1950s Illustration Gallery

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Weeki Wachee, 1960s

Visions of the future… Lovely 1950s ads by illustrator Fred McNabb.

“Kissed him like she was going to eat him right there…”

cadenced: Illustration used in a Murray bicycle advertisement from the 1950s.

talesfromweirdland:James Bingham art for the 1951 Ray Bradbury story, The Fog Horn. From Ray Bradbur

Virgil Finlay illustration for Galaxy Magazine (December 1956).

talesfromweirdland:“I’m tired of sneaking around like this. Just what does your husband have against

Future Flying Carpet 1959Detail from advert by Americas Independent Electric Light and Power Compani

nobrashfestivity:Unknown, Japanese Magazine illustration (Probably Kitan Club or Uramado), 1950s

boudhabar:country fair John Hanna illustration 1950s

Ford Treasury of the Outdoors 1952Illustrated by Charles Harper

1957 GE Refrigerator; better homes and GardensIf you ask me, this is the worlds coolest fridge of al

The Destruction of New York City by Hydrogen Bomb. Illustration by Chesley Bonestell for Look magazi

Swiss artist, Heiri Strub (1916-2014) illustration for Hans Christian Andersen’s Das Feuerzeug (The

CARREFOUR D’UNE VILLE. Vintage classroom poster of a busy city intersection. Illustration by LN (Hél

Party Invitation, 1955

New Departures Ball Bearings 1955It could well be that in less than a decade, a compact new applianc

Sewing, then reading in fashion.Illustration from Simplicity 3201 (ca. late 1950s). Sub-Teen Top and

“Sahuaro cactus.” Location of deserts. 1953.Internet Archive

Mid Century Modern LOVE!SportSuburban

Frans Mettes, poster illustration for Tweka bathing suits, 1950s. Netherlands. Source

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