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Happy first day of summer! In this video, I celebrate the beginning of summer with summer-themed ads from the past.
Sources:
“Campbell’s Soup Sales Strong as Summer Sets In,” Eric Schroeder, Food Business News, Jun 17, 2020 (foodbusinessnews.net/articles/16255-campbells-soup-sales-strong-as-summer-sets-in)
“Chilled Soups for Hot Days,” Campbell’s Kitchen (campbells.com/kitchen/recipe-collections/chilled-soups-hot-days/)
“World Going Swimming Now, Say Jantzen Men, Visitors in Hawaii,” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Jul 27, 1928 (via newspapers.com)
“Jantzen,” Adrienne Denaro, Oregon Encyclopedia (oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/jantzen/#.YM5JvahKhZf)
“Jantzen through the Decades,” Jantzen (jantzen.com/pages/through-the-decades)
“Summer Skin: Then and Now,” Elizabeth Renda, University of Utah Health, May 22, 2016 (https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2016/05/summer_skin.php)
Cool Comfort: America’s Romance with Air-Conditioning, Marsha E. Ackermann, 2002 (archive.org/details/coolcomfortameri0000acke?q=Cold+Comfort+The+Air+Conditioning+of+America)
“Air Conditioner is of Interest,” The Miami Herald, Mar 23, 1934 (via newspapers.com)
“Westinghouse Air Conditioner Eliminates Expensive Wiring and Installation Costs,” Alabama Journal, Jun 26, 1956 (via newspapers.com)
“10 Amazing Years of U.S. Growth,” U.S. News & World Report, Feb 1, 1957 (archive.org/details/sim_u-s-news-weekly-special-issues_1957-02-01_42_5/page/28/mode/2up)
“Rags to Riches Tale of Nebraska Farm Lad Ending with Sale of Million Dollar Business,” Al Remmenga, The Lincoln Star, Mar 8, 1953 (via newspapers.com)
“Kool-Aid King Leaves Estate of 45 Million,” Chicago Tribune, Nov 8, 1961 (via newspapers.com)
“Oh Yeah! Kool-Aid Man Celebrates 30th Birthday,” Lincoln Journal Star, Aug 12, 2005 (via newspapers.com)
“Breezes or Cyclones,” 7Up ad, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec 17, 1933 (via newspapers.com)
“The Natural Mixer,” 7Up ad, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Mar 20, 1934 (via newspapers.com)
“Takes the Ouch Out of Grouch,” 7Up ad, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Mar 25, 1935 (via newspapers.com)
“Charles L. Grigg Dies: Head of Seven-Up Co.,” The St. Louis Star-Times, Apr 16, 1940 (via newspapers.com)
“Bubbling Over with Success,” Jack Rice, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb 13, 1966 (via newspapers.com)
“Tongue-Twister is Now Known as 7-Up,” The Oshkosh Northwestern, May 27, 1967 (via newspapers.com)
The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising, John McDonough, Karen Egolf, and Museum of Broadcast Education, 2003 (archive.org/details/advertisingageen03mcdo)
Happy first day of summer! In this video, I celebrate the beginning of summer with summer-themed ads from the past.
Sources:
“Campbell’s Soup Sales Strong as Summer Sets In,” Eric Schroeder, Food Business News, Jun 17, 2020 (foodbusinessnews.net/articles/16255-campbells-soup-sales-strong-as-summer-sets-in)
“Chilled Soups for Hot Days,” Campbell’s Kitchen (campbells.com/kitchen/recipe-collections/chilled-soups-hot-days/)
“World Going Swimming Now, Say Jantzen Men, Visitors in Hawaii,” Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Jul 27, 1928 (via newspapers.com)
“Jantzen,” Adrienne Denaro, Oregon Encyclopedia (oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/jantzen/#.YM5JvahKhZf)
“Jantzen through the Decades,” Jantzen (jantzen.com/pages/through-the-decades)
“Summer Skin: Then and Now,” Elizabeth Renda, University of Utah Health, May 22, 2016 (https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2016/05/summer_skin.php)
Cool Comfort: America’s Romance with Air-Conditioning, Marsha E. Ackermann, 2002 (archive.org/details/coolcomfortameri0000acke?q=Cold+Comfort+The+Air+Conditioning+of+America)
“Air Conditioner is of Interest,” The Miami Herald, Mar 23, 1934 (via newspapers.com)
“Westinghouse Air Conditioner Eliminates Expensive Wiring and Installation Costs,” Alabama Journal, Jun 26, 1956 (via newspapers.com)
“10 Amazing Years of U.S. Growth,” U.S. News & World Report, Feb 1, 1957 (archive.org/details/sim_u-s-news-weekly-special-issues_1957-02-01_42_5/page/28/mode/2up)
“Rags to Riches Tale of Nebraska Farm Lad Ending with Sale of Million Dollar Business,” Al Remmenga, The Lincoln Star, Mar 8, 1953 (via newspapers.com)
“Kool-Aid King Leaves Estate of 45 Million,” Chicago Tribune, Nov 8, 1961 (via newspapers.com)
“Oh Yeah! Kool-Aid Man Celebrates 30th Birthday,” Lincoln Journal Star, Aug 12, 2005 (via newspapers.com)
“Breezes or Cyclones,” 7Up ad, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec 17, 1933 (via newspapers.com)
“The Natural Mixer,” 7Up ad, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Mar 20, 1934 (via newspapers.com)
“Takes the Ouch Out of Grouch,” 7Up ad, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Mar 25, 1935 (via newspapers.com)
“Charles L. Grigg Dies: Head of Seven-Up Co.,” The St. Louis Star-Times, Apr 16, 1940 (via newspapers.com)
“Bubbling Over with Success,” Jack Rice, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb 13, 1966 (via newspapers.com)
“Tongue-Twister is Now Known as 7-Up,” The Oshkosh Northwestern, May 27, 1967 (via newspapers.com)
The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising, John McDonough, Karen Egolf, and Museum of Broadcast Education, 2003 (archive.org/details/advertisingageen03mcdo)
