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| Acme |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad for their variety of Cowboy Boots. The ad calls them the "World's largest makers of cowboy boots" and shows four styles of Mens from $13.95 to $19.95, two styles of Ladies from $12.95 to $17.95, six styles of Boys and Girls from $6.95 to $10.95 and three styles of Small Children's boots from $4.95 to $5.95. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 3, 1952 Saturday Evening Post |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 71 |
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| Acme |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their Golden Angus boots. There is a large example of the Mens Style No. 4850 and smaller pictures of different examples of Boys and Girls Styles. Shown are the No. 2213, the No. 2209, the No. 2743, the No. 2722 and the No. 2760. The ad gives prices beginning at $16.95 for Mens boots and prices from $5.95 to $10.95 for Boys and Girls boots. The claim is made that "Acme Boots are worn my stars and featured players of Warner Bros western television and motion picture productions" and pictures are shown of Clint Walker, Will Hutchins, Jack Kelly and James Garner. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
December 5, 1960 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 69 |
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| Acme Dingo |
Full color 8" x 11" ad for their Denim Boots. The ad has a picture that shows three different styles of boots covered with denim and the headline announces that "The denim boot is here". The text explains that they are available both in Acme Western and Dingo Boots and they are denim on top and tough blue suede cowhide on the foot. There is also mention that they make Dan Post and Hawkeye boots too. |
March 1974 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 75 |
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| Acme Dingo |
Full color 7 1/2" x 11" ad that shows three different styles of boots. The ad headline introduces "New Latigo boots from Acme. Step into the natural look of saddle leathers" and the text talks about the saddlemakers quality built into all of their products. |
September 1974 & November 1974 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 10 |
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| Aztran |
Full color 8" x 11" ad that shows Boots from Aztran from B.F. Goodrich. The ad shows a dark-brown boot from above and it says that "In this world of miracle fabrics, you're in step with boots of Aztran". There are three other pictures, none of them showing the boot, just a man with a hat and a light-colored sport coat, standing around. The ad then says to "Go West, young man - boot up. Head for wide-open comfort with these Texas-tall Nocona boots. They're made with vamps of Aztran. So they're free-and-easy-going as your drip-dry shirt...and the fastest draw on fit. Wet them down, and they slick up with a wipe. Aztran...the new breed in material for footwear from B.F. Goodrich. Ask for it by name in boots and shoes made by quality manufacturers". |
July 1968 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 95 |
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| Aztran |
Full color 8" x 11" ad that is for the Aztran Shoes from B.F. Goodrich. The ad headline says that "In this world of miracle fabrics, you're in step with shoes of Aztran". The headline is over a very stylish-looking pair of brown shoes and the ad text says that "Easy does it. From business to pleasures, these new square-toed slip-ons are as non-stop as your permanently pressed shirts. Shoes of Aztran have no inhibitions. They repel rain. Shrug off scuffs. Come up shining with one wipe. And no breaking in. You get a true fit right from the start. That's Aztran, the miracle material by B.F. Goodrich. Ask for it in shoes made by quality manufacturers". |
November 1968 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 99 |
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| Bates |
Black and white 5 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their soft Chaugs for men. The ad has a photo of several lambs and the headline declares "Soft going in the Chaugs. An entirely new construction concept!" |
May 6, 1957 Sports Illustrated |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 41 |
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| Bates |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Floater Yukon Boots. The ad has pictured both the Warm lined back-zip priced at about $19 and the Warm lined lace-up which was priced at about $18. The ad calls these "the new anti-freeze for apres everything!". |
November 1966 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 91 |
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| Bostonian |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad tells us that, in this time of war, shoes with gimmicks are out and shoes of strength and dependability are in. The ad has a picture of two men and a lady standing in front of a store window admiring how good new shoes can look. The ad headline claims you will find "All the styles there ever were". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 4, 1944 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 56 |
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| Bostonian |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for Bostonian Walk-Fitted Shoes. This ad has a photo showing a well-dressed woman looking at a man who is sitting on stairs as the headline states "and there you are...in famous Bostonians (The shoe with the dress rehearsal)". The text then says that "Walk-Fitted Bostonians. Your very first step says 'Relax.' You're in for solid comfort from the start. Here's how: Trial models are made by hand. They're walked in by expert shoe men. Checked. Corrections noted. Then...the fit-perfect shoe is made...ready for you. As a final touch, each shoe is scientifically pre-flexed. They'll 'give' with your first step, for Bostonians have already had their dress rehearsal in comfort. Try them. Most styles &17.95 to $29.95". |
November 5, 1956 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 106 |
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| Bostonian |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their line of shoes known as the Bostonian Blazers. The ad has a photo that shows five different colors of this style of shoe and has a headline "Introducing Bostonian Blazers: A walk on the wild side." |
June 1967 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 38 |
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| Bostonian |
Full color 8" x 11" ad for their Flex-O-Mocs. The ad has a picture of a Brown Bostonian shoe shown against a green Mock Turtleneck and a plaid shirt with the headline "The Well-Bred Bostonians meet the mock turtleneck" and at the bottom of the ad is a picture that shows a model #8282 shoe and a model #8518 shoe in Burnished Bronze. The ad gives a price range for these shoes at between $19.95 and $40.00. |
