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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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- Palmolive Soap (92)
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- Illustration--Drawing (104)
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- 1942 (35)
- 1943 (27)
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"Gee Mummy, but you're pretty!"	Families Agree	DOES TRAFFIC GET ON YOUR NERVES?	"What About Me? I'm The One That Started This Family On Palmolive!"
"SHHH! Mom's on the Warpath!"	Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 Women can get More Beautiful Skin in 14 Days!	Refreshing for Tub Or Shower	Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 Women can have Lovelier Skin in 14 days!
Just for him--	Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 women can have lovelier skin in 14 DAYS!	Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 women can have Lovelier Skin in 14 days! You, Too, may look for these skin improvements in only 14 days!	I'm Singing the Blues in more ways than one!
What a divinely super new kind of beauty lather!	The BRIDE and the WHISPER	"In Perfect Love" Another Woodbury Deb Marries	Look what happened when we Stole Dad's Soap!
What every Woman has a right to know about the soap she puts on her skin	Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 Women can have More Beautiful Skin in 14 Days! 14-Day Palmolive Plan tested on 1285 women with all types of skin!	Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 Women can have Lovelier Skin in 14 DAYS!	Day...for duty, Night...for beauty
Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 Women can have Lovelier Skin in 14 Days! 14-Day Palmolive Plan tested by 36 Doctors on 1285 women with these Amazing Results!	Whose Fault When a Child is Left Out of Things?	You Said It, Sailor-Lifebuoy's The Soap To Stop "B.O."!	From Beauty Crown To Bridal Veil, She's Another Woodbury Deb
Tick!Tick!Tick! I'll Tell You Quick!	For Bare-Skin Beauty Bath Size Palmolive with its famous "Beauty Lather"	"My ears turned red at that awful whisper"	Doctors Prove 2 out of 3 Women can have More Beautiful Skin in 14 Days! 14-Day Palmolive Plan Tested On 1285 Women With All Types Of Skin
"I may have to stop using Lifebuoy for 'B. O.' for a little while-life's getting so complicated"	Now! Not Just a Promise...But Actual Proof of New Skin Beauty for 2 out of 3 Women in 14 Days!	2,336 People Will Win Prizes in Palmolive Soap's $67,000 Treasure Chest	"I see you in White Satin... You'll Be Another Woodbury Deb!"

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