We’ve set the way-back machine for further in the past than normal today, as we share this poster from 1931. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Packers had to advertise to boost ticket sales, a strange concept these days in Green Bay. If we had the money back then, we would’ve certainly purchased a couple of tickets to this game with their not-yet-longtime rivals from the Windy City. What better place would there have been to be than at City Stadium behind East High School on an Indian Summer afternoon? The Packers prevailed in this game, 7-0, in front of 13,500 fans.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Depression-Era Packers
We’ve set the way-back machine for further in the past than normal today, as we share this poster from 1931. In the midst of the Great Depression, the Packers had to advertise to boost ticket sales, a strange concept these days in Green Bay. If we had the money back then, we would’ve certainly purchased a couple of tickets to this game with their not-yet-longtime rivals from the Windy City. What better place would there have been to be than at City Stadium behind East High School on an Indian Summer afternoon? The Packers prevailed in this game, 7-0, in front of 13,500 fans.