April 29, 1968 Sports Illustrated |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 63 |
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| Bostonian |
Full color 8" x 11" ad has a photo that shows five different shoes, in different vivid colors, from their Spectrum Collection. The ad headline calls these shoes "The next step". |
May 1969 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 34 |
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| City Club |
Three color 10" x 14" ad for these Distinctive Shoes. Shown in the ad is a picture of a pair off Brown shoes with White tops and areas around the foot. The headline shouts "New! Your Passport to the B.D.C. (Best Dressed Circle)" and asks you to "Step into the Best Dressed Circle with the City Club Shoes,, made by Peters Shoe Company". The text gives a history of what they have produced including large quantities of shoes during World War I, more than 50% of shoes purchased by the Government during the period between the two wars and nearly 45,000,000 pairs for the Armed Forces during World War II. The shoes being sold at the time of this ad were being priced at from $6.85 to $9.85. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 25, 1946 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 74 |
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| Dan Post |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" ad for their Boots. The ad has a picture of a stern-looking man in western garb leaining on a table that holds a pair of these boots. The ad headline warns to "Smile when you say Dan Post" and the text talks about the materials used while giving the contact information. |
February 22, 1982 Sports Illustrated |
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$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 65 |
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| Dexter |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for several styles of the shoes they were offering in 1966. The ad has a picture that shows the round bomb that was so famous at that time and the headline announcing "The Spirit of '66" with four models displayed. Shown in the ad are Model 56-211 in Tan Glove, Model 86-211 in Olive Green Glove, Model 66-211 in Blue Denim Glove and Model 76-211 in Sand Glove. The text calls their product "Dynamic. Vigorous. Revolutionary. Loaded with color, comfort and confidence" and urges you to "Declare your independence. Make your move in style". |
April 1966 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 84 |
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| Dexter |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their new color in Men's Shoes, Now Brown. The ad shows a picture of one of these shoes and the text explains the trouble they went to in trying to name it. They "ran a bunch of names up the flagpole" and after dismissing many other names they settled on Now Brown. Like the caption under the picture admits, it "Just proves that you don't find thrilling ideas hanging around flagpoles". |
April 1968 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 89 |
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| Dexter |
Full color 7" x 10 1/4" ad with a photo of two styles of very tall lace up boots they call High Rider. The ad headline has Dexter claiming that "We make the Boot". |
September 1971 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 23 |
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| Dexter |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad with five different styles and colors of the old Saddle Shoe. The ad headline calls these "Oldies but Goodies". |
September 1972 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 19 |
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| Dexter |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" ad for their shoes of the '70s. The ad has a photo of four different styles of multi-colored high-heeled shoes filled with legs of colorful socks. The ad headline promises that with these shoes you can "Step Out of Line". |
October 1972 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 43 |
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| Dexter |
Full color 7 1/2" x 11" ad for their Coolfire shoes. Shown are two different styles of their shoes from the '70s, colorful with heels. |
September 1973 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 3 |
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| Dexter |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for Dexter Lite drawn by Jack Davis. In a takeoff of the Miller Beer commercials the ad drawing has two men sitting at a bar table holding their shoes up and arguing "More comfort" or "Less weight". |
April 1980 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 32 |
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| Dingo |
Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad for their Boots which the picture refers to as "the 1969 shoe". The ad has a close-up picture of a pair of Brown Boots and a couple who are dancing while wearing clothes from the period and he wears these Brown Dingo Boots. The text argues that if you are "rocketing around in a four-inch tie and a turtleneck" you shouldn't ruin the picture with a pair of sensible shoes. The text ends by asking about thee boots, "Aren't they a lot more you?" |
November 1968 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 79 |
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| Dingo |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad with a photo of Joe Namath sitting in a barber's chair with his feet up showing off his boots. The ad headline calls him "The Dingo Man. He's no ordinary Joe". |
September 1971 Playboy |
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$8.00 |
View Celeb Male 81 / Dingo Shoes |
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| Dodge City |
Black and white 5" x 13" ad for their different styles of Boots. The headline says "From Out of the West" and shows what they have to offer. There is the Men's Cowboy Boots priced from $14.95 to $22.95, their Boys and Girls Cowboy Boots priced from $5.95 to $10.95 and their Men's Wellingtons that were priced from $11.95 to $18.95. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 18, 1961 Saturday Evening Post |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 78 |
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| Durango |
Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad for the Durango Boot. Shown is a brown boot with elaborate tooling and the ad text saying "For those of us with expensive tastes and smart money". |
November 1983 Penthouse |
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$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 15 |
