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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 (73)
- Procter & Gamble Co. (64)
- Lever Brothers Company (32)
- Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company (12)

Product
- Palmolive Soap (84)
- Ivory Soap (45)
- Lifebuoy Health Soap (27)
- Lava Soap (19)

Subject
- Palmolive Soap (84)
- Palmolive Company (73)
- Procter & Gamble Co. (64)

Year
- 1933 (28)
- 1937 (28)
- 1934 (24)
- 1932 (21)

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"It's a fact...Palmolive is the best clerk I have!"	"Is she sick? Why does she cry so much?"	First For Their Tiny Baby Baths ....Only Olive Oil	Joe and Alvin... Guy Lava
Skin Beauty Was Important 3000 Years Ago	"Thanks, nurse!"	A frank discussion	The luck of the Irish--twice!
It's One Thing To Get A Husband... It's Another To Keep Him- I Know	Goodbye "Knuckle-Grime" Lava Soap brings Good Times!	Have You Heard The News? "The New Improved Palmolive Is Gentler On Our Skin...Keeps It Soft And Lovely...Without The Slightest Irritation...And The New Perfume Is Lovely!"	"Hey Mum! That New Improved Palmolive is milder on my skin!"
School vacation ends happily	Guarded so carefully...the Dionne Quins use only Palmolive the soap made with Olive Oil!	Yes Indeed! We're Keeping our "Schoolgirl Complexions"!	LOVE Came back to Lois
Ageless Beauty. Priceless is the glamour of a flawless skin. And Palmolive's secret blend of olive and palm oils helps to bring out that skin glamour.	Joe keeps his date with the girl friend	Another invitation lost... all because of "B.O."	A Wife Can Blame Herself If She Loses Love By Getting "Middle-Age" Skin!
Sigh No More, Ladies!	The Country Clubbers. Bride's Dilemma!	Win A Lovely Complexion And A Glorious Vacation In Europe. 20 Free Tours Of Europe. $1,000 Cash In Place Of Tour, If Preferred!	"His eyes don't stray to other faces since I took my beauty expert's advice"
Feeling Blue...? You'll cheer up..in Pure foam!	Marriage CAN Stay Romantic	"Why doesn't my Manicure last longer?"	In Italy They Know So Well The Allure of "All Over" Beauty
Tina's Troubles. "Catty" or Kind?	Growing lovelier day by day... The Dionne Quins use only Palmolive the soap made with Olive Oil!	In which I talk about myself	Ivory Soap Now At The Lowest Prices In 17 Years! Use It For Face, Bath, Nice Clothes, Dishes

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