Advertising from: 1930 – 1950

Harley-Davidson magazine ads from 1940s

January 31st, 2013   |   No Comments   |   1930 – 1950
San Francisco uses Harley-Davidsons Exclusively, 1940

San Francisco uses Harley-Davidsons Exclusively, 1940


1939 National traffic safety contest winners, 1940

1939 National traffic safety contest winners, 1940


Your way to fun, 1940

Your way to fun, 1940


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Harley-Davidson magazine ads 1928-1939

January 30th, 2013   |   No Comments   |   1900 – 1930, 1930 – 1950
Service that thousands see and admire, 1928

Service that thousands see and admire, 1928


Ride out! ... summer is just around the corner, 1932

Ride out! ... summer is just around the corner, 1932


Your are king of the highway when you pilot a 1935 Harley-Davidson

Your are king of the highway when you pilot a 1935 Harley-Davidson


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Chrysler magazine ads during World War II

May 3rd, 2012   |   No Comments   |   1930 – 1950

Chrysler builds for the needs of today, now is the time for quality and precision, 1942

Chrysler builds for the needs of today, now is the time for quality and precision, 1942


It wasn't just dark... It was black as Tojo's heart, 1943

It wasn't just dark... It was black as Tojo's heart, 1943


Tank town, USA, 1943

Tank town, USA, 1943


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Chrysler magazine ads from 1940s

May 2nd, 2012   |   No Comments   |   1930 – 1950

A big step up in style... power... value, 1940

A big step up in style... power... value, 1940


U.S.A. says O.K., 1940

U.S.A. says O.K., 1940


A million miles of proof..., 1940

A million miles of proof..., 1940


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Chrysler magazine ads from 1927-1939

April 30th, 2012   |   No Comments   |   1900 – 1930, 1930 – 1950

Chrysler 72 "Performance and riding results that outdistance all rivals", 1927

Chrysler 72 "Performance and riding results that outdistance all rivals", 1927


112 h.p. America's most poweful motor car, 1928

112 h.p. America's most poweful motor car, 1928


Ultra fashionable a new Imperial Custom Roadster, 1929

Ultra fashionable a new Imperial Custom Roadster, 1929


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Ford magazine ads from 1940s

April 3rd, 2012   |   No Comments   |   1930 – 1950

The greatest engine in the low-price field!, 1940

The greatest engine in the low-price field!, 1940


Watch the Fords go by!, 1940

Watch the Fords go by!, 1940


The best reason to buy it is because it is a Ford, 1941

The best reason to buy it is because it is a Ford, 1941


When you buy a Ford car... what happens?, 1941

When you buy a Ford car... what happens?, 1941


How many "$5,000 cars" can you name today?, 1941

How many "$5,000 cars" can you name today?, 1941


Exciting at the race in "Ben Hur", 1944

Exciting at the race in "Ben Hur", 1944


There's a Ford in your future!, 1945

There's a Ford in your future!, 1945


Advancements everywhere you look..., 1945

Advancements everywhere you look..., 1945


Ford's out front with cross-country comfort!, 1946

Ford's out front with cross-country comfort!, 1946


Young looking... with lots of "hustle", 1946

Young looking... with lots of "hustle", 1946



Ford ads from 1930s

April 2nd, 2012   |   No Comments   |   1930 – 1950

Ford Sport Coupe "A distinctive beauty of line and color", 1930

Ford Sport Coupe "A distinctive beauty of line and color", 1930


Ford Sport Coupe "Built for many thousands of miles", 1930

Ford Sport Coupe "Built for many thousands of miles", 1930


In many businesses, the Ford Truck earns a place, 1930

In many businesses, the Ford Truck earns a place, 1930


Ford lengthening the arm of the law, 1931

Ford lengthening the arm of the law, 1931


The beauty of fine upholstery, 1931

The beauty of fine upholstery, 1931


New Ford V8 "I always feel safer in a Ford", 1934

New Ford V8 "I always feel safer in a Ford", 1934


Ford V8 trucks "More work in less time at lower cost according to owners records", 1934

Ford V8 trucks "More work in less time at lower cost according to owners records", 1934


Ford V8 "Real comfort in the back seat", 1935

Ford V8 "Real comfort in the back seat", 1935


Ford V8 "Modern comfort and modern beauty", 1935

Ford V8 "Modern comfort and modern beauty", 1935


Ford V8 "Happy days ahead", 1935

Ford V8 "Happy days ahead", 1935



Ford 1st to build bombers by automobile methods!

March 30th, 2012   |   No Comments   |   1930 – 1950
Ford 1st to build bombers by automobile methods!, 1945

Ford 1st to build bombers by automobile methods!, 1945


How IBM helped automate the nazi death machine

March 15th, 2012   |   No Comments   |   1930 – 1950

IBM’s strategic alliance with Nazi Germany started in 1933 when Hitler came to power and continuing well into World War II. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create enabling technologies, step-by-step, from the identification and cataloging programs of the 1930s to the selections of the 1940s.

Only after Jews were identified — a massive and complex task that Hitler wanted done immediately – could they be targeted for efficient asset confiscation, ghettoization, deportation, enslaved labor, and, ultimately, annihilation. It was a cross-tabulation and organizational challenge so monumental, it called for a computer. Of course, in the 1930s no computer existed.

But IBM’s Hollerith punch card technology did exist.

IBM poster "See everything with Hollerith punchcards" 1934

IBM poster "See everything with Hollerith punchcards" 1934


Heineken World War II poster “Screw Battle! We’re Gettin’ Drunk”

September 18th, 2011   |   No Comments   |   1930 – 1950

Patriotic Heineken Beer Poster from World War 2, text at the poster top reads “Screw Battle! We’re Gettin’ Drunk”, the fantastic painting by Frederic Stanley shows soldiers passing wooden Heineken Beer crates as artillery pieces fire in the background.

Screw Battle! We're Gettin' Drunk

Screw Battle! We're Gettin' Drunk


Doing what this World War II Heineken ad says, would get most servicemen shot by a firing squad. But if he drank that whole case he might not really know what hit him?