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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
  • Yardley of London, Inc. (7)
  • Beauty Counselors, Inc. (3)
  • Lentheric (3)
  • Westmore Cosmetics (3)
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• Product
  • "Finger blend make-up" (1)
  • Avon Cosmetics (2)
  • Basic Ritual essential preparations (1)
  • Beauty Counselors (2)
  • Bond Street perfume (1)
  • Bond Street Perfume and Beauty Preparations (1)
  • Cleanser and lotion (1)
  • Cosmetics (1)
  • Elizabeth Arden Basic Essentials (1)
  • English Lavender Cosmetics (2)
  • Evening in Paris "Summer Symphony" set (1)
  • Evening in Paris Cosmetics (1)
  • Face Powder (1)
  • Hand-Blended Powder (1)
  • House of Stuart Cosmetics (1)
  • House of Stuart Personalized Cosmetics (1)
  • Johnson's Baby Oil and Powder (1)
  • L'Origan Cosmetics (1)
  • Lavender Bath Oil (1)
  • Linit Perfect Laundry Starch (1)
  • Pepsodent Tooth Paste (1)
  • Red Trey color makeup (1)
  • Revenescence (1)
  • Sheer Beauty Blush Tint (1)
  • Sheer Beauty Foundation (1)
  • Sheer Beauty make-up (1)
  • Skin Care Products (1)
  • Tru-Glo Liquid make-up (1)
  • Various (8)
  • Yardley's English Lavender (1)
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• Subject
  • Illustration--Drawing (17)
  • Various (8)
  • Yardley of London, Inc. (7)
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• Year
  • 1950 (18)
  • 1951 (8)
  • 1954 (6)
  • 1952 (4)
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Categories

• 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)