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Background imageAdvertising Collection: Guinness Time

Guinness Time
1932: Lit up advertisements in Piccadilly Circus, London (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Times Square, 1922

Times Square, 1922
Aerial view of Times Square, New York, New York, early 1922. Visible advertisements include billboards for Wrigleys chewing gum, Macys department store, and Chalmers underwear

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Greenland, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900

Greenland, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900
1 person, advertising, america, arts, colored, colorful, colorfully, coloured, colourful, colourfully, concept, concept image, contemporary, copy, danish, depiction, depictions, different coloured

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Mexico, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900

Mexico, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from ca 1900
2 people, advertising, america, arts, colored, colorful, colorfully, coloured, colourful, colourfully, concept, concept image, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, different coloured, digital

Background imageAdvertising Collection: India, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c

India, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collector's picture from c
advertising, arts, colored, colorful, colorfully, coloured, colourful, colourfully, concept, concept image, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, different coloured, digital

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Cornflower, favourite flower of Kaiser Wilhelm I

Cornflower, favourite flower of Kaiser Wilhelm I
1 person, advertising, arts, asteracea, asteraceae, bachelor's button, basket flower, bloom, blossoms, boutonniere flower, centaurea cyanus, colored, colorful, colorfully, coloured, colourful

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Roman, the Colosseum, Italy, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from ca 1900

Roman, the Colosseum, Italy, digitally restored reproduction of a public domain collective picture from ca 1900
3 people, advertising, arts, coliseum, colored, colorful, colorfully, colosseum, coloured, colourful, colourfully, concept, concept image, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Lily, Louis XIV, France, coat of arms of the Bourbons

Lily, Louis XIV, France, coat of arms of the Bourbons
1 person, advertising, arts, badges, bloom, blossoms, character, coats of arms, colored, colorful, colorfully, coloured, colourful, colourfully, concept, concept image, contemporary, copy, crest

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Bold Advertisement for Supply Company

Bold Advertisement for Supply Company
(Original Caption) Poster advertisement extolling the wares of a miner's supply company. California, 1850

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Cartoon Smoker

Cartoon Smoker
(Original Caption) "The Jolly Smoker." Old time lithographic trade card for cigars

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Ritter Painless Dental Offices

Ritter Painless Dental Offices
(Original Caption) New York, NY: The Ritter Painless Dental Company: Brooklyn dental parlour which doesn't hide its accomplishments. Photo, ca. 1890

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Promotional Stereoscope for Stereoscope Shop

Promotional Stereoscope for Stereoscope Shop
(Original Caption) Customers admiring views in stereoscope shop. Humorous promotional stereoscope of D. Appleton shop, with sign for L.S. Metcalf Co. Alton, Ill. substituted. Ca. 1890

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Poster Hanger Hanging Posters

Poster Hanger Hanging Posters
(Original Caption) Poster hanger in Chicago. Photographed by Krausz, 1891. BPA 2 #5

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Publicity Calendar For Cigarette Papers

Publicity Calendar For Cigarette Papers
(Original Caption) Publicity calendar for cigarette papers, 1909

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Walter A. Wood Single Apron Binder Advertisement

Walter A. Wood Single Apron Binder Advertisement
Late 19th Century advertisement

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Kodak Film

Advertisement for Kodak Film

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Young Johnny Bellhop in Philip Morris Advertisment

Young Johnny Bellhop in Philip Morris Advertisment
(Original Caption) The familiar advertising figure of Johnny, "Calling Philip Morris." Johnny is a young boy standing at attention in a bellhop's uniform

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Color Advertisement for Ford Mercury 8 Automobile

Color Advertisement for Ford Mercury 8 Automobile
(Original Caption) 1938-Color advertisement for the Mercury 8, a large eight-cylinder automobile

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Coca-Cola

Advertisement for Coca-Cola
AD FOR COCA-COLA, UNDATED

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Soap Advertisement with Baby Reaching for Soap

Soap Advertisement with Baby Reaching for Soap
(Original Caption) "He won't be happy till he gets it!" An advertisement for Pear's Soap. Undated

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Walter A. Wood Single Apron Binder Advertisement

