Magazine Advertising in Life during World War II Magazine Advertising in Life during World War II Patriotism through Service, Thrift, and Utility Monica Brasted LEXINGTONBOOKS Lanham•Boulder•NewYork•London PublishedbyTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. AnimprintofTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. 4501ForbesBoulevard,Suite200,Lanham,Maryland20706 www.rowman.com UnitA,WhitacreMews,26-34StannaryStreet,LondonSE114AB Copyright©2018byTheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformorbyany electronicormechanicalmeans,includinginformationstorageandretrievalsystems, withoutwrittenpermissionfromthepublisher,exceptbyareviewerwhomayquote passagesinareview. BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationInformationAvailable LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataAvailable ISBN978-1-4985-5247-9(cloth:alk.paper) ISBN978-1-4985-5248-6(electronic) TMThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmerican NationalStandardforInformationSciencesPermanenceofPaperforPrintedLibrary Materials,ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica ForEricandAnna. Contents Acknowledgments ix I:Introduction 1 1 Advertising,CulturalValues,andWorldWarsI&II 3 II:1942 21 2 Service—1942 23 3 Thrift—1942 39 4 Utility—1942 61 III:1943 71 5 Service—1943 73 6 Thrift—1943 101 7 Utility—1943 121 IV:1944 131 8 Service—1944 133 9 Thrift—1944 157 10 Utility—1944 181 V:1945 193 11 Service—1945 195 12 Thrift—1945 213 13 Utility—1945 229 vii viii Contents Conclusion 235 Appendix 241 Bibliography 243 Index 247 AbouttheAuthor 251 Acknowledgments I wish to thank my husband, Eric, for his encouragement. His love of auc- tionsprovidedmewitharichcollectionofWorldWarII–eraLifemagazines that inspired me to write this book. I would also like to thank my daughter, Anna,forhersupportandassistanceinreviewingandeditingchapterdrafts. Most of all, I want to thank both of them for their patience through this projectandfortheirlove. ix
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