In the 1940s and 1950s, magazines brimmed with bold ads celebrating the raw materials that powered industry and progress. Steel, aluminum, copper, and other essential resources were portrayed as the backbone of construction, transportation, and even the space race. These ads blended technical pride with sweeping visions of the future, often showing factories, machinery, and heroic workers. This collection captures the drama, design, and optimism of an age when raw materials were seen as the building blocks of a better tomorrow.