Wilson's Tender Made Ham (Wilson & Co.)

Advertisement for Wilson's Tender Made Ham includes a comic strip of “Ella Jones” and “June” discussing serving ham along with turkey at their Thanksgiving dinners. A panel shows a butcher displaying a tin of Wilson’s Ham to” Ella.” The next panel has “Ella” phoning June about her plans for the dinner. The final panel shows Ella asleep, dreaming of both turkey and Wilson’s Ham. Also includes images of a plate of food, sliced ham on a plate, and the three variations of Wilson's Tender Made Ham.

Publication date: 1937-11-21

Size: 49.4 x 36.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Ham--1930-1940
• Holidays--1930-1940
• Turkeys--1930-1940
• Wilson & Co.--Products--1930-1940
• Butchers--1930-1940
• Thanksgiving cooking--1930-1940
• Jones, Ella (Fictitious person)

Genre(s):

• Advertisements

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (November 21, 1937), p. 12

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg