have a great day!

Liz


Feb
2017

The 1940’s Celebrity Vintage Ads of Royal Crown Cola

categories: Vintage Advertising

Did you know…..Royal Crown Cola (Created in 1909) used to be one of the most innovative companies in the beverage industry? It came out with the first canned soda, the first caffeine-free soda, and the first 16-ounce soda. It was the first to take diet cola mainstream, and the first to stage nationwide taste tests (Source).

BUT due to lack of strong marketing skills (compared to Coke and Pepsi) and a diet cola ingredient controversy in the 1960’s, RC became a back burner cola to the big names.

Today’s post is going to feature some of the 1940’s advertising that RC Cola created when it decided to invest money into print and television ads, hiring stars like Bing Crosby, Joan Crawford and Shirley Temple, to state “You Bet RC Tastes Best!”.

RC Cola Tastes Best

1940’s Celebrity Vintage Ads of Royal Crown Cola

RC Cola must have paid a pretty penny to have Betty Grable in their ad. At this time, Betty’s famous “Pin-up” image was in every soldiers hands, launching her into super stardom. -1940’s vintage ad.

1940s Vintage Ad for RC Cola featuring Betty Grable in this vintage food ad. Betty is shown in various illustrations drinking Royal Crown Cola.

Anne Baxter (lets take a moment to admire her hair and dress in this ad…wow!).

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring Anne Baxter as the celebrity on the ad wearing an outstanding 1940s ad.

The Little Rascals-1941 vintage ad. “Our Gang’s voted in a new member…Royal Crown Cola!”

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring the Little Rascals.

Gene Tierney-1945 vintage ad. You can see Gene in “A Bell for Adaho”. Fantastic 1940s swimsuit!

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring Gene Tierney in a 1940s swimsuit holding an RC Cola.
Source: Flickr

“I prefer Royal Crown Cola anytime – winter or summer”.

This same goes for when Gary Cooper says drink the cola.

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring Gary Cooper in a cabin drinking the soda.

Rita Hayworth, star of “Gilda” agrees that RC Tastes best!

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring Rita Hayworth in a 1940s evening gown holding a Royal Crown Cola.

Good old Bing Crosby and his horse, in their vintage ad. You can see Bing in “Road to Utopia”.

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring Bing Crosby and a horse.
Source: Flickr

Hot Lips Page probably drinks an RC Cola before every show!

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring Hot Lips Page and his orchestra.

Paulette Goddard, took the taste test and she picked Royal Crown Cola! Great two piece summer outfit Paulette.

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring Paulette Goddard in a two piece 1940s top and shorts and platform shoes. See Paulette in "Duffy's Tavern".

Even Skating Champs like Sonja Henie love the taste. Cute hair flower!

1940s vintage ad for Royal Crown Cola featuring Sonja Jenie in a 1940s dress, hair flower and wearing her skates.

And that my friends is the end of today’s sampling of images because this post could go on and on for days (they used a lot of celebrities during this time period). For my last request, I will encourage you to read this super interesting post on the History of RC Cola by Metal Flosses, HERE (it’s very informative).

Question Time: Have you tried RC Cola? Do you love it? Is it truly better than the big names as many people state? I don’t know if we can get it in Canada but I’m going to take a look.

FURTHER READING: Vintage Advertising 1920s – 1960s (Archived Blog Posts)

Thanks for stopping by!

Liz