Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Framed Vintage

A Pair of Framed Vintage Military and Telecommunications Advertisements - This lot features two framed magazine advertisements dating from the post-World War II era. Both items are housed in matching light-colored wood frames with glass fronts and black backing boards. The first advertisement is a color recruitment piece for the U.S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Service. The illustration depicts a C-54 Skymaster transport aircraft flying over a major industrial fire, identified in the text as the 1947 Texas City disaster. An inset image shows medical personnel in field uniforms loading a stretcher into the plane beside an Army ambulance. The lower right of the illustration bears a printed signature reading a. Leydenfrost. The headline states Your Air Force speeds the rescue, and the bottom margin features the slogan YOUR ARMY AND AIR FORCE SERVE THE NATION AND MANKIND IN WAR AND PEACE. A page number 90 is visible in the upper left corner. The second advertisement is a black-and-white promotional page for the Bell Telephone System. It depicts a large anti-aircraft artillery piece in a field setting with military tents in the background. The headline reads New Gun Director Is Good News for the Country. At the bottom center is a printed circular logo containing a bell and the words BELL SYSTEM, flanked by the text BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM. The frames are finished with metal sawtooth hangers on the reverse. Width: 13 inches Height: 16 inches.