One of the greatest resources the Lafayette Historical Society possesses is it’s collection of back issues of the Lafayette Sun. There are a few missing years, but for the most part, we have all the papers from the late 1930’s till they became the Contra Costa Sun in 1980. Expect to do a little digging through the volumes in order to find your subject.
Luckily there is plenty of amusement in it:
Clever Diamond K ad from the 1950s. Part of a series of similar ads.
At times it can be violent:
Get in the box Art!, 1950
It will often put you into the mindset of the times:
From the end of 1949
And sometimes you might stumble on a chapter of Lafayette history:
The Sun battles gambling in Lafayette, 1950
In the end, we hope you find what you are looking for. Swing by to do some research or just to look at funny ads.
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