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Oct
2022

Vintage Thanksgiving Advertising

categories: Thanksgiving, Vintage Advertising

Thanksgiving in Canada is almost here and I’m looking forward to celebrating with my family. I can’t wait to eat pumpkin pie, turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and anything else that lands on my plate. I love it! But mostly being with family.

For today’s post I have put together some vintage Thanksgiving advertising from 1920s to 1950s for all of you to enjoy. Let’s begin!

1930s vintage magazine cover for Macleans Magazine featuring an older woman making pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.

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“Well, Mr. Turkey, you’ll have to share honors with RITZ this Thanksgiving”. 1940s ad for Ritz Crackers a product of National Biscuit Company.

1940s ad for Ritz Crackers a product of National Biscuit Company. Ilustration features a woman holding a Ritz cracker box and showcases the different things you can do with ritz crackers.

Source: eBay

1928 Diamond Walnuts ad. “What would Thanksgiving be without Walnuts?”.

1920s Vintage Ad: 1928 Diamond Walnuts ad. "What would Thanksgiving be without Walnuts?".

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1950s advertisement for Budweiser Beer. Bud goes perfect with turkey (“It’s Bound To Be BUD”).

1950s vintage ad for Budweiser Beer. Serve Budweiser at your Thanksgiving dinner. Illustration of a man drinking beer while his mother serves the turkey.

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Ham is equally as yummy as turkey on Thanksgiving (sorry to those who don’t eat meat). A 1948 Wilson’s Ham advertisement.

1940s vintage ad for Wilson's Ham for Thanksgiving - 1948. The illustration features a Turkey on a platter with

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Servel refrigerator ad 1948. Store your thanksgiving meals in the “stays slient-last longer” gas refrigerator.

1940s vintage ad for Servel refrigerator ad 1948. The GAS Refrigerator is perfect to hold your Thanksgiving meals. The ad illustration features

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“When It’s Turkey Time…it’s Canada Dry Time!”. I do enjoy a good Ginger Ale personally. Do you? -1950s advertisement.

1950s Vintage Ad for Canada Dry Ginger Ale-Enjoy at Thanksgiving time!

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1950s Bell Telephone Ad (a Canadian telecommunications company). “Happy Thought for Thanksgiving: Telephone the folks back home”.

1950s vintage ad for Bell Telephone. Call your folks on Thanksgiving. Illustration features a woman on the phone talking to her family.

Source: eBay

1953 Thanksgiving Poster for Jacronda Mfg Co.

Vintage Thanksgiving Advertisement: 1950s Children's Thanksgiving Poster, Jacronda Mfg. Co. from 1953. The illustration features two kids at the dinner table with a turkey.

Source: Etsy-VintagePosterUK

“Let’s Talk Turkey” “Adam Shirts for Thanksgiving and everday”. 1950s ad.

1950s vintage ad for Adam Shirts perfect for Thanksgiving and everyday. 1950s mens fashion.

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Lucky Strike Cigarettes 1950s ad. “Thanksgiving is a delightful day for turkeys and the like – But you will have a happy time if you smoke Lucky Strike!”

1950s vintage ad for Lucky strike Cigarettes for enjoying on Thanksgiving. Illustration features a woman holiding a pumpkin by a turkey with a cigarette in hand.

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“Serve 7 Turkeys for Thanksgiving!!! ONE on a Platter… and Six made from Cranberry Sauce!.” Get it? There are 6 in the SHAPE of a turkey? HA! Vintage Ocean Spray Cranberry 1940s ad.

1940s vintage ad for Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce. Thanksgiving Turkey's & Cranberry sauce go hand in hand.

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Coca Cola Thanksgiving Commercial from the 1950s (video link).

Thanks for dropping by! This Thanksgiving I’m thankful for all of my readers. It’s been a fun 10 years of blogging so far!

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Liz


Sep
2022

Vintage Photos of Life at Palm Beach Junior College 1940s & 1950s

categories: 1940s, 1950's, Back to School, vintage images, Vintage Photo Tuesday

I am a big fan of browsing images and other materials (like vintage yearbooks) of what life was like in colleges and universities in the 1930s-1960s. In fact I have a growing collection of blog posts on the subject and I’m about to add one more….Life at Palm Beach Junior College in the 1940s & 1950s.

I found these photos while browsing the ‘Internet Archive‘ and they were so fun to look at that I knew I had to share them here. So let’s begin!

1950s vintage photo of student registration at Palm Beach Junior College 1950s fashions for men and women on display
Student Registration-1950s

About: Palm Beach Junior College is a public college in Lake Worth, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. Palm Beach State College was founded in 1933 as Palm Beach Junior College and was the first public junior college in the state of Florida. The Old Palm Beach Junior College Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Source). The College was renamed Palm Beach State College in 2010 to reflect its expanded educational offerings (Source).

