Fascinating Vintage Meat Ads From the 1930s to 1970s

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It’s always fascinating to compare food advertisings then and now. Back then, pork, beef and chicken were three basic food groups in America, whereas today people have become more conscious of diet and nutrition, which results in the changes in modern selling points: organic, local, healthy and sustainable. Food stylists across social media, of course, had not existed yet, so glistening mounds of meat dripping with gravy and covered with fat were what consumers would see.

Take a look back at these vintage meat ads from old magazines, cookbooks from the 1930s to 1970s:

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