It was the best and worst of times. Prohibition ended, boosting alcohol sales, but the Great Depression gripped, and the threat of war loomed again. Yet commerce thrived, with ads flaunting witty copy and ever more creative visuals, pushing the new affordable luxuries like department store fashion, movie magazines and ‘modern’ linoleum floors.

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All-american Ads Of The 30s
It was the best and worst of times. Prohibition ended, boosting alcohol sales, but the Great Depression gripped, and the threat of war loomed again. Yet commerce thrived, with ads flaunting witty copy and ever more creative visuals, pushing the new affordable luxuries like department store fashion, movie magazines and ‘modern’ linoleum floors.
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