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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
  • Pepsodent Company (38)
  • E. R. Squibb & Sons (22)
  • S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. (12)
  • Sanitol Chemical Laboratory Company (9)
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• Product
  • tooth paste (34)
  • Squibb's Dental Cream (22)
  • Pepsodent Tooth Paste (9)
  • Dr. West's Tooth Paste (7)
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• Subject
  • Artist--A. Gilbert Levine and Church (1)
  • Artist--Andrew ? (1)
  • Artist--Barelsy (1)
  • Artist--Church (3)
  • Artist--Fred Miten (1)
  • Artist--Hayden (2)
  • Artist--Heyden (1)
  • Artist--McClelland Barclay (3)
  • beauty and Hygiene--Dental Supplies (1)
  • Beauty and Hygiene--Dental Supplies (88)
  • Children (16)
  • Country of Publication--Canada (3)
  • Coupons (10)
  • Dr. West's (3)
  • Dr. West's Tooth Brush (1)
  • Dr. West's Tooth Paste (7)
  • E. R. Squibb & Sons (22)
  • Ethnic Groups--African/African-American (1)
  • Ethnic Groups--Asian (2)
  • Famous People--Monte Blue, A Warner Bros. Star (1)
  • Famous People--Vilma Banky, Star of First National Pictures (1)
  • Illustration--Drawing (54)
  • Illustration--Painting (15)
  • Illustrator--Church (3)
  • Illustrator--J M Sessions (1)
  • Illustrator--Richard Custer (1)
  • Illustrator--W. T. Benda (3)
  • Military (4)
  • Pepsodent Company (38)
  • Pepsodent Tooth Paste (9)
  • Premiums (39)
  • Radio Programs--Public Health and Medical Talks (1)
  • Retail--Buck & Rayner (1)
  • S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Co. (12)
  • S.S. White Tooth Paste (1)
  • Sanitol Chemical Laboratory Company (9)
  • Sanitol Tooth and Toilet Preparations (1)
  • Sanitol Tooth Paste and Liquid Antiseptic (4)
  • Sanitol Tooth Powder (2)
  • Sanitol Tooth Powder or Paste (2)
  • Sports (2)
  • Squibb's Dental Cream (22)
  • Testimonial--Colleen Moore, Tom Mix, Bebe Daniels (1)
  • Testimonial--Mary Astor (1)
  • Testimonial--Priscilla Dean, film star (1)
  • Testimonial--Virginia Valli, film star (1)
  • tooth paste (34)
  • Tooth Paste (1)
  • tooth paste, tooth powder, mouth wash (5)
  • Western Company (5)
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• Year
  • 1922 (16)
  • 1929 (16)
  • 1924 (11)
  • 1925 (10)
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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)