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| Florsheim |
Black and white 5" x 13 1/2" ad that is for Florsheim Men's Shoes. This ad starts off with a picture of a man's closet and there is a very nice-looking pair of shoes in there and another pair that seems to be fading into the background and there is a banner across the vanishing pair that claims that "You Get The Extra Wear Of A Second Pair". The ad headline claims that "Life Begins At Forty For Florsheim Shoes". The text then tells us that "When ordinary shoes reach retirement...Florsheims are just approaching "middle age". They're built to give "the extra wear of a second pair"...to go on living half their vigorous lifetime after other shoes would have passed into the discard. For nearly 50 years, we've been putting extra quality into Florsheim Shoes so that the wearer would get extra service out of them...and this policy has built the largest fine shoe business in the world". The shoes that are illustrated in the picture at the top are The Garfield - a Flarewedge model, S-509 in black, S-510 in brown. |
March 1, 1937 Life magazine |
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$9.00 |
View Footwear Men 103 |
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| Florsheim |
Black and white 5 1/4" x 13 3/4" ad that is for the Florsheim Shoe Company. Under the statement that they were Established 1892 are the words that "We're old enough to know...that success depends upon satisfaction". It then says that "Florsheim is the largest, as well as one of the oldest, makers of men's quality shoes in America...and it's no accident - because this business was built, one pair at a time, by satisfying the needs of each individual customer. Today more men wear Florsheim shoes than any other quality make, because Florsheim gives them more for their money - in style, fit and extra wear". This ad displays four different shoes: it shows The Rambler, S-919 for $8.95, the Wall, S-934 for $10.00, the Eclipse, S-929 for $8.95 and the Major, S-914 for $11.00. Three of four of these shoes were two-tone which showed how styles have varied over the years. |
May 20, 1940 Life magazine |
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$9.00 |
View Footwear Men 100 |
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| Florsheim |
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for their shoes with Imported Silks. There is a picture of a three different black men's shoe with a Silk upper layer seen from three different angles and the ad encourages you to "Change over now to the really New in Shoes!". The shoes in the ad are identified as being the S-1660 Darby, the S-1657 Darby and the S-1664 Belvedere and the text assures you that the silk used in these and all Florsheim shoes is imported. |
March 19, 1956 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 67 |
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| Florsheim |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for more of their shoes with Genuine Imported Silk. The ad has an overhead view of one each of the Darby #63601, the Darby # 62601 and the Darby #63602 with short descriptions of each. The ad claims these shoes are "Lighter...Cooler...Long on Wear" and mentions a price of "$18.95 and higher". |
April 15, 1957 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 81 |
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| Florsheim |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Carefree Shoes. The ad picture shows the Desert Gold rubber sole blucher, Tan rubber sole blucher and the Tobacco Brown mocc-front blucher and mentions the price of $18.95 and $19.95. The ad claims they are "designed to add carefree comfort to your leisure hours". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 1959 Esquire |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 47 |
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| Florsheim |
Full color 9 1/4" x 12" ad for their Hand Stained Brogues. Shown in the ad are samples of The Kenmoor Style. The ad shows models 30651, 30653 and 30343 which are brown and mentions the model numbers of these shoes in black. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 1963 Esquire |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 53 |
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| Florsheim |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad which shows five different casual dressy shoes. The ad headline says "Introducing the designer shoes without the Designer's prices". |
October 1977 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 12 |
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| Fortune |
Three color 4 3/4" x 12 1/2" wartime ad for their Men's Shoes. The ad has a picture of their Style 6142 which it says is from their Military Series. It calls it a "favorite airman's shoe adopted by many civilians" and the ad encourages you to buy War Bonds and claims the shoes cost $5 to $5.50 with "some styles higher". This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 28, 1944 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 60 |
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| Fortune |
Full color 7 3/4" x 11" ad for their line of Nugget Series of Shoes for Men. The ad shows three different styles of their shoes and gives model numbers and descriptions. The ad headline claims these shoes are "Clicking on every campus...". |
November 1947 True magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 46 |
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| Fortune |
Full color 7 1/2" x 11" ad with photos of three different styles of stylish men's shoes. The ad headline promises you that if you wear these shoes you will "Step out of the crowd". |
September 1972 Playboy |
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$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 24 |
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| Freeman |
Three color 5" x 13" ad for the Master Fitter "Patriot" Shoe from the Freeman Shoe Corporation. The ad shows a Reddish-Brown shoe under the words "Here's The New Master Fitter 'Patriot' For Military and Air Minded Feet". It then says "America's Most Popular $7.50 Footwear Presents This Authentic Style for Fall. Smart as a whip and amazingly comfortable too - is this swank Master Fitter Patriot - the shoe that won instant national popularity. Made of finest master calfskin with swagger strap and buckle, its sleek trim appearance will win your approval on sight. In style, comfort, materials, wear and craftsmanship the Patriot is comparable to shoes selling for up to five dollars more. Check these quality points at your Master Fitter dealer's today". |
October 28, 1940 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 104 |
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| Freeman |
