Advertising - Overview
Advertising is meant to persuade, and the themes and techniques of that persuasion reveal a part of the nation's history. The Museum has preserved advertising campaigns for several familiar companies, such as Marlboro, Alka-Seltzer, Federal Express, Cover Girl, and Nike. It also holds the records of the NW Ayer Advertising Agency and business papers from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Carvel Ice Cream, and other companies. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana comprises thousands of trade cards, catalogs, labels, and other business papers and images dating back to the late 1700s.
Beyond advertising campaigns, the collections encompass thousands of examples of packaging, catalogs, and other literature from many crafts and trades, from engineering to hat making. The collections also contain an eclectic array of advertising objects, such as wooden cigar-store Indians, neon signs, and political campaign ads.
"Advertising - Overview" showing 313 items.
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Stall and Dean Company Records, 1898-1998
- Notes
- Sporting goods manufacturer. Started in 1898 in Brockton, Massachusetts by Walter Thomas Stall and Charles Dean, this company is one of the oldest sporting goods manufacturers in America
- Summary
- Series 1, Stall and Dean's product catalogs, 1904-1973; Series 2, Stall and Dean's price lists, 1919-1966, and order blanks, 1998; Series 3, Promotional brochures, 1913 and 1926; Series 4, Catalogs of Stall and Dean's competitors, 1898-1966; Series 5, Non-sports catalogs, manuals and other printed materials, 1934-1962; and Series 6, Illustrations and graphic materials, undated
- Cite as
- Stall and Dean Co. Records, 1898-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Stall and Dean Co
- Date
- 1898
- 1898-1973
- 1898-1998
- donor
- Stall and Dean Co
- Jackson, Harry
- Local number
- 1998.3088 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Abrasives industry (series), ca. 1848-1948
- Summary
- Company-related documents (invoices, receipts, correspondence, catalogs, price lists, pamphlets, print advertisements, import/export documents) of approximately 100 distributors and manufacturers of abrasives, covering the years circa 1848-1948. Abrasive products include emery papers and cloth, diamond flint papers, sandpapers, millstones and grindstones. In addition, several folders of periodicals and pamphlets relating to the abrasives industry in general
- Cite as
- Abrasives Industry, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, box X, folder XX, digital file number XXX
- Date
- 1848
- 1948
- ca 1848-1948
- collector
- Warshaw, Isadore d. 1969
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Rob and Julie Strasser Collection, 1970-1990
- Summary
- Videotapes, internal and external company publications, product catalogs and business files relating to Nike's domestic and international marketing and promotions
- Cite as
- Rob and Julie Strasser Collection, 1970-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1970
- 1970-1990
- 1950-2000
- collector
- Strasser, Robert (marketing executive)
- Strasser, Julie
- creator
- Nike, Inc
- Subject
- Blue Ribbon Sports
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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James W. Holmes Karting Collection, 1961-1979
- Notes
- Advertising agent who specialized in advertising for the Karting industry. Created magazine advertising, product catalogs and event promotional materials as well as logo and patch designs for manufacturers and karting sport sanctioning organizations
- Summary
- Archival materials relating to Go-Karts: photographs and negatives of Go-Karts and their parts, drivers, tracks, and races; design drawings, layouts and specifications for parts and accessories for Go-Karts; invoices for Holmes' advertising business; announcements, press releases and programs from Karting events; newsletters and other printed materials from karting associations; trade literature and catalogs for Go-Karts and their parts and accessories; and two microfilms of still images of karts and karting events
- Cite as
- James W. Holmes Karting Collection, 1961-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1961
- 1961-1979
- 1950-2000
- 1960-1990
- 20th century
- 1960-1980
- creator
- Holmes, James W
- donor
- Di Nozzi, Robert
- Local number
- 2002.3002 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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[Trade catalogs from Boyd's City Dispatch]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Boyd's City Dispatch
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_8773
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Buckley, Dement & Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Buckley, Dement & Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_8921
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from California Packing Corp.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- California Packing Corp.
- Related companies
- Del Monte
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9148
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Bulk Terminals Co.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Bulk Terminals Co.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9200
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Bureau of Contract Information, Inc.]
- Date
- 1900s
- Company Name
- Bureau of Contract Information, Inc.
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9286
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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[Trade catalogs from Burke, Fraser & Connett]
- Date
- 1800s
- Company Name
- Burke, Fraser & Connett
- Record ID
- SILNMAHTL_9328
- Data source
- Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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