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Please note that this search page covers the Scrapbooks Category only. All categories in the Emergence of Advertising in America project (EAA) are representative, not comprehensive. If you perform very narrowly defined searches, you increase your chances of a "zero" result. For information on the terms in all the pull-down menus below, see the Scrapbooks Database Terms and Descriptions page. These terms were deemed most likely to be useful to a range of users of the EAA project.

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Search for advertisements in which:

Field:
contains  



Field:
contains  



INCLUDING

Illustrations and special features:



WITHIN THE

Category:


Scrapbooks






Complex searches may take a few moments. After you've clicked the button to execute the search, please be patient for the results.

Problems with your search? See below for help and examples or see our Search FAQ page.



Complex Search Help
Complex searches allow you to search on several
words at once ("Boolean" searching) in the
Scrapbooks database.
Examples | Search

Field: contains:   allows you to locate words in the item title or to locate ads by company, product, item type, etc. (see pull-down menu under All). After entering the word(s) you would like to search for, you can limit your search by selecting a term from the pull-down menu, or you may search for the word(s) in the entire database by accepting the default "All" for a complete list of available fields. A list of all Theme Names in the Scrapbooks Category is available. Searching on a specific theme can be done from the Themes page as well.

Illustration & Special Features:   pre-set searches are available that will help you to find ads containing images and references to specific cultures (e.g. African/African-American, Asian, etc.) or subject matters (sports, children) that may be of particular interest. You may limit a complex search to one type of special feature, or, by choosing the default "All" your search returns will include advertisements with any of these features.

Categories:   identifies the category you are searching in the database. A description of all the categories that make up the EAA project, including the number of ads each contains, is available on the Browse Categories page.

For information on the items in all the pull-down menus above, see the Scrapbooks Database Terms and Descriptions page.


Example searches

Please note that this search page covers the Scrapbooks Category only. As with all the search pages, this category is representative, not comprehensive. If you perform very narrowly defined searches, you increase your chances of a "zero" result.


  • To search all Scrapbooks for pages with children as a theme and containing advertisements of Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton,
    1. Choose Theme in the first Field:.
    2. Type Children in the first contains box. (Note that a list of all Theme Names in the Scrapbooks Category is available. Searching on a specific theme can be done from the Themes page as well.)
    3. Choose Company in the second Field:.
    4. Type Clark's O. N. T. Spool Cotton in the second contains box. (Note that typing in only part of a company name - "Clark" only or "Spool Cotton" only - will ensure the widest possible amount of returns.)
    5. Click the Search button in the right side table, and
    6. Wait for the results!

  • To search for business cards for Watkins & Browning Tobacco Co.,
    1. Choose Theme from the first Field menu.
    2. Type Business Cards in the first contains box.
    3. Choose Company from the second Field menu.
    4. Type Watkins & Browning in the second contains box.
    5. Click the the Search button, and
    6. Wait for the results!



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