Three color 13" x 5 1/4" ad for their new shoes for Springtime. Shown in the ad, with descriptions, are the Classman Shoe, the Grandee Shoe, the Buckaroo shoe, the Manana shoe and the Julep shoe. The ad claims that these shoes range in price from $5.00 to $7.50. This ad is wider than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 5, 1941 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 57 |
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| Freeman |
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad that introduces the Bronze Tone Footnotes for shoes. The text claims that "There's more to Freeman than comfort" and if you look at the three individual shoes in the picture you will start to agree. Shown from the left are three highlights from their entire line. They have Style 4602 Freemon Slip-OnStyle 1228 Contour Cushion Wing Tip and Style 7452 Bootmaker Guild Moc. The ad continues that "the big news is color. Not any color but new Freeman Bronze Tones". These are the warm, mellow shoe colors that new Fall clothing requires to look the best". They may call this their Bronze Tone sale but all styles were also available in black. |
September 18, 1964 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 93 |
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| Freeman |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad that discuss how their shows are now made from a product from B.F. Goodrich called Aztran. The ad claims that this is not much of a selling point, stating that "Nobody cares for Freeman shoes of Aztran. And that's great". The text discusses some of the reasons that you should care about shoes made from this product. Reeasons such as they never need to be polished, just a wipe with a damp cloth. They also give instant comfort because it "yields to your foot" and they keep their good fit for as long as you own the shoes. Pictured in the ad are the three styles of Chadwick shoes available in this material. |
April 1970 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 86 |
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| Freeman |
Full color 8" x 11" ad for their Fortina III Collection. The ad has a picture of three different styles of Brown stylish shoes sitting together on a light surface under the headline "A second look at the first imported shoes made in America". The text reminds us of the Fortina I and Fortina II collections that came out the previous year which were introduced as "The first imported shoes made in America" and the Fortina III have the same comfortable fit but have styles that have changed with the times. As I remember the styles were changing just about daily back in the '70s. |
May 1970 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 77 |
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| Freeman |
Full color 8" x 11" ad that asks the question "You mean to say our shoes only have one color"? To answer that question they have placed three shoes in a pile and they are all two-tone shoes. Some are brown and black and others are a light brown and a darker brown. The ad refers to these as "The Two-Tone Collection". |
April 1971 Playboy magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 92 |
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| Freeman |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad that shows three different height boots lined up next to each other. The ad headline informs us that "The boot has gone soft". |
September 1971 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 26 |
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| Freeman |
Full color 8" x 10 3/4" ad for their different styles of boots. The ad headline asks you to "Give ordinary boots the boot". |
September 1972 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 20 |
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| Gallenkamp |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" ad has a photo of two different styles of shoes sitting in front of various kinds of soap and cologne products. The ad headline assures you that "Gallenkamp fits your style...with affordable fashion". |
April 1980 Playboy |
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$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 31 |
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| Hood |
Black and white 7 3/4" x 11" ad for their Commuter Boot. The ad has several drawings of these boots being worn and shows that you can "Wear 'em over" or "Wear 'em under" your pants. The ad headline calls this fact the "Neatest trick of the year!" |
November 1947 True magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 45 |
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| Hush Puppies |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" ad shows different kinds of Hush Puppies being worn in different settings. The ad headline says these are "For the man who has always harbored the desire to wear hush Puppies shoes everywhere". |
May 1964 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 16 |
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| Hush Puppies |
Full color 10" x 13" ad that features nine different pictures of different styles of these comfortable shoes. These are Blarney which are golf shoes, Shane which seem to be something that you can relax in, Duke which is another relaxing and comfortable shoe, Mark which is made from a new glove-soft, smooth leather, Bowser which is a classic slip on, Riki which is a cool-looking, cool-wearing shoe, Fritzie which is a classie tie-up shoe for ladies, Bobbie which is another comfortable shoe for ladies and Royal which is a Buffalo smooth leather loafer for boys as well as Pixie which is made in Grey Mist Pigskin for the little girls. The ad headline claims that "You and your sidewalks never had it so soft". |
May 20, 1966 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 7 |
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| Hush Puppies |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad that encourages you to look at the whole picture when you are thinking about getting comfortable. The headline suggests that "When you put on something comfortable, remember your feet" and has a picture of a man in bermuda shorts, dark knee-length socks and black dress shoes. Below this picture are shown five styles of Hush Puppies that are guaranteed to make your comfort complete. The text talks about the construction, the feeling, the colors and the price starting at $12 which will help you to feel comfortable. |
April 1968 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 87 |
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| Hush Puppies |
Full color 7 3/4" x 11" ad for a colorful version of the Hush Puppy brand of shoes. The ad headline shouts "Attention male chauvinist pigs". |
September 1971 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 25 |
