The Avertisement Archive
This page is designed to help you explore stories and products related to vintage advertisements from the 1900s to the early 1960s. Each image has been expertly digitized to preserve the look and feel of the originals. We specialize in double-page ads, which are notoriously difficult to reproduce. You can either browse the stories below or use the button to explore our products
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Augustus Jansson’s Ink Beasts Parade for Queen City Ink 1905
Augustus Jansson, a Swedish-American illustrator and designer, established a reputation through his original and superior work when he began a seven-year working period for Queen City Printing Ink.
Cadillac’s World War II Iconic Advertisements
On January 16, 1942, 39 days after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, with an executive order, created the War Production Board (WPB) to convert peacetime industrial production to meet the needs of the war.
Only 55 days after automobile production ended, Cadillac delivered the first tank. Just 17 days later, the second was shipped. Production was beginning to roll and soon to become a flood.
American Streamlined Trains. Striking Ads of the 1940s
From the mid-thirties, American railroads developed deluxe passenger trains, the streamliners. Some became legendary and profoundly influenced popular culture by focusing on concepts such as power, speed, technological progress, comfort, and luxury service.
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