Walter A. Wood Single Apron Binder Advertisement
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAdvertising Collection: First Sign Advertising Kerosene

First Sign Advertising Kerosene
(Original Caption) The first sign by John D. Rockefeller, Sr.'s company advertising kerosene by Standard Oil

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Madame Foy's Skirt Supporting Corset

Advertisement for Madame Foy's Skirt Supporting Corset
(Original Caption) Corset: Woman in old-fashioned corset. Woodcut from an old time advertisement

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Sign Advertising A Bootmaker

Sign Advertising A Bootmaker
(Original Caption) Sign advertising bootmaker. Undated photograph

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Tea Company Advertisement

Tea Company Advertisement
(Original Caption) United Kingdom Tea Company's Teas. Used All Over the World!! Nothing Like Them Anywhere!!! United Kingdom Tea Company, Limited. Offices, 21 Mincing Lane, London

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertising Poster Movies and Moving Camera

Advertising Poster Movies and Moving Camera
(Original Caption) 1902-Illustrated, advertising poster for Northwestern Entertainment Company

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Schlitz Beer

Advertisement for Schlitz Beer
Ad for Schlitz Beer from Harper's Magazine, 1904

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Old Dutch Cleanser

Advertisement for Old Dutch Cleanser
(Original Caption) Ad for Old Dutch Cleanser

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Greenwich Village Woman Hanging Poster

Greenwich Village Woman Hanging Poster
A flapper hangs a poster to advertise the Greenwich Village Halloween Ball, at which Paul Whiteman is to perform

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Player Piano

Advertisement for Player Piano
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Chinese Gambling House

Chinese Gambling House
(Original Caption) 12/27/1920-Canton, China- In many countries the presence of gambling houses is openly advertised in one way or another

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Girls Advertising for Film by Carrying Postered Cases

Girls Advertising for Film by Carrying Postered Cases
(Original Caption) Soon the picturesque Sandwich Men may become extinct from the view here

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Early Portable Radio

Advertisement for Early Portable Radio
A couple relaxes outside and listens to a portable "Radiola" in a 1925 advertisement from RCA

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Messenger Boys Handing Out Pamphlets

Messenger Boys Handing Out Pamphlets
(Original Caption) 3/16/1932-New York, NY: An automobile manufacturer has hired 1000 messenger boys to distribute 360, 000 pieces of literature to prospective car owners

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Aunt Jemima Portrayer Anna Robinson

Aunt Jemima Portrayer Anna Robinson
AUNT JEMIMA.UNDATED PHOTOGRAPH

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Lucky Strike Cigarettes Advertisement Using a Santa Claus

Lucky Strike Cigarettes Advertisement Using a Santa Claus
(Original Caption) "Luckies are easy on my throat." There are no finer tobaccos than those used in Luckies

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Murphy Myers Riverview Inn

Murphy Myers Riverview Inn
(Original Caption) This is Murphy Myers Riverview Inn which is the scene of Gayety 23 1/2 hours a day. The other thirty minutes is allotted to Rev. Bremner's revival service

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Call for Philip Morris Cigarette Advertisement

Call for Philip Morris Cigarette Advertisement
CIGARETTE ADVERTISEMENT FOR PHILIP MORRIS & CO. CIGARETTES, "AMERICA'S FINEST CIGARETTE". ADVERTISEMENT, 1939

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Neon Camel Cigarette Sign

Neon Camel Cigarette Sign
Neon Camel cigarette sign above a cafeteria on Broadway in New York City

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Sign Painters on Hoists

Sign Painters on Hoists
(Original Caption) Photo shows sign painters work hoists painting on a large building. Undated

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Model Advertising New Style Inner Tube

Model Advertising New Style Inner Tube
(Original Caption) 9/7/1946-New York, NY: Model Rae Caldwell previews the new style automobile inner tube, made by United States Rubber Company

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Times Square Nightlife

Times Square Nightlife
Nighttime view of Times Square

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Iver Johnson Bicycles and Firearms

Advertisement for Iver Johnson Bicycles and Firearms
(Original Caption) USA: "IVER JOHNSON - YOU PAY FOR THE NAME!"

