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Intermission... Have a Coca-Cola advertisement with dancing couple – Antique Print

Intermission... Have a Coca-Cola advertisement with dancing couple — historic image
Intermission... Have a Coca-Cola advertisement with dancing couple. Historic image from the Wine, Beer & Spirits collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Intermission... Have a Coca-Cola advertisement with dancing couple, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Intermission... Have a Coca-Cola advertisement with dancing couple

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What sets this advertisement apart is its framing: the word "Intermission" casts the scene as a break in the evening, the moment dancers step off the floor for a cold drink. Coca-Cola ran many ads like this in the mid-twentieth century, linking the brand to dance halls, social outings and leisure time. The slogan "Have a Coca-Cola" turned an everyday refreshment into a friendly invitation, and images like this one helped make the drink a familiar part of American social life.

Original scan564 × 800 px
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