Another brilliant gallery of vintage marketing from mid-20th century magizines. The theme of this gallery is vintage drug and narcotic advertisements from various mid-20th century magazines, proving that not only has pharmaceutical companies always been totally sleazy with their marketing, but that vintage magazine ads from the 50′s just look fucking awesome.

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I wouldn’t go so far as saying these were movies teaching sexual education, more like banging pots and pans and jumping up and down, which was pretty prevalent in mid-20th century US. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy seeing a few of these propaganda films and enjoying a bit of popcorn with friends. A LiveJournal post has collected a few photos of brilliant vintage movie posters from the golden era of propaganda and scare tactics, featuring several different variations for VD classics “Devil in the Flesh” and “Damaged Goods”.

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