Ford Advertisement

Canoes, as popular as they were, became symbols for benefits like quiet, smooth rides—on calm days, of course.

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

Advertising agencies picked up on the canoe’s attributes and tried to transfer them to their products, in this case new Ford motorcars in the 1960s.
Subjects	History Cultural Studies Literature Native American Studies Regional Studies
Date	ca. 1960s
Related Section	Chapter 6: Synthetic Canoes
Keywords	aluminum postwar advertising
Content Type	illustration
Language	English
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Rightsholder	Duke University Libraries
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Credit Line	Courtesy of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) Archives, 1885–1990s: Item ID BBB6261, John W. Hartman Center for Sales Advertising and Marketing History, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Holding Contact	Duke University Libraries

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