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| Hush Puppies |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 3/4" ad with a large photo of a Bassett Hound at the feet of his masters, the male of which is wearing a brown pair of Brittany shoes. The ad headline reassures you that "When you put your feet into really comfortable shoes, who knows where they might take you. Anything goes with Hush Puppies". |
March 10, 1980 Sports Illustrated |
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$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 14 |
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| Hush Puppies |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad that has a large photo of a dog lying at the feet of a couple that are standing face to face. The ad headline claims that "When you put your feet into really comfortable shoes, who knows where they might take you. Anything goes with Hush Puppies". |
April 1980 Playboy |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 33 |
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| Jack Purcell |
Black and white 7" x 10 1/4" ad for their Big Shoe that is intended to be used for sports. The ad has a close-up picture of a white shoe and a drawing of several young boys playing actively. |
May 1970 Boy's Life |
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$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 51 / Jack Purcell |
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| Jarman |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their "Moc-Sans" line of shoes. Shown in the ad are three different styles of their "moccasin type" shoes. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 25, 1946 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 2 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for their new styles that were to be previewed at the Augusta Masters Golf Tournament. Shown in the ad are three different Spring and Summer shoes. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 17, 1947 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 1 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad that shows three different styles sitting next to each other and between several ties. The ad headline answers the question about why choose these shoes by saying "Look Smarter - Feel Better". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 3, 1948 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 29 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for some of their Leather shoes. The picture is labeled "Portraits in Leather" and shows one each of the Lombardy #J4625, the Falcon #J4572 and the Patio #J2696. The text mentions that each style is available in either Black and White or Brown and White with prices for most ranging from $9.95 to $18.95. |
April 15, 1957 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 82 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Snug-A-Matic Styles of shoes. The ad displays samples of three different shoes in Brown and mentions that they also come in Black. Their prices are $10.95 to $19.95 for men's shoes and claims that if you buy their shoes you will "Look smarter, feel better..". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 21, 1961 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 55 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for "Gifts he will enjoy all year long". The ad has pictures, prices and descriptions of two models of their Wicker-Weave Shoes (Models J2077 and J2588), two models of their Leisual-Aire Shoes (Models J2442 and J2085) and a Golf Shoe (Model J2673). The ad claims these are shoes for "Father's Day and encourages you to either buy a pair or give him a gift certificate. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 18, 1962 Life magazine |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 58 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Dress Shoes that have colors that will match your clothes. The ad shows a Model J5703 shoe in Olive Brown against a patch of Olive fabric, a Model J4187 shoe in Deep Burgundy against a patch of Blue fabric and a Model J6047 show in Bronze Brown shown against a patch of Tan fabric. The ad gives the prices of these shoes and mentions the other colors they were available in. The ad headline calls them "The Go-togethers" and talks about "Your favorite colors and Jarman leathers". |
March 25, 1966 Life magazine |
2 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 59 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their line of Casuals. The ad shows five different styles of their shoes and has samples of the ten different colors available. The ad headline assures you that "When it's time for sportswear you look smarter and feel better in Jarman Casuals". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 12, 1967 Life magazine |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 44 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 7" x 10 1/2" ad for their Jazz Age style of lace up "snazzy" shoes. The ad headline calls this "The Jarman Jazz Age". |
September 1971 Playboy |
1 |
$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 22 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad that shows three different styles of Two-Tone shoes sitting in front of a group of Two-Flavor ice cream cones. The ad headline calls this "Double Scoops of fashion: Two-Tones by Jarman". |
April 1972 Playboy |
1 |
$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 27 |
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| Jarman |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" ad that shows three different shoes for the men of today. The ad headline says "Bottoms. Where Today's Fashion Action is". |
September 1973 Playboy |
1 |
$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 11 |
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| Jiffies |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their casual line of footwear. The ad shows twelve different kinds of shoes and the ad headline says "for leisure, loafing or just loving, don't make a move without a pair of Jiffies". |
May 1964 Playboy |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 17 |
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| Jiffies |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad contains a photo of different colors and styles of the Pacer brand. The ad headline states that this ad will show you "What to buy with the five bucks Aunt Martha slipped you". |
September 1966 Playboy |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 13 |
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| Jiffies |
