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Marlboro Billboard
April 1973
A Marlboro cigarette billboard advertisement looms over King Street.
McDonald's Billboard
circa 1970-1979
A billboard advertising the opening of a particular McDonald's restaurant. Express highways promoted the emergence of large signs that could be read at a distance by motorists traveling at high speed.
Woman Using Sewing Machine
1955
Woman using a Necchi sewing machine. Advertisements are in the background.
My Mamma Uses Atlas Flour
circa 1900-1909
A little girl with corkscrew curls poses glumly. She wears a bib advertising Atlas Flour.
Cough Syrup Advertisement on a Barn
An advertisement for Norwegian cough syrup painted on the side of a barn near Stoughton on Highway N.
Jingle Jokes for Little Folks
circa 1900-1909
Illustration of a little boy wearing a sailor outfit, holding a glass, and leaning against a fence. It was probably used for advertising Hires Root Beer, as his hat bears the name "Hires."
