HAMS IN HOLLYWOOD?

A complete surprise to me. I didn't see one ham while I lived in Hollywood. Not one! I saw thousands!


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(SOURCE: Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus Magazine and Daily Review, 1940)

"Hello, I'd like to order a ham for my party. 

Are any of the Barrymore's available?"

Ham on the red carpet.

Hams eating ham?

Beans and bacon IN THE VOTING BOOTH

Generally I post only vintage ephemera, choosing to not deal with current printed material that at some point might be considered worthy of collecting. And then I saw this and realized that only now would it make sense; 10 years from now it will be irrelevant.

This ad was in the February 26th Parade supplement to the newspaper. Perhaps it’s just me, but is Campbell's Soup showing their political leanings? Was this a conscious decision to use this photo of a man who rather resembles someone running for president, including the gray streaks, with this caption below? And for a bean and bacon (ham) soup?

I’ll let you vote on it. I personally find the whole thing pretty odd and funny.