Easter-themed ads in the
Lorain Journal during the 1946 holiday season are a mixed bag (or basket if you prefer). The era of the big royalty-free clip art books (like those produced by Harry Volk Corporation) didn't really begin until the 1950s. So some ads have what appears to be artwork created by a professional artist at an ad agency, while other ads seem to have illustrations that were done locally, perhaps by a
Journal staffer in the newspaper's art department.
In either case, it is all fun to look at.
So here is – what else? – an ample sample of ads that appeared in the Lorain Journal around Easter 1946. You'll find ads from Sears, Smith & Gerhart, the Reidy Scanlan Company, Sutter's, and others.
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| April 10, 1946 |
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| April 15, 1946 |
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| April 15, 1946 |
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| April 17, 1946 |
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April 18, 1946
The name of this drug store makes me think it would be
more at home on Red Square than Downtown Lorain |
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| April 18, 1946 |
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| April 18, 1946 |
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