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  • Collection: Advertising and WWI

Picture Store1.jpg
Simple small advert of a frame around the text offering pictures of General Pershing for 30 cents.

Scotts Emulsion1.jpg
Small figure of a fisherman carrying a large cod on his back. Majority of advert is textual. Suggests that cod liver oil helped to build up tolerance in the training camps, and that continued use will protect one from colds, grippe (influenza),…

Patriotic Shopping1.jpg
Text surrounded by an artistic border. The recommendation is for shoppers to buy their Christmas gifts early, so that they can be shipped early, guaranteeing prompt delivery.

Paramount 1.jpg
A woman is dressed in a wartime uniform as she stands before a cannon. The text is to the left of the photo.

Meara Bros1.jpg
Medium sized advert suggesting to purchase clothing accessories for men and children. Text only.

Lucky Strike 1.jpg
Top has an image of someone eating a plate of fried eggs on toast. There is a overlaid circle which reads "Use more EGGS save meat". Center panel reminds you that the government asks you to save meat for the war effort, and continues to suggest…

Florida Resorts1.jpg
Small advert with a saluting soldier in a field of flowers, next to a road. There is a car moving down the road to a resort style destination in the background.

Fischer Fountain Pen1.jpg
Advert has a drawing of the Fischer Safety Fountain Pen. It suggests that the product should be purchased for letter writing to and from the war.

Corset Shop1.jpg
Small advert with a cartoon of a war nurse kneeling by a German Shepard. A medicine bag is on the foreground. Text to the right of the image. Full special border surrounding the advert.

Columbia Records1.jpg
Advert showing multiple cartoon scenes. Men in trenches under a bombardment, a doughboy marching with a smile, a Gramophone and soldiers and sailors on a steamship.
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