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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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Company
- Admiral Corporation (15)
- Magnavox Company (15)
- Raytheon Manufacturing Company (12)
- Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, Inc. (10)

Product
- Television (31)
- various (6)
- "Space Saver" Television (4)
- Various (4)

Subject
- Illustration--Drawing (34)
- Children (16)
- Television--Admiral (16)
- Television--Magnavox (15)

Year
- 1953 (80)
- 1956 (11)
- 1954 (2)
- 1957 (1)

Categories

Beauty and Hygiene (1911 - 1956)
Radio (1922 - 1956)
Television (1939 - 1957)
- 1939-1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953-1957
Transportation (1938 - 1957)
World War II (1942 - 1945)

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Admiral 21" Table TV. Clearest Picture I Ever Saw.	Admiral 21" TV Console Model 221DX26L... And It's Ready for UHF Stations	Admiral 21" TV Radio-Phono Model 322DX16. Styling that Never Grows Old!	Be Foxy... Buy Admiral TV and Save!
Admiral: Ugh! Trade small set for heap big 21" Admiral TV.	Costs no More Than Other 17" Sets $199.95. Great Big Picture... Little Bitty Price!	Admiral TV, Clearest Picture I Ever Saw!	3 "Looks" Tell You Why Admiral Is Your Best TV Buy
For the World's Finest Music... Admiral. High Fidelity FM-AM Radio-Phonograph	You pay no more for Du Mont than for ordinary television! And you know you own the best. Reserve power is built in, for effortless performance and long life under all conditions.	You pay no more for a Du Mont than for ordinary television! And you know you own the best. Reserve power is built in, for effortless performance and long life under all conditions.	So Chic Yet this Emerson must pass the extreme Climate Test!
Now! A TV Picture So Clear, So Sharp... you'll think you're at the movies!	Now! A TV Picture So Clear, So Sharp... you'll think you're at the movies!	Now! A TV Picture SO Clear, SO Sharp... you'll think you're at the movies!	Now! A TV Picture So Clear, So Deep... you'll think you're at the movies!
Now! A TV Picture So Clear, So Sharp... you'll think you're at the movies!	Best Looking TV in town and country	Innovation in TV design	Picture of quality
Beautiful picture, high-fidelity tone	High-Fidelity masterpiece	For those who desire the Best TV	Magnavox TV for clearest picture, truest sound, greatest beauty
Tomorrow's TV today... with Magnavox	Why no other TV matches Magnavox for value	Magnavox the magnificent gift for all the family	Magnavox America's greatest TV value
The Perfect Picture your family deserves	Get All the New TV Channels With a Mallory Converter	1 Television, 2 Phonograph, 3 Hi-Fi Radio all 3 for the price of TV alone!	Electronic Amplifier--1953 Model

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