Very nice.  Rather sad too, in comparison to our modern-day multi-cult society.  I would say these depictions are more accurate than not.  Although, I would take issue with WASPs drinking so much beer, when whisky or gin & tonics would be more appropriate.

Last edited by Voltaire's Bastard (2007-08-10 11:23:24)

Love these.

Are any of you familiar with James Lileks and his website, The Institute of Official Cheer?

He collects Americana ephemera like this (in fact, I think he has some ads from this very campaign)--ads, paperback book covers, postcards, promotional brochures--and writes very witty deconstructions of them, or parody captions.  It's really an amazing archive, and funny.

http://www.lileks.com/institute/index.html

Definitely check out "The Dorcus Collection."  Funniest men's fashion thing I have ever seen--and I used to get the International Male catalog.

Last edited by Brownshoe (2007-08-10 13:02:36)

A few samples


http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/husky.html

http://www.lileks.com/institute/dorcus/nellie.html

http://www.lileks.com/institute/perm/gallery1/4.html

http://www.lileks.com/institute/perm/gallery3/7.html

No tattoos; no piercings; no rap"music"-how we have evolved{?}.

I have quite a few of these dotted around the house:

http://www.braided-rug.co.uk/gal_img_1.html

From a very nice company in Wales:

http://www.braided-rug.co.uk/index.html

They are very easy to clean if you spill your beer..