History (Advertising)

History Sites:

Ad*Access Project Ad*Access Project: Provides access to digital images print advertisements published primarily in the United States and Canada between 1911 and 1957. (History) http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/ Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920: Covering the early history of advertising in the United States, and drawn from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University. (History) http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/eaa/index.html Advertising Museum from Ace Novelty Promotional Products Advertising Museum from Ace Novelty Promotional Products: This online museum has advertising of old posters, billboards, magazine and newspaper from the 19th and 20th centuries. (History) http://www.halcyon.com/donace/MUSEUM.HTM John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History: The Center collects, organizes, and provides access to a vast collection of textual and multimedia resources for the student, scholar, and businessperson. (History) http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/hartman/ Truth in Advertising Truth in Advertising: A growing collection of pre-1960's print tobacco and cigarette advertising. (History) http://www.chickenhead.com/truth/index.html Old Advertising from Historic Newspapers Old Advertising from Historic Newspapers: Classified advertising from newspapers, dating from 1700's-1900's. Includes patent medicines, slave sales, lost and found, and real estate. (History) http://theoldentimes.com/ads.html King of Bud: Worlds Largest Budweiser Collection King of Bud: Worlds Largest Budweiser Collection: An interactive, online exhibit of a private collection of advertisements, posters, and various promotional items. (History) http://www.KingOfBud.com Coca-Cola Television Advertisements Coca-Cola Television Advertisements: Collection of historic advertisements donated by the Coca Cola corporation to the Library of Congress. Videos available in RealPlayer, QuickTime, and MPEG formats. (History) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colahome.html The Ephemera Society of America, Inc. The Ephemera Society of America, Inc.: A non-profit organization devoted to furthering the collection, study, and preservation of ephemera, including advertising trade cards and related advertising forms. (History) http://www.ephemerasociety.org/ Bridgestone/Firestone & Dayton Advertising Museum Bridgestone/Firestone & Dayton Advertising Museum: Online museum presenting advertising from Bridgestone, Firestone, and Dayton products. (History) http://www.bridgestone-usa.com/advertising/index.asp Advertisements from the Spanish-American & Philippine-American Wars Advertisements from the Spanish-American & Philippine-American Wars: Wartime advertising with graphic images show how companies capitalized on the public's interest in the wars and imperial ideology. (History) http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/ads_index.html Vintage Labels: The Lost Art of Travel Vintage Labels: The Lost Art of Travel: A collectors site dedicated to the study and collection of vintage luggage labels from the worlds great hotels, airlines, oceanlines and railways. (History) http://www.vintagelabels.org/ Advertising of Installment Plans During the 1920s Advertising of Installment Plans During the 1920s: Paper examines how American business used advertising in the 1920's to convince consumers to buy on installment. (History) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/journals/EH/EH37/Murphy.html The Psychology of Advertising The Psychology of Advertising: Essay by Walter D. Scott. First published in The Atlantic Monthly, 1904. (History) http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/ScoPsyc.html Philip H. Dougherty Remembered Philip H. Dougherty Remembered: Tribute to Philip H. Dougherty the Advertising Columnist of the New York Times for over twenty years. Video interviews with peers and samples of radio broadcasts. (History) http://www.postlit.com/phd HarpWeek Presents 19th Century Advertising HarpWeek Presents 19th Century Advertising: Images and articles about advertisements that appeared in Harper's Weekly. (History) http://advertising.harpweek.com/ Ghost Signs Ghost Signs: A short history of those fading yet fantastic old advertising images on brick walls and barns sometimes called ghost signs. (History) http://www.livinggoldpress.com/ghost.htm Adflip Adflip: Searchable archive of classic automobile and other ads from the 1940's through 1990's. Offers link services to each ad from client's web site. (History) http://www.adflip.com History of Advertising Trust History of Advertising Trust: Preserves the best of British advertising for posterity. Site contents include an archive of work and current exhibition details. (History) http://www.hatads.org.uk/home.html Ad Council Historic Campaigns Ad Council Historic Campaigns: Presents a visual history of memorable advertising campaigns. (History) http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/