This is an advertisement from May, 1948, for Greyhound Bus Travel – Transportation for ALL the Nation. This is a very interesting advertisement. It lists all the major events across the country for Spring of 1948 beginning with the Kentucky Derby Day in Louisville on May 1. The purpose, of course, was to encourage travel by Greyhound!
This is an advertisement from May, 1948, for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The message, "Watch Your Weight." The ad includes six steps to losing and watching your weight.
The reverse side features advertising for The Travelers Insurance Company. The advertisement uses artwork of the American Bittern as an analogy of how t ...click for details
This is an advertisement from May, 1948, for Southern Railway Systems. "The Southern Serves the South." The advertisement includes a message from the company president, Ernest E. Norris.
The reverse side features advertising for General Electric Freezers. "General Electric Home Freezers – For quick-freezing – For storing fr ...click for details
This is an advertisement from May, 1948, for Trailer Coach Manufactures Association. "Travel Comfortably . . . Economically . . . in a T.C.M.A. approved Trailer Coach."
The reverse side features advertising for The New Greenbriar and Cottages of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. "Welcoming doors are open again at the br ...click for details
This is an advertisement from May, 1948, for Wallace Silversmiths of Wallingford, Connecticut. "It’s ‘Third Dimension Beauty’. . . It’s Sculpture in Silver . . . It’s Wallace Sterling."
The reverse side features advertising for Canadian Pacific – Spans the World. ...click for details
This is an advertisement from May, 1948, for Santa Fe System Lines. "A-h-h-h! What Comfort . . . on El Capitan daily between Chicago – California."
The reverse side features advertising for Studebaker Corporation. The ad is for the 1948 Studebaker Champion and Commander sedans and coupes. "Love-swung new look! Soft-sprung n ...click for details
This is an advertisement from May, 1948, for New York Central Railroad System. "Holidate for Two! – On New York Central’s New Luxury Coaches.
The reverse side features advertising for Ansco – A Division of General Aniline & Film Corporation. "Shoot movies on amazing true-color Ansco film!" ...click for details
This is an advertisement from May, 1948, for the Bell & Howell Company of Chicago, Illinois. This ad features the Filmo Auto Master. "For Movies You’ll Be Proud To Show."
The reverse side features advertising for the Association of American Railroads. "Ever watch a Miracle in the Making?" ...click for details
