1954: So Near And Yet . . .

Sixty years ago Container Corp. was running ads featuring contemporary artworks. Some still look pretty cool. This one, for instance, with a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt by Joseph Hirsch.

By contrast, this 1954 Bankers Trust ad shows every one of its 60 years. A married woman with business judgment? Tax savvy? Foresight? Financial literacy? How unthinkable!

Give BT a little credit, though. It was willing to settle for a co-executorship.