It’s always funny to see where we came from. Same goes for advertising. In the Ad*Access database, ads from the past are being stored for your viewing pleasure. Divided amongst 5 categories, more than 4000 ads have been archived. Ad*Access is created by the John Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. If you’ve got some time to spare, pleasure assured for hours and days!
Categories:
- Beauty and Hygiene (1911 – 1956) * 2,391 ads
- Radio (1922 – 1956) * 997 ads
- Television (1939 – 1957) * 864 ads
- Transportation (1938 – 1957) * 2,658 ads
- World War II (1942 – 1945) * 397 ads

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