Full color 8" x 11" ad that advertises the Jiffies Pacers Leisure Footwear for Men. Shown in this ad are a pair of Green Jiffies, not a color that I might choose to wear, but the ad, underneath the shoes, says "How to look like you're wearing loafers but not feel like it". To show that they have other colors, there are five more shoes at the top of the page, a Dark Brown pair, a White pair, a Medium pair of brown, a Golden pair of brown and a pair of Reddish brown. The ad says that "Our Pacers combine the sporty look of the popular penny loafer with the soft, lightweight feel of slippers. They're also hand washable, so they save you shoe polish. And they're inexpensive (just $5), so they save you money. The Pacer by Jiffies. It's what you wear when you want your feet to look casual and feel comfortable". |
November 1968 Playboy magazine |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 98 |
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| Johnston & Murphy |
Full color 8" x 11" ad that shows three different colorful styles from the Mod '70s sitting on a railroad track in front of the springs on a boxcar. The ad headline describes them as "Unmistakably Johnston & Murphy" and the text mentions the different color combinations available at a price of "about fifty-five dollars". |
September 1973 Playboy |
2 |
$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 48 |
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| Levis |
Full color 7 1/2" x 10 1/4" ad for their Casual Shoes for Men. The ad has a picture of a barber shop with one barber yet the three chairs are filled with men talking while they wait for a haircut. What are they talking about, is it sports or women? No, they're talking about how comfortable and tough and pretty these "Levi's for feet" are. |
May 1978 Playboy |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 54 |
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| Mansfield |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for Mansfield Townaires. The ad photo shows a shoe being held up by a pair of ice tongs as the ad headline says to "Enjoy your summer "on the rocks" with Mansfield". |
May 1964 Playboy |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 18 |
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| Nettleton |
Full color 9" x 12" ad that shows a pair of two-tone practical sports shoes next to a set of golf clubs. The ad describes this brand of shoe as being "Shoes of Worth". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad wil not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 1921 Vanity Fair |
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$9.00 |
View Footwear Men 9 |
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| Nettleton |
Black and white 5 1/4" x 13 3/4" ad that is for Nettletons Shoes for Young Men. The top half of the ad starts off by saying that "Nettleton Makes News With Sport Shoes At $9.85". It then show two of them, the "Bedford Style 808. Smart all white shoe in heavy buck for cruise and resort wear. $9.85". Then, it shows the "Yarmouth. Style 809. Rich tan and white sport model for general warm weather and country wear. $9.85". It then says "Nettletons for Young Men at the price they want to pay. Never before has Nettleton presented such values. The high standard of craftmanship which has made Nettleton the leader in the field of really fine shoes now is being offered in these new models...at a price adopted to the shoe budgets of today's young men". Then, in the bottom half of the ad, it talks about "The Original Algonquin With The Patented Hand-Sewed Seam", highlighting the "Dartmouth Style 355. Tan calf and White Buck Blucher. $13.50". The ad claims that "Any man who need not let a few dollars stand in the way of a most unusual experience in comfort and appearance will find the Algonquin the best shoe investment he can make. An abundant range of styles in this exclusive Nettleton development offers a selection of patterns to suit every individual preference". |
May 20, 1940 Life magazine |
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$8.50 |
View Footwear Men 102 |
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| Nunn-Bush |
Three color 5 1/4" x 13" ad for their Ankle Fashioned Oxfords. Shown in the ad are the Cordova Style 405 which is brown and white with a rubber heel and the Cordova Style 426 that is a Slip-on Casual in brown veal with a rubber heel. The text claims that it is "only a short step to Nunn-Bush Ankle-Fashioned comfort and smartness - why not take it!". The claim is also made that Ankle Fashioning adds style mileage and I am led to believe that this is a good thing. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 8, 1946 Life magazine |
1 |
$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 80 |
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| Nunn-Bush |
Full color 5 1/4" x 14" ad that calls our attention to the Nunn Bush Ankle Fashioned Shoes. The ad has three different shoes pictured in it. At the top there is a Chalet Last, Style 677, that is of a "Ventilated Brown Deeptone Calf". Second there is another Chalet Last, Style 688, that is a "Brown Deeptone Calf with Brown and White CoolKnit Nylon". Last there is a Trenton Last, Style 423, that comes in "Brown Calf and Tan CoalKnit Nylon". It says to "Live the Good Life with Nunn-Bush Superior Comfort. The extra operations and pattern innovations that give Nunn-Bush Shoes their stretch-removed, heat-snug comfort also nurse good looks through extra months of satisfying wear. When Ankle Fashioning earns its keep with extra miles of cost-free smartness...and adds energy-conserved Life to your most precious hours...buy Nunn-Bush Shoes". |
May 1958 Holiday |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 96 |
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| Nunn Bush |
Full color 8" x 11" ad for shoes that scream SEVENTIES at the top of their lungs. The ad headline claims that "This ad tells you all you need to know about shoe fashion" and when you look at the white loafer with the brown tip and brown heel area leaning on the white shoe with the black tip, heel area and area around the white with blue striped laces you have no argument. The text prices these shoes at from $21.95 to $50.00 and then you realize that they want you to pay them to wear them instead of them paying you. |
April 1971 Playboy |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 76 |
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| Nunn Bush |
Full color 7" x 10 1/4" ad shows a shoe and a colorful boot sitting on the floor in front of a lady with no clothes on who manages to be somewhat discrete while enjoying the company of a tall, intricate boot. The ad headline tells us that "A man needs a choice". |
April 1972 Playboy |
2 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 28 |
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| Nunn Bush |
Full color 7" x 10 1/4" ad that has a small photo of three different styles of shoes placed, comfortably near the belly button of an otherwise unclad young lady. The ad headline claims these shoes are "Not for everyone." |
December 1972 Playboy |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 42 |
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| Pedwin |
