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Beer In Ads #3816: A New World In The Making

August 13, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Friday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1943. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is another ad during World War II and includes patriotic slogans and pleas for supporting the war effort. But the main focus is showing what the post-war future might look like, with gleaming highways and high-rises right next to the airport (check out the plane in the upper left) and a total of nine trees. That future doesn’t loo too great to me. But at least there will be beer.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3815: Wealth Of The West … Labor Day, 1944

August 12, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Thursday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, Labor Day, 1944, and features a shirtless man wearing a helmet and holding a long rod of some kind. Also, there’s a large white eagle behind him, so definitely going for the patriotic angle.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3814: Wealth Of The West … Mining

August 11, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Wednesday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, mining, and features a scene of a miner doing his job in what’s presumably a cave.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3813: Wealth Of The West … Shipping

August 10, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Tuesday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, shipping, and features a scene at a dock unloading the cargo from a large cargo ship.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3812: Wealth Of The West … Light Metals

August 9, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Monday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, light metals, and features a scene of bombers taking off in an idealized way showing the sheet metal used to make the planes leading down to the factory that made the light metal.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3811: Wealth Of The West … Lumber

August 8, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Sunday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, lumber, and features a scene of a large lumberyard in operation.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3810: Wealth Of The West … Hydroelectric Power

August 7, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Saturday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, hydroelectric power, and features a scene of a dam with a manmade lake behind it seen from above next to power lines that take the power after its been converted to electricity and take it homes and businesses.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3809: Wealth Of The West … Wheat

August 6, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Friday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, wheat, and features a scene of a wheat field being harvested.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3808: Wealth Of The West … Dairying

August 5, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Thursday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, dairying, and features a scene of a dairy farm.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

Beer In Ads #3807: Wealth Of The West … Fruit

August 4, 2021 By Jay Brooks

Wednesday’s ad is for “Rainier Beer,” from 1944. This ad was made for the Seattle Brewing & Malting Co., who made Rainier Beer, and was later known as the Rainier Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington. This is part of series of ads using the “Wealth of the West” tagline toward the end of World War II. And then a different aspect of the West Coast states’ wealth is highlighted, such as, in this case, fruit, and features a scene of a fruit orchard of some kind.

And below is slightly cleaner version of the same ad, but without the color.

Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, History, Washington

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