The war years and the dawn of the atomic age, ads in the 1940s were still considered “readers” — there was a lot of text accompanying the ads.

We start to see the first use of photography, but most products are still rendered by illustration.


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All 1940s Vintage Ads By Year

1940 Ads


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1941 Ads


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1942 Ads


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1943 Ads


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1944 Ads