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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
- Palmolive Company (242)
- Procter & Gamble Co. (234)
- Lever Brothers Company (137)
- Kotex Company (104)
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- Product
- Palmolive Soap (259)
- Sanitary Napkins (155)
- Ivory Soap (131)
- Lifebuoy Health Soap (74)
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- Subject
- Illustration--Drawing (1099)
- Beauty and Hygiene--Cosmetics (696)
- Beauty and Hygiene--Soaps (578)
- Beauty and Hygiene--Hair Preparations (339)
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- Beauty and Hygiene (1911 - 1956)
- Cosmetics: 1920s
- Cosmetics: 1930s
- Cosmetics: 1940s
- Cosmetics: 1950s
- Dental Supplies: 1911-1929
- Dental Supplies: 1930s
- Dental Supplies: 1940s-1950s
- Deodorant: 1925-1952
- Feminine Hygiene: 1920s
- Feminine Hygiene: 1930s
- Feminine Hygiene: 1940s
- Feminine Hygiene: 1950s
- Hair Preparations: 1917-1939
- Hair Preparations: 1940s
- Hair Preparations: 1950s
- Rouge: 1918-1930
- Shaving Supplies: 1914-1953
- Soaps: 1920s
- Soaps: 1930s
- Soaps: 1940s
- Soaps: 1950s
- Radio (1922 - 1956)
- Television (1939 - 1957)
- Transportation (1938 - 1957)
- World War II (1942 - 1945)
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Beauty and Hygiene (1911 - 1956) - 2393 Items
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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.
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Beauty and Hygiene (1911 - 1956) - 2393 Items
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