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A database of over 9,000 advertising items and publications dating from 1850 to 1920, illustrating the rise of consumer culture and the birth of a professionalized advertising industry in the United States.
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- Broadsides (1840 - 1921)
- Nicole Di Bona Peterson Collection of Advertising Cookbooks (1878 - 1929)
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- Lever Brothers' Lux Soap (Flakes) (1916 - 1925)
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Lever Brothers' Lux Soap (Flakes) (1916 - 1925) - 83 Items
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3D WallLux Flakes, a laundry product, was advertised with attractive artwork and included text instructing homemakers on the care of mass produced clothing. Silks, woolens, and baby clothes, among others, are highlighted in these ads as being safe to wash with Lux Flakes.
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Lever Brothers' Lux Soap (Flakes) (1916 - 1925) - 83 Items
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