Vintage Advertisements

Florida’s Seminole Indians Postcard Booklet (Souvenir)

The Florida Seminole Indians postcard booklet is a souvenir that tourists could buy when they went to Florida in the middle of the 20th century. It has a bunch of postcards that show Seminole people doing everyday things while wearing traditional…

Fort Meyer Gate Postcard

This postcard from the early 1900s shows the Fort Meyer Gate entrance to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. It belongs to a souvenir pack called "Views of Beautiful Arlington, VA," which includes other famous spots like the Tomb of the Unknown…

“The GM ODYSSEY: SCIENCE NOT FICTION”

Advertisement for General Motors or GM found inside of an American Visions Magazine from 1986, introducing new technology that will be used in and on future GM models. Including electronic navigation systems, instrument panels, and electronic POD…

Souvenir of the State Buildings at the Capital: Albany, N.Y.

This postcard, exhibiting the civic architecture of Albany, N.Y., was created by a now discontinued postcard-publishing company that specialized in scenes from notable cities and parks in the United States. The company, Curt Teich & Co., is most…

Nashville Tenn. The Athens of the South

This is a fold out postcard folder for Nashville, Tennessee, commonly sold to tourists in the 1930s-1950s. The title, “The Athens of the South”, seen on the front of the card, is referencing Tennessee’s popular nickname originating from its…

Vintage Champion Spark Plug Advertisement

A vintage print advertisement promoting Champion Spark Plugs, featuring a four-engine propeller airliner, a spark plug illustration, and an orange automobile. The ad claims that most airlines specify Champion Spark Plugs due to their dependability.…

General Electric Automatic Dishwasher Advertisement

A 1958 magazine advertisement promoting the General Electric automatic dishwasher. The ad contrasts the labor of handwashing dishes with the convenience of GE’s new appliance, using illustrated scenes of dishwashing and a modern kitchen photograph.…

Souvenir Folder of our Nation’s Capital: Washington D.C.

A postcard with foldable photos of the U.S. state capital, Washington D.C. contained inside. The cover of the card has the phrase “Greetings from Washington D.C” on top of four historic government buildings, each divided into separate quadrants.…

Lablache Face Powder Advertisement

This is an advertisement for Lablache Face Powder, a Ben Levy Company product, a French perfumery from Boston, Massachusetts, produced in the early 20th century. The ad is decorated with floral borders and a woman's profile portrait; it projects…

"Science shows why Old Dutch Cleaner costs less to use"

The back of a farmer’s wife magazine that contains an advertisement. The advertisement is about cleaning powder which uses evidence from a microscope to explain why their product is better. It has a yellowish look of old paper. It is very similar to…

"Consider your Adam's Apple" Lucky Strike Ad

A small pack of cigarettes that makes it safer to consume in your throat than other tobacco products. Lucky Strike exposes ultraviolet rays that expels certain harsh irritants that is shown in all raw tobacco products. Lucky Strike is a U.S.…

A Self-Lathering Brush: The Latest and the Greatest Shaving Aid

Full page featuring an ad. The advertisement is about a self-lathering brush in the weekly newspaper. Published at the end of WWI.

Identifier: Three circular images at the top of the page demonstrate the three steps of using the brush. Step one…

Send No Money!

Full-page ad for the Oliver No. 9 typewriter with the title "Send No Money" Published in the April 7, 1922, issue of The American Legion Weekly, a post-World War I magazine distributed to American veterans. Offering a five-day free trial, an…

The Agri Book Club

This article mentions the different prizes Children are able to win when they turn in their own agri book to the contest.

Buy and Use Christmas Seals Fight Tuberculosis

Cardboard tabletop advertisement for Christmas Seals, which were first issued in 1907 as part of a grassroots effort to combat tuberculosis, a deadly disease that was the leading cause of death in the United States at the time.

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Stella Artois Beer Sign

Produced by Anheuser-Busch in 2004 with “La Biere Fine de Luxe” at the bottom. Translates to Fine Luxury Beer in French to signify French Influences with the Beer.

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