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Medicine and Madison Avenue

A database of over 600 advertisements and historical documents dated between 1911 and 1958, relating to the creation and influence of health-related advertising.

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John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
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• Company
  • Lever Brothers Ltd. (8)
  • James S. Kirk & Co. (2)
  • Procter & Gamble (2)


• Product
  • Lifebuoy Health Soap (6)
  • Jap Rose Soap (2)
  • Soaps (2)
  • Zephyr-Fresh Lifebuoy Health Soap (2)


• Subject
  • Subcategory--Soaps (12)
  • Features--Children (4)
  • Features--Coupons (2)
  • Features--Military (2)
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• Year
  • 1938 (3)
  • 1941 (2)
  • 1944 (2)
  • 1953 (2)
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Categories

• Cigarettes
• Cough and Cold
• First Aid and Wound Care
• Food
• Household Cleansers and Disinfectants
• Insecticides and Poisons
• Institutional and Pharmaceutical
• Laxatives and Indigestion Relief
• Nutrition and Diet Aids
• Ointments and Acne Preparations
• Pain Relievers
• Soaps
• Supplementary Documents
• Toiletries
• Toothpaste and Mouthwash
• Vitamins and Tonics