Ad*Access: 1950-1956

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An image database of over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories - Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda - dated between 1911 and 1955.

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John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
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Company
- Zenith Radio Corporation (30)
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation (6)
- Arvin Radio (4)
- Motorola Inc. (4)

Product
- Various (15)
- Tape Recorder (6)
- Clock-Radio (5)
- Radio (5)

Subject
- Illustration--Drawing (35)
- Electronics--Misc. (31)
- Zenith Radio Corporation (30)
- Radio--Zenith (26)

Year
- 1956 (30)
- 1950 (21)
- 1953 (21)
- 1952 (20)

Categories

Beauty and Hygiene (1911 - 1956)
Radio (1922 - 1956)
- 1922-1929
- 1930-1939
- 1940-1945
- 1946-1949
- 1950-1956
Television (1939 - 1957)
Transportation (1938 - 1957)
World War II (1942 - 1945)

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You can carry happiness with you!	Zenith Gift Ideas that Sing for the Couple Celebrating a Wedding or Having One	A New Clock Radio with a Host of Helping Hands	Gilfillan Delivers... a Complete GCA Radar Every 48 Hours
You too can become a member of the Bogen hi-fi set!	Your musical companion the exclusive Libertyphone	Newest Gift Idea from Motorola	Revere T-1100 Dual-Speed Tape Recorder. Created for Your Listening Pleasure.
Pentron Emperor High Fidelity Tape Recorder. New... 3 Speaker System with Separate Roving Speaker.	Finest Reception! 150 Miles or More From TV Stations. All Channels UHF and VHF	Why Fuss With Fuses?	Give gifts of good sense in Times Like These: Zenith Quality
Announcing...A New Global Radio	Just in time for Christmas New Westinghouse Personal Portable	"Baby, It's Warm Inside"	Tranquilized by Ampex
You Can Take It With You! Vocatron Portable Plug-In Inter-Com	What! Even turns out the light?	Top Stars Choose Revere "Balanced Tone" High Fidelity Tape Recorders	The New Columbia 360 Table Phonograph
Zenith Again! Is the Top News in Portables	The Clock Radio with the Almost-Human-Mind - A Triumph of Zenith Quality with "Big Set" Tone	Only Zenith-The World's Leader in Portable Radios-Gives You Such Outstanding Quality Reception, Tone, Features, at Prices Like These!	An Altogether New Idea for Music Lovers! The New Craftsman "Assembly" High Fidelity Home Music System
The Webcor Authentic Fonograf	Revere T-1100 Dual-Speed Tape Recorder. Proudly Created for Your Listening Pleasure.	2,000,000 In Use! ...more than all others combined!	Magnify These Sparks a Million Times
In all the World-No Wiser Investment in Musical Enjoyment for Times Like These Zenith Quality Cobra-Matic Radio-Phonograph with the Sensational Cobra-Matic Automatic Record Player	Here's How Bendix Extends the Utility of Electronics. Bendix Makes Scores of Products in This Field Alone.	New! Zenith "Holiday" Super-Powered Portable!	It's Time to Act Fast!

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