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Haines Shoe House

Haines Shoe House
The Shoe House was built in 1948 as an advertising gimmick by "Colonel" Mahlon N. Haines, the Shoe Wizard of York

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Young Executive

Young Executive
An advertising executive at his desk, circa 1940. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for La-Mar Fat Reducing Soap

Advertisement for La-Mar Fat Reducing Soap
(Original Caption) USA: Reduce! Wash away fat and years of age with La Mar Reducing Soap. A 1920s ad for weight loss

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Men's Summer Underwear in Sears Catalog

Men's Summer Underwear in Sears Catalog
(Original Caption) Page of Sear's catalogue, advertising men's summer underwear. Undated. BPA#2 5097, 5098

Background imageAdvertising Collection: W. Baker & Co. Chocolate Manufacturer Advertisement

W. Baker & Co. Chocolate Manufacturer Advertisement
(Original Caption) Photo of a W. Baker & Co. add

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Singer Automatic Sewing Machine

Advertisement for Singer Automatic Sewing Machine
(Original Caption) The Singer Automatic. Latest And Best. Absolutely the Simplest, Lightest-Running, Best Constructed, Strongest Chain Stitch Sewing Machine ever invented

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Haines Shoe House

Haines Shoe House
The Shoe House was built in 1948 as an advertising gimmick by "Colonel" Mahlon N. Haines, the Shoe Wizard of York

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Spirit of 76 by Archibald M. Willard

Spirit of 76 by Archibald M. Willard
"The Spirit of 76". Painting by A.M. Willard. Undated photograph. BPA2#5145

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Coffee Advertisement

Coffee Advertisement
(Original Caption) Lithographic trade ad for coffee. A Fragrant Cup

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Bradley Fertilizer Company

Advertisement for Bradley Fertilizer Company
(Original Caption) Bradley Fertilizer Company's Works, North Weymouth, Mass. Bradley's superphosphate is rich in phosphoric acid, ammonia and potash. A complete manure for all crops

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Walter A. Wood Self or Hand Dump Rake Advertisement

Walter A. Wood Self or Hand Dump Rake Advertisement
Late 19th Century advertisement

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Bon Ami Scouring Powder Advertisement

Bon Ami Scouring Powder Advertisement
1920 magazine advertisement for Bon Ami cleansing soap and powder, depicting a maid in a white and yellow uniform cleaning a pair of lady's white shoes

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Piedmont Cigarettes

Advertisement for Piedmont Cigarettes, showing two men smoking, with a backdrop of a castle, houses, and a horse & carriage. Undated illustration

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Illustration of Men Observing Ocean Liner

Illustration of Men Observing Ocean Liner
(Original Caption) Illustration shows an advertisement card for Transatlantic Travel. It is related to the American Line, in pre-world War I

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Ad for Almanac and Bitters

Ad for Almanac and Bitters
(Original Caption) Advertisement for Vinegar Bitters Almanac of 1872 and Dr. Walker's California Vinegar Bitters. Illustration

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Ad for Warner's Safe Yeast

Ad for Warner's Safe Yeast
(Original Caption) Advertisement for Warner's Safe Yeast, showing two young children looking out of their bedroom window at a comet that says "Warner's Safe Yeast

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Sewing Silk

Sewing Silk
(Original Caption) Sewing silk and twist. Undated engraving. BPA2# 4955

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Illustration Women Seated on Windowsills Show Campaign Signs for Garfield and Hancock

Illustration Women Seated on Windowsills Show Campaign Signs for Garfield and Hancock
(Original Caption) Elections: Strange election propagnda. Two fast young ladies take advantage of a political procession to advertise their preference and charms. Illustration

Background imageAdvertising Collection: United States Food Administration poster for wholesome nutritious food from corn

United States Food Administration poster for wholesome nutritious food from corn
U.S. Food Administration poster for wholesome nutritious food from corn. Illustration circa 1917

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Color Advertisement for 1926 Ford Lincoln Sedan

Color Advertisement for 1926 Ford Lincoln Sedan
(Original Caption) 1926-Illustrated advertisement for the "conservative, yet commanding" appearance of Lincoln automobiles

