All-American Ads of the 60s (Multilingual Edition) All-American Ads of the 60s (Multilingual Edition) Hardcover

Americana in Full Bloom

As America transitioned from the Eisenhower years to a decade of extremes, the ’60s couldn’t help but exude optimism and promise as America continued to display an unbridled economic future. The advertisements of this era expressed these go-go years, when rock and roll reigned supreme and man reached the moon. Just around the corner societal changes would spark a revolution.

To the moon and back with advertising in the 1960s

With the consumerist euphoria of the fifties still going strong and the race to the moon at its height, the mood of advertising in the sixties was cheerful, optimistic, and at times, revolutionary. The decade’s ads touted perceived progress—such as tang and instant omelets - "just add water"—while striving to reinforce good old American values.

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