Full color 8" x 11 1/2" ad for their free swinging woven leather slip-ons. There is a picture of the style referred to as the Home Run and calls them a "Pennant winner for cool comfort and style". These are priced at $8.95 with other styles priced at $8.95 and $9.95. The claim is made that Pedwin has "Young Ideas in Shoes". |
May 9, 1955 Sports Illustrated |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 73 |
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| Pedwin |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their oxfords for men. The ad shows three different styles of these shoes displayed on a drag strip with a red car in the background burning it's tires at the starting line. The ad headline urges you to "Get it on" and the text tells us that these shoes were available in prices ranging from $15 to $25. |
April 1973 Car Craft |
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$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 66 |
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| Portage |
Black and white 5 1/4" x 13 3/4" ad for Portage Boulevard Shoes and Porto-Ped Shoes. The ad starts off by saying that it's time to "Introduce Your Feet To Easy Street". It then says that "YOUR idea of "Easy Street" - is it's smartness, fine quality, comfort, extra miles of wear? Portage gives you ALL FOUR. Portage Boulevard Shoes for their rugged, youthful swank...Portage Porto-Ped Shoes for real air cushioned comfort. Visit the Portage Dealer...enjoy life on Easy Street". Three shoes are shown in this ad. They show the Porto-Ped Sports Model 2467. Flarewood Last Tan and White, the Boulevard Sports Model 6471-9. Hampton Last Antiqued Russet Tan and white and the Boulevard Sports Model 6518. Hampton Last Copper Tan and Cool Breeze Cloth. Prices vary from $5 to $7.85. |
May 20, 1940 Life magazine |
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$9.00 |
View Footwear Men 101 |
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| Portage |
Black and white 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" ad for their Porto-Ped Shoes. The ad has a drawing of a very happy man walking along a sidewalk with a briefcase in his hand and a cigar in his mouth and the headline reasoning that "If everyone's walk weren't a little peculiar, we wouldn't have to make such good shoes". The text tries to give an explanation as to how their little tricks in construction are able to make all walking styles comfortable in one kind of shoe. |
April 1968 Playboy |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 88 |
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| Rand |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for these Shoes for the Well-Dressed Man. The ad has a picture that shows six different pairs of shoes available and several different men wearing their shoes. The ad headline asks the question, "If one pair of Rand shoes makes a man well-dressed, imagine what several pair will do!" This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 1964 Esquire |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 50 |
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| Regal |
Full color 9" x 13 1/2" ad for their shoes that are Reproductions of shoes that are much more expensive. The ad has a photo of two shoes that look the same. One shoe is the Regal Style No. 4161 and the other shoe is one made by the Manhattan bootmaker Oliver Moore. The ad headline challenges you to "Compare! This hand-made masterpiece in costly Cordovan, by Oliver Moore...at $62. Regal's reproduction in the same magnificent leather...at just $7.20". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 28, 1946 Life magazine |
1 |
$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 61 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 10" x 13 1/2" ad for some of their shoes that are good enough to be used by the Military. There is a drawing of a destroyer belching smoke as it makes its way through a rough sea. Shown above this scene is one of their Patrols shoes that are claimed to be "Hand-Picked for the Tough Job". The text describes some of the features that make this shoe as popular as it is on ships in battle. The ad lists this as Model B 155 while also showing Model B 152, Model B 583 and Model B 145-1. There is a little information given about each of these shows and the ad claims that these are all priced at from $6.00 to $8.00. |
October 26, 1942 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 90 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Military Types of men's shoes. The ad has good drawings of three different styles of shoes and the headline calls this the "Dress Order of the Day" This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 15, 1943 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 36 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 10" x 13" ad that shows two different shoes: a pair of civilian shoes and a pair of combat boots. The ad headline simply says "Over There...Over Here". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
August 30, 1943 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 8 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 9 1/2" x 14" ad for their Pintos two-toned leather shoes. A pair of these stylish, for the time, Brown and White shoes are shown against a blue background and a price of $6.00 to $8.00 is mentioned. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 30, 1945 Life magazine |
1 |
$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 52 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a pair of vented brown and white dress shoes. The ad headline claims that these are "The shoe of many holes for those days of much heat. Roblee Ventilateds". The ad also mentions the price range of $6.00 to $8.00. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 21, 1945 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 4 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 10" x 14" ad that wants you to "Relax in Roblee Shoes For Men". The ad has a caricature of a man sitting on a chaise lounge while holding a tennis racket in his hand. In front of him are two pairs of Brown and White shoes and one pair of Dark Brown and a lighter Brown shoe. These shoes are on a stairway going up. The text says that "Roblees are priced $6.00 to $8.95. Some styles higher. Supplied to O.P.A. price increase". |
April 29, 1946 Life magazine |
1 |
$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 94 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their Campus Raglans line of shoes. The ad has drawings of five different styles of their shoes and mentions that they are priced from "8.95 to 13.95". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
