Ad*Access: Beauty and Hygiene (1911

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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
- Palmolive Company (242)
- Procter & Gamble Co. (234)
- Lever Brothers Company (137)
- Kotex Company (104)

Product
- Palmolive Soap (259)
- Sanitary Napkins (155)
- Ivory Soap (131)
- Lifebuoy Health Soap (74)

Subject
- Illustration--Drawing (1099)
- Beauty and Hygiene--Cosmetics (696)
- Beauty and Hygiene--Soaps (578)
- Beauty and Hygiene--Hair Preparations (339)

Year
- 1944 (140)
- 1945 (138)
- 1943 (125)
- 1942 (109)

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This category includes products (such as cosmetics, soaps, and shaving supplies) that were targeted for personal hygiene and enhancing one's attractiveness.

Smart women use Dew	Pageful of News on Keeping Teeth Brighter	Mister, Your Whiskers Are As Waterproof As Mine!	DOES TRAFFIC GET ON YOUR NERVES?
"Step On It, Mother--This Isn't The Polka"	Shaving Powder for Women's Use?	In training for health..	Open Your Door To Beauty, try before you buy
Still A Beauty	French Girls tell American Beauties...to be truly alluring, keep lovely "All Over!"	Don't Resist The Trend to Tampax	"What About Me? I'm The One That Started This Family On Palmolive!"
"Poor Lois - see how old she's growing!"	With a Pretty Trousseau and Looks to Match, This G.I.'s Fiancee Plans a Honeymoon in Gaspe	This Soothing Clasmic Pack Brings Charming Beauty Without Massaging	For the freshest, youngest feeling in the world
"I like your cheek!"	Colgate's For Christmas. Useful Gifts, not Gimcracks.	"SHHH! Mom's on the Warpath!"	Instantly effective - safe - and so easy to apply
Tonight! Show him how much lovelier your hair can look... after a Lustre-Creme Shampoo	Modess...because	Loveliness Like An Eternal Flame	They Called Him The Meanest Man In The Navy...Until
Now we brush our teeth because we Like to!	Another Year And This Tooth Will Be Lost	Special offer to YOU today: Large 25c TUBE of Dr. West's Tooth Paste FREE	A Thrilling Offer To Prove You Can Have Glamorous Hair. 1¢ Sale. Halo Shampoo
Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 Women can get More Beautiful Skin in 14 Days!	Refreshing for Tub Or Shower	No other Shampoo leaves your hair so lustrous, yet so easy to manage!	For Men At The Top...And On Their Way Up

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