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Vaudeville Poster W/19 Cent. Showgirl

Vaudeville Poster W/19 Cent. Showgirl
(Original Caption) An advertising poster for a vaudeville show, "Aladdin Jr.; A Tale of a Wonderful Lamp, " produced by the American Extravaganza Company at the Chicago Opera House

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Duz Laundry Detergent Advertisement

Duz Laundry Detergent Advertisement
(Original Caption) 11/1950-Advertisement for laundry detergent, "DUZ". October 1950 Illustration

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Old Time Corset Advertisement

Old Time Corset Advertisement
(Original Caption) Corsets: Old-time corset advertisement. 1887

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Label for La Toscana Cigar Box

Label for La Toscana Cigar Box
(Original Caption) "La Toscana" decorative design on a cigar box cover. Color lithographic illustration

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Parallel Depiction of Advertisement for Eyewear

Parallel Depiction of Advertisement for Eyewear
(Original Caption) Celluloid Optical Goods. Celluloid Spectacles And Eye Glasses. "S.O.M. Co. Pat. March 13, 1877" Stamped On Each Pair Of The Genuine. Beware Of Imitations

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Woman Hoisted Next to a Giant Plaster Leg

Woman Hoisted Next to a Giant Plaster Leg
(Original Caption) 8/6/49-Los Angeles, California: Marie Wilson is hoisted thigh-ward in a bosins chair to compare gams with a 35-foot model of one of the famous Wilson legs

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement for Rheingold Beer

Advertisement for Rheingold Beer

Background imageAdvertising Collection: It Scratches! Lux Advertisement Poster

It Scratches! Lux Advertisement Poster
circa 1890: A small child, tears pouring down her face, squirms and tries to wriggle out of her vest

Background imageAdvertising Collection: LiquidLibrary

LiquidLibrary
ad, adventure, advertisement, advertising, circus, entertainment, fu, Poster Art, 87820270

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Actress Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Examining Advertisement Contract

Actress Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Examining Advertisement Contract
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz sign a 2 1/2 year contract for $8, 000, 000, while Harry W. Chesley Jr, (VP Phillip Morris Company), and Harry Ackerman, (CBS VP), looks on

Background imageAdvertising Collection: David Ogilvy with Smoking Pipe

David Ogilvy with Smoking Pipe
David Ogilvy, founder and president of the advertising agency Hewitt, Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, received and award for creating quality advertisements

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Camel Sign in Times Square

Camel Sign in Times Square
A billboard for Camel Cigarettes blows smoke over Times Square in Manhattan

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Harlow H. Curtice Speaking on Advertisements

Harlow H. Curtice Speaking on Advertisements
(Original Caption) Harlow H

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Sands Hotel and Casino

Sands Hotel and Casino
The new look of the 777-room Sands Hotel and Casino along the Las Vegas Boulevard

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Pinto Runabout

Pinto Runabout
The hatchback door of a Ford Pinto Runabout stands open for a publicity photo shortly before the car's introduction as Ford's new subcompact car at the 1971 Chicago Auto Show

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Neil Diamond in Front of Album Display

Neil Diamond in Front of Album Display
Neil Diamond greets members of the press at the London International Hotel, standing in front of a display for his albums Love at the Greek and Beautiful Noise

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Actress Bette Davis Leading Advertisement Campaign in Street

Actress Bette Davis Leading Advertisement Campaign in Street
(Original Caption) Actress Bette Davis addresses mob of eager Paramount pamphleteers who will advertise her newest movie, Death on The Nile

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement of the company Eger & Sohn for sleeping skirts

Advertisement of the company Eger & Sohn for sleeping skirts
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, companies, company, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement of the company Kaiser Portemonnaies

Advertisement of the company Kaiser Portemonnaies
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, asks, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, cash, commerce, companies, company

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement of the Victoria sewing machine company

Advertisement of the Victoria sewing machine company
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, companies, company, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions

Background imageAdvertising Collection: Advertisement of the leather suitcase factory Carl Krause

Advertisement of the leather suitcase factory Carl Krause
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, advertising, announcement, announcements, archive, baggage, black, black-and-white, black-white, commerce, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital



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