The Age of Assurance
archive prototype
late 1800s → 1980s • magazines • advertising • culture
The Age of Assurance

A curated, growing archive of print advertisements and editorial pages that show how certainty was sold: progress, health, safety, convenience, status—sometimes with consequences we only understood later.

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Health & “science” claims Materials & “miracle” products Masculinity & status Domestic life & convenience War, work, and modernity
How to use this prototype: it’s a static site. You can host it on GitHub Pages, Netlify, or any basic web host. Replace the sample text, then drop new images into /assets/img and update captions.

Browse by era

Start broad, then drill down by theme, brand, or issue.

1880–1919

Industrial trust, patent medicines, rail, and the first mass brands.

Victorian → WWI

1920–1939

Modernism, radio, leisure, the new consumer class.

Jazz age

1940–1959

War, manufacturing, “miracle” materials, postwar certainty.

Mid‑century

1960–1989

Television, abundance, counterculture, and regulation catching up.

Modern

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Mid‑century print

Mid‑century print
TIME magazine page • 1951

Mid‑century print

Mid‑century print
TIME magazine page • 1951

Mid‑century print

Mid‑century print
TIME magazine page • 1951

Mid‑century print

Mid‑century print
TIME magazine page • 1951

Mid‑century print

Mid‑century print
TIME magazine page • 1951

Mid‑century print

Mid‑century print
TIME magazine page • 1951

Mid‑century print

Mid‑century print
TIME magazine page • 1951

Mid‑century print

Mid‑century print
TIME magazine page • 1951