I recently started a series on Vintage Magazine Covers for the month we are currently in and since we are about to hit the end of December, I figured I better put out the December Edition.

Let us see what I found…..

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Le Petit Echo de la Mode French Magazine, Number 52 December 1925.

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December 1924 Needlecraft Magazine. How pretty is the fine detail on those hankies?

1920s Magazine Cover: December 1924 Needlecraft Magazine

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Fortune Magazine Cover, December, 1933. How very festive!

1930s Magazine Cover: Fortune Magazine Cover, December, 1933 featuring an illustration of christmas presents

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Stitchcraft December 1934. Love the Art Deco Free Transfer. Super magazine for fans of Knitting, needlework and sewing.

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover: Stitchcraft December 1934. Love the Art Deco Free Transfer. Super magazine for fans of Knitting, needlework and sewing

Source: Etsy

Vintage December 1935, McCALL’S Fashion Magazine (3 magazines in one). What a beautiful hair piece on the fashion model illustration.

Vintage 1930's Magazine (Dated December 1935) McCALL'S Fashion Magazine.

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Life Magazine, December 20, 1937 – Hope Chandler, ” The Prettiest Girl in Paradise”. Child actress and chorus girl Hope Chandler (pictured at age 16) photographed for LIFE magazine backstage at the Paradise cabaret and restaurant. (photo credit: Peter Stackpole).

She would go onto marry, David Whitmire Hearst, son of William Randolph Hearst and a vice president and director of Hearst Corp.

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover: Life Magazine, December 20, 1937 - Hope Chandler, " The Prettiest Girl in Paradise".

Source: Life

Seaman Schepps jewels on the cover of Vogue, December 1935. What fancy wrapping. See the nail polish design as well? Half moon on top and bottom. Cool!

1930s Vintage Magazine Cover featuring Seaman Schepps jewels on the cover of Vogue, December 1935

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Chatelaine December 1940s Magazine Cover featuring a solider getting engaged to his sweetheart before deployment.

Source: Chatelaine

Motion Picture Magazine, December 1945 with a Deanna Durbin Cover & Buy those Victory Bonds plea.

Motion Picture December 1945 Deann Durbin Cover

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Star Weekly, December 20, 1942 shows the joy of a father’s homecoming.

1940s Vintage Magazine Cover: December 20, 1942 shows the joy of a father’s homecoming. Star Weekly vintage magazine

Source: Elinor Florence

MY HOME, December 1948 featuring a very stylish 1940s woman in a beautiful red dress.

MY HOME December 1948 magazine cover featuring a woman in 1940s dress holding a Christmas Card.

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Oh those Teenagers! Teen-age Fun, passing the ring. December 20th, 1948 Life Magazine Cover.

Further Reading: 1940s / 1950s Teenage Fads & Expressions of Love

1940s Vintage magazine cover: Teenage Fun, passing the ring. December 20th, 1948 Life Magazine Cover.

Source: Time

December 1950 Popular Songs Magazine-Can anyone explain?

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The American Home Magazine, December 1951. Decorate your home 1950’s style!

Vintage American Home December 1951 -1950s magazine cover

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December 1956 Seventeen Magazine featuring an Ice Skater. “All the things you want for Christmas”.

1950s vintage magazine cover: December 1956 Seventeen Magazine featuring an Ice Skater

Source: Worthpoint.com

Vanity Fair cover, December 1956 – For the Younger, Smarter Woman.

Vanity Fair cover, December 1956 featuring a woman in 1950s dress playing in the snow.

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Well readers, I hope you enjoyed my December edition of vintage magazine covers. Did you have a favourite from above? Share in the comments below! And make sure you check out Novembers, HERE.

I will be back with one more post next week before we end 2019. It will be a reflection on my decade, I will share some favourite posts I have done since my blog started in 2012 and other goodies I stumble upon between now and then.

Have a great weekend!

Liz

1940s vintage travel ad for Matson Cruise Ships. The vintage ad features a couple sitting on the deck of the boat relaxing.

I love to travel because seeing the world is just something that I have to do! And when I travel, I like to get on a plane to my destination and then explore and find hidden gems with no schedule in sight. Cruise ship life is not something I’m ready for (but I’m sure I will be at some point in my life).

