Ad*Access

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. More »

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Chevrolet W0285
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The Way of an Empress T2415
View the highlight item: Most men ask "Is she pretty?" not "Is she clever?"
Most men ask "Is she pretty?" not "Is she clever?" BH1218
View the highlight item: I've learned my lesson
I've learned my lesson BH1444
View the highlight item: God bless you, our fighting men, for the Victory!
God bless you, our fighting men, for the Victory! W0089
View the highlight item: "How I stepped into the most surprising role of...
"How I stepped into the most surprising role of... T2502

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The Ad*Access Project, funded by the Duke Endowment "Library 2000" Fund, presents images and information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a coherent view of a number of major campaigns and companies through images preserved in one particular advertising collection available at Duke University. The advertisements are from the J. Walter Thompson Company Competitive Advertisements Collection of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History in Duke University's David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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