All preserved CA&E cars had the essentially the same set of car cards in them when they were acquired by the various museums, I believe, so I was surprised to find two in the 453 that I hadn't seen before. They appear to be authentic, but I don't know that for sure.
This is unusual only in being from a paid advertiser - by 1957 most cards were public service announcements that Chicago Car Advertising provided for free. Mr. Peanut is still with us, unlike most of the other advertisers.
This one is a little strange. It's not clear what exactly this booklet, "The Future of America" from the Advertising Council, has to say. I wonder if anything they predicted back in 1957 actually came true.
I remember the 50s. I'm pretty sure the "The Future of America" booklet had something to do with capitalism good, socialism bad.
ReplyDeleteI was curious and did some Googling for "The Future of America" book. Someone put up a few pages and some excerpts from it, but I can't find the whole thing online. It was part of a small series of booklets promoting consumerism and economic growth through consumption in the post-WWII period. It was put out in 1954.
ReplyDeleteR. W. Schauer