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1938 Coca-Cola print advertisement of a little girl holding a Coca Cola 6 pack

Vintage Coca-Cola Ads & Christmas Santa Ads (1911–1941): A Brief History & Holiday Reflection

Every December, Coca‑Cola seems to bounce back everywhere at once — glowing red trucks, cheerful Santas, glass bottles catching the light. But long before modern holiday commercials, Coca‑Cola was already shaping what Christmas refreshment looked like. This season, I’ve been slowly collecting original Coca‑Cola print ads dating from 1911–1941, and they feel like small time capsules: equal parts marketing, illustration, and cultural history. This felt like the perfect moment to share what I collected so […]

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A 1929 Vision of Peace by Sense and Science: Historical Lessons for Today’s Tech-Driven World

Intro I recently bought this 1929 Saturday Evening Post advertisement for Franklin Automobiles because of its design. The illustration shows a woman stepping out of a red Franklin with the tagline: “Air-cooled motoring, the only different performance makes Franklin the road champion.” When I examined this further at home, I took it out of its folder, turned it over, and found a surprise. The back carried a continuation of a feature article titled “Peace by […]

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