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Black Out Curtains

Date: 1942
Description: Publicity photograph of a woman hanging blackout curtains, with the assistance of her young daughter. The photograph was taken to provide illustration for ...
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Patriotism Starts Early

Date: 1942
Description: World War II permeated every aspect of life in America during World War II, and nothing was wasted that could contribute to the war effort. Here a young b...
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Dorothy Dignam

Date: 04 1949
Description: Dorothy Dignam, one of the first women employed in the advertising business, speaking to the survey course of advertising offered by the Advertising Women ...
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Dorothy Dignam on S.S. "Geo. Washington"

Date: 05 1929
Description: Dorothy Dignam, one of the first women in the advertising field, worked in Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York City, and was active in raising the status o...
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Southern Flowers Face Powder Advertisement

Date: 1924
Description: An illustrated advertisement for Southern Flowers face powder, "the unusual new face powder of the Southland". there is a sticker in the upper right corner...
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Nadinola Bleaching Cream Advertisement

Date: 10 24
Description: An illustrated advertisement for Nadinola Bleaching Cream, claiming that it's "How Southern Girls Keep Their Wondrous Complexions".

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