Digital Ad Collections
July 18, 2011 | julia | Comments (0)
Ad*Access features more than 7,000 U.S. and Canadian print advertisements, in both black and white and in colour, dated between 1911 and 1955. Organized into five main categories (Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II), the database can also be explored in other ways: by browsing (e.g., Company, Product, Subject); keyword searching (the 15 indexed fields include Artist’s Name, Headline, Radio Programs, and Testimonials); or pre-set searching (e.g., Children in Illustration, Comics in Illustration, and Contests). Images may be downloaded in JPG or PDF format and copyright and citation information is provided. This resource should appeal to anyone interested in North American advertising, popular culture, and war history and propaganda.