A Merry Vintage 1935 Christmas

Finnfemme: A Merry Vintage 1935 Christmas. Delineator magazine coverI was flipping through the December 1935 issue of Delineator magazine, and found some great material. It’s interesting that, while in the midst of the Great Depression, they managed to project a glorified zeitgeist of the day. The cover photo is of two adorable children beautifully dressed as angels, perhaps for a Christmas play.

Finnfemme: A Merry Vintage 1935 Christmas. PoemA Christmas poem was written.

Finnfemme: A Merry Vintage 1935 Christmas. Canned Pineapple adCanned pineapple was new and exciting. Somehow they managed to put it on everything.

Finnfemme: A Merry Vintage 1935 Christmas. Aunt Jemima adAunt Jemima wasn’t politically correct, but damn those ham ‘n’ waffles look good.

Finnfemme: A Merry Vintage 1935 Christmas. Camel cigarettes adSociety women smoked the hell out of their Camel cigarettes, while managing to maintain their elegance.

Finnfemme: A Merry Vintage 1935 Christmas. Lucky Strike cigarette adFashionable young women  out on the town had throngs of dapper gentlemen offering cigarettes. Apparently only Lucky Strike would do.

~Marilyn

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