Found in Mom's Basement

Vintage summers

Jantzen swimsuit ad from the 1950s:

Darlene swimsuit ad from the 1960s

Sea & Ski ad from the 1970s:

Click here to see a collection of vintage Jantzen swimsuit ads.

Pulp fiction covers: vintage bad girls

Found at NOLA Darling Vintage.

Click here to see more vintage trashy paperback covers.

Vintage state fair posters

1909 California State Fair:

1911 poster for Montana State Fair:

1921 poster for Kentucky State Fair:

1988 poster for Durham State Fair:

1998 poster for Kentucky State Fair:

 

Click here to see a collection of vintage record sleeves. 

Pickles in vintage advertising

Vintage pickle-shaped trading card for Heinz shaghetti sauce:

More vintage trading cards from Heinz:

1957 ad for Heinz pickles:

Vintage sheet music for Dill Pickles:

Click here to see a collection of vintage Jell-O advertising.

Vintage zoo posters from around the world

Vintage Copenhagen Zoo poster:

1960 poster for Chorzow Zoo in Poland:

Vintage poster for London Zoo:

Vintage poster for Ueno Zoo in Tokyo:

1939 poster for the Melbourne Zoo:

Click here to see a collection of vintage horror movie posters.

Vintage US travel posters from United Airlines

1960s United Air Lines poster for Chicago:

Vintage United Airlines poster for Miami:

1964 United Airlines poster for New York World's Fair:

Vintage United Airlines poster for Reno/Tahoe:

1955 United Airlines poster for Hawaii:

Vintage United Airlines poster for Connecticut:

Click here to see a collection of travel posters from 1988.

1988 ad for gold and diamond jewelry

Run, Mike, run away from this gold digger as fast as you can!

Click here to find a collection of 1989 ads for diamond jewelry.

1988 Swarovski ad for fashion jewelry

Click here to find a jewelry collection from the 1944 Ward's holiday catalog.

1999 Rolex ad featuring opera singer Cecilia Bartoli

Click here to find a 1996 Rolex ad featuring skier Picabo Street.

Vintage ads for women's shoes

From a vintage catalog:

Ad for Baby Dolls shoes:

Ad for American Girl shoes:

Ad for Natural Bridge shoes:

Ad for Saxone shoes:

Ad for Dolcis shoes:

Ad for Gold Seal sneakers:

Click here to see a 1938 ad for women's shoes.