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Exploring 1950s Advertisements: Insights into American Consumer Culture

Delve into 1950s ads to uncover the essence of American life and culture during the rise of modern consumerism. Analyze print and TV ads to draw conclusions about societal values and norms. Discover more ads through suggested links for a comprehensive understanding.

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Exploring 1950s Advertisements: Insights into American Consumer Culture

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  1. The 1950s: In Advertisements

  2. Enjoy and analyze… • A major goal of our class is to frequently examine primary documents and work to understand how regular people lived in these different time periods. One of the best ways to understand the 50s, which really was the beginning of modern consumer culture, is to examine print and TV ads. Check these out, and then explore the links provided.

  3. Find your own and paste several more on the next slides… • http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/browse/ • http://www.pophistorydig.com/ • http://www.adclassix.com/sitemap.htm#1950 • http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/food-ads-1950s • http://www.businesspundit.com/10-most-sexist-print-ads-from-the-1950s/ • http://www.lilesnet.com/memories/past/advertisements.htm

  4. What did you learn about American culture and life in the 50s just from examining these pictures? What conclusions did you draw?

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