Found in Mom's Basement

Vintage paperback mystery from 1939

Another 25¢ paperback from the White Elephant Outlet in Essex, Massachusetts.

Vintage commercial illustrations of Morrell ham from a 1939 promotional recipe booklet

Photo from America's racially segregated past

The Rex Theatre for Colored People was located in Leland, Mississippi. According to the Library of Congress, this photo was taken in June 1937 by Dorothea Lange.

Vintage ad for Bates fabrics, 1939

From the incomparable collection at Gatochy's Blog

Vintage recipe booklet from Morrell ham titled, Mr. Ham Goes to Town, 1939

The front of the booklet . . .

The back of the booklet . . .

Inside the booklet are illustrations featuring tabletops set with platters of ham. If you look closely at the following two illustrations, you'll see where Morrell hams get their great smoky flavor.

Vintage BMW posters

From 1918 . . .

From 1935 . . .

From 1938 . . .

Source: US Auto Parts

Vintage Movie Poster: Jezebel, starring Bette Davis, 1938

Vintage Movie Poster: Haunted Gold, starring John Wayne, 1932

Vintage poster promoting Social Security, 1937

Source: Social Security Online

Vintage ads for Elgin watches

From the 1930s (the first one features an illustration by Norman Rockwell) . . .

From the 1940s . . .

And from the 1960s . . .

More vintage watch ads are at Watches 'n Such.