1940s & 1950s Vintage Photos

Life at Palm Beach Junior College

Early 1940s fashions for men and women as seen in this fantastic group photo outside of the college (everyone looks amazing!).

early 1940s vintage image of college students at Palm beach junior college posing together outside of their school in early 1940s fashions for women and men

“All dressed up”. Late 1940s photo of three stylish young women in evening gowns (probably for a dance) posing with two older men (teachers?). Super late 1940s fashions!

1940s vintage photo of 3 college students in 1940s evening dresses for a college dance posing with 2 older men. Stunning 1940s Fashions and 1940s Hairstyles on dispaly.

The file this yearbook page is linked to says that this image is from 1938, but I think I have to disagree. The stunning hairstyles on the women are very much 1940s (the pompadour on the top right, the flowing curls, the hair flower) and the blouses look very 1940s as well. Am I right?

Whatever the date, these are some very stylish college students.

1940s vintage yearbook photo of 1940s women and men. The women are wearing fantastic 1940s hairstyles that are great inspiration for your own look. Seen at Palm Beach Junior College

“The Campus Ball”. 1940s vintage image of a group of college students in their beautiful evening gowns, tuxedos and uniforms enjoying a dance together with a live band.

1940s vintage photo of the Palm Beach Junior College ball featuring 1940s evening dresses, men in uniform and 1940s hairstyles.

“It was a windy day”. Fantastic 1940s photo of a group of young women in their junior fashions posing for a photo together. I love the women’s on the right being caught in that windy moment just as the image was taken.

I LOVE The fashions in this group. The saddle shoes especially.

1940s vintage image of young women college students in 1940s fashions including saddle shoes posing together with their 1940s hairstyles

“Time to hit the books in the library” -1940s photo.

1940s vintage image of students in college studying in their library

“Hippy and Dutch play horseshoes”. “Hippy flips another ringer while Dutch awaits his turn” Seen in the Galleon yearbook from 1951.

1950s vintage photo of two young men in college playing horseshoes at palm beach college in early 1950s fashions

“Fun on the dance floor”. A 1952 vintage image from a Sadie Hawkins dance.

1950s vintage photo of two young men and one young woman in costumes dancing together at a1952 Sadie Hawkins dance at Palm Beach Junior College in 1952.

Photo of women college students at the pool for swim class in their gorgeous 1950s swimsuits.

1950s vintage photo of women college students at the pool in 1950s swimsuits and 1950s hairstyles in palm beach junior college

Two students relax in their dorm room and listen to the record player with caption “Cooley Hall is typically represented”. Seen in The Galleon yearbook in 1951.

Further Reading: Vintage Photos of Dorm Life in the 1920s-1960s

1950s vintage photo of two young college men listening to the record player in their dorm room in 1951 at palm beach junior college. They are wearing 1950s fashions and 1950s hairstyles for men.

Outdoor Archery Class. What a fun image of our college students in their lovely 1950s dresses, skirts & blouses lining up to try their shot with the bow and arrow.

1950s vintage photo of a group of women college students in 1950s dresses and 1950s skirts and blouses trying archery at Palm Beach Junior College

Outdoor Volleyball time!

1940s 1950s vintage photo of women college students playing volleyball in their gym uniforms at Palm Beach Junior College

“Break time!” Beanies, cigarettes, sodas and lawn chairs.

1950s vintage photo of college students taking a break in 1950s fashions. several men are wearing beanies on their head.

“How many students can you get in a Jeepster? 9!” Fun 1951 photo.

1950s vintage photo of college students in a jeepster in 1950s fashions from 1951

1950s formal dance.

Further Reading: Prom in the 1940s & 1950s

1950s vintage photo of a college dance - 1950s Prom or 1950s Homecoming featuring young women in 1950s dresses and men in tuxedos.

Last note:

In 1965, the state legislature ordered that Black and white two-year colleges be merged, and the mostly white Palm Beach Junior College and the all-Black Roosevelt Junior College became one (Source).  

Photograph of four students with caption “Miss Freshman of 1959 & 1960 pose with classmates”. The Hornet (1961) page 30 from the Roosevelt Junior College Photographs archive (before the merge).

1960s vintage photo seen in a 1961 Yearbook of 4 Black students. Photograph of four students with caption "Miss Freshman of 59 & 60 pose with classmates". The Hornet (1961) page 30. Number 106 of 192 from archival box labeled Roosevelt Junior College Photographs.

I hope you enjoyed taking a little peak into college life at Palm Beach Junior College. It looked like a good time.

Please share in the comments section what your favourite photos were or anything else you wish to talk about related to this post.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Liz