However! if the cruises are anything like what is advertised on these 1930s-1950s travel ads and posters, I just might have to change my mind. Glamorous and even more glamorous. Let’s see what I’m talking about friends.

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Vintage Travel Ads for Cruise Ships

1930s-1950s Travel Ads & Posters

Visit Hawaii with Matson Cruise Lines-1934 vintage ad (That Dress!).

Further Reading: What to Wear on a Cruise-The 1930s-1950s Edition

1930s advertising for cruise ship featuring 1930s fashion for women

And again in 1953. How tropical!

1953-Matson-Line-Cruise-to-Hawaii-Ad-1950s-Lurline-Cruise-Ship-Vacation-1950s-Advertising

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“Life at sea is friendly…delightful…on the new “4 Aces”. American Export Lines – 1949 vintage ad.

1940s Vintage ad for American Export Lines Cruise Ships.

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Nassau/West Indies/Caribbean vintage travel cruise brochures, 1950s.

Nassau/West Indies/Caribbean vintage travel brochures, 1950s

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1930s summer fashions on display as Italian Lines cruises you around the Mediterranean.

1930s Vintage Ad for Lido Mediterranean Cruises. Illustration features 1930s Fashions.

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1951 Cunard Cruise Ad – Couple Dancing in the ballroom. Looks like a fun time.

1951 Cunard Cruise Ad - Couple Dancing in 1950s fashions.

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Getting there is half the fun! Cunard 1952. Balloon Games! I’m in!

1950s Vintage Cruise Line ad-Cunard 1952 featuring illustration of people in 1950s fashions playing 1950s party games

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“Every day is play day on an Alcoa ship in the Caribbean”, 1947.

1947 vintage advertising for cruise ship 1940s travel vintage travel vintage advertising

Source: Duke University Library

1953 American President Lines Cruise Advertisement. Cruise the Pacific on a country club afloat to Honolulu, Yokohama, Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe.

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“Come aboard for all the fun of France.” 1957 French Line Cruises.

1957 FRENCH LINE Vintage Ad for Cruising. Ad Illustration features couples dancing and a cruise ship.

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1953 Cunard Cruise ad. Getting there is half the fun! A crowd of happy travelers are enjoying the many fun activities aboard ship.

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1951 Moore McCormack Lines Ad. 4 Special winter cruises for 1952 from Moore McCormack include a 38 day cruise to Punta Del Este, Uruguay and a 44 day cruise to see Carnival in Rio.

1950s Vintage Ad: 1951 Moore McCormack Lines Ad. 4 Special winter cruises for 1952 from Moore McCormack include a 38 day cruise to Punta Del Este, Uruguay and a 44 day cruise to see Carnival in Rio.

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Take a cruise on Canadian Pacific to see the Great Lakes-1930s.

1930s canadian pacific cruises on the Great Lakes 1930s Vintage Ad. Ad Illustration features 1930s fashions.

Source: Art.com

No need to just sit around and be bored, cruise ship life has so much to do..like tennis and games by the pool. 1951 Matson Hawaii Cruise Ad.

1951 Matson Line Cruise To Hawaii Ad - 1950s Woman Playing Tennis on SS Lurline - Retro Cruise Advertisements

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Vintage 1953 Moore McCormack Cruise Lines Ad. Take a 38-Day Cruise to Trinidad, Rio, Santos, Sao Paulo, Montevideo, and Buenos Aires for old world enchantment and cities as modern as tomorrow.

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Thanks for stopping by friends! I hope you enjoyed stepping back into time and seeing how travel advertising for cruising was like. I know I enjoyed seeing all that glamour I mentioned at the start of the post.

Question time: Have you been on a cruise? If yes, what did you like about and where did you go? Share in the comments below.

FURTHER READING:

Vintage Advertising 1920s-1960s. Archived blog posts
Vintage Travel Posts

Have a great week!

Liz

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December Magazine Covers 1920s-1950s

Golden Age of Cruising-Vintage Travel Ads for Cruise Ships

Vintage Travel Ads for Cruise Ships

1930s-1950s Travel Ads & Posters