February 9, 1948 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 39 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 10" x 13" ad for the Executones style of shoe. Shown in the ad against a red background are a pair of brown loafers and black wing tips. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 9, 1959 Life magazine |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 6 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 8" x 11" ad for their Suit Boots. Piled up on a brown cloth are samples of their Danfield boot, their Kingston boot and their dressy Bastille boot, all in brown, with the headline urging you to "Give your suit a Boot". |
April 1971 Playboy |
2 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 68 |
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| Roblee |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10" ad for their Brass Studs line of footwear. Shown in the ad are two different styles of Engineer Boots, one style of lace up boot and a casual style. |
September 1971 Playboy |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 21 |
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| Street Cars |
Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/4" ad with four photos of different styles of their casual shoes. The ad headline gives the quotes of the shoe wearers, "MMMMM, Yeaahh, OOOHHH and AAAHHH". |
April 1980 Playboy |
1 |
$7.00 |
View Footwear Men 30 |
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| Thom McAn |
Full color 9 3/4" x 13 3/4" ad for Thom McAn's Shoes. This ad has a photo of a man tying his shoe, a brown shoe with white soles and the ad headline claims that "The number is 6548". The ad then says that "The style number of this Thom McAn shoe, that is. We're getting a lot of calls for this one. Technically we call it a two-eyelet, foam-crepe sole style, which is like calling the Taj Mahal a nice white building. You've got to see this shoe to appreciate it. Come on down and flex that soft, pliable upper leather, bounce a couple of bounces on that foam crepe sole, Here's comfort, here's style, here's quality - the famous Thom McAn combination. You'll find it in our business brogues, our classic styles, our younger man's shoes. You'll find it in all 150 of our styles, in every one of our 611 stores. It's what makes Thom McAn such a good shoe...in fact, so good, it's the best-selling shoe in all America. $7.95". |
May 10, 1954 Life magazine |
1 |
$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 105 |
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| Thom McAn |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 13" ad for their affordable and comfortable shoes. There is a picture of a group of soldiers standing in front of their barracks with one of them holding up an important piece of paper as he holds his duffel bag. The headline has this man saying that "I haven't bought a pair of Thom McAn shoes since I got my ruptured duck" and the text explains that he went out after receiving his discharge and bought some "civvies" which included a pair of shoes from Thom McAn. The ad talks about some of the different kinds of shoes and boots they offer with prices mentioned from $9.99 to $15.99 and shows a pair of their upholstered shoes, the Soft Lined Romas. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
April 20, 1965 Look magazine |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 72 |
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| United States Rubber |
Full color 7 3/4" x 11" ad for their Blue Ribbon Boots that are quaranteed to be Farm Tested. There is a picture of a man milking a cow while wearing these boots and the headline claims that these "U.S. Blue Ribbon Boots stand the hardest wear". The text describes the construction technique that goes into making these boots and there is a picture of the U.S. Blue Ribbon Walrus boots that will slip on right over your shoes. |
February 1927 Farm Journal |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 70 |
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| W. L. Douglas |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" wartime ad for their dress shoes. The ad shows four different models with their model numbers. The ad headline encourages you to "Take a tip from the Navy. Right Dress Speeds Success." and the ad mentions that "Nearly 2,500,000 pairs of shoes produced for our Armed Forces - and more are on the way." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 19, 1945 Life magazine |
1 |
$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 35 |
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| Winthrop |
Full color 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" ad for their In-'n-Outers, a "New Leisure Shoe for men". The ad claims these shoes would be good "for hammock lazin' or garden raisin'..." and show three different styles to get you thinkin'. The text claims these shoes have "flexible, light-weight construction and cushion-cork platform soles" while the company also offered "regular dress styles for men and boys". |
May 12, 1947 Life magazine |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 83 |
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| Winthrop |
Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad shows three different styles of shoes produced by this company. The ad headline warns you to "Keep Style-Posted!". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
March 15, 1948 Life magazine |
1 |
$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 5 |
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| Winthrop |
Full color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for shoes made with an amazing new material from B. F. Goodrich called Aztran. The ad has a picture of a brown Wingtip from their Win-Flex Collection under the caption "In this world of miracle fabrics, you're in step with shoes of Aztran". |
April 29, 1968 Sports Illustrated |
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$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 62 |
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| Wolverine |
Black and white 10" x 14" ad for their amazing work boots of Genuine Horsehide. The ad has a drawing of a pair of them encased in a block of ice. The headline claims you can "Soak them...Freeze them..a week or a month". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 1949 Country Gentleman |
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$8.00 |
View Footwear Men 37 |
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| Wood-N-Stream |
Three color 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" ad for their various types of Boots. The ad headline urges you to "Get the FEEL of Wood-N-Stream" and has a picture of a man shoving his hand in and feeling the support and comfort of a Style 414 Boot that is fully insulated and leather lined. Also shown in the ad are samples of Style 487, Style 486, Style 686 and Style 689. |
September 1962 Field & Stream |
1 |
$7.50 |
View Footwear Men 64 |
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