Latest posts tagged with #AdvertisingHistory on Bluesky
Vintage ad: 1918 Havoline Oil
WWI-era advertising hit different 🇺🇸
Havoline Oil went FULL patriotic in 1918 — using the...
#blastfromtheads #1910s #wwi #vintageads #patriotic #americanhistory #advertisinghistory #havoline #motoroil #propaganda #vintageamericana #historybuff #throwback #oldads #wartime
Vintage ad: 1959 Ronson CFL
1950s shade is the best shade 😂
Ronson's electric shaver ad throws SERIOUS sass: "Who'll be first...
#blastfromtheads #1950s #ronson #electricshaver #vintageads #sassy #marketing #advertisinghistory #midcentury #retrostyle #vintagestyle #throwback #oldads #clevercopy #madmen
The 1900s were WILD for household gadgets 💼
"Puts in the 'Crease' Takes out the 'Bag'" — marketing poetry right there ✨
#blastfromtheads #1900s #vintageads #fashionhistory #menswear #antique #nostalgia #advertisinghistory #trousers #gentlemanstyle #vintagestyle #oldads #marketing #throwback
Two-page spread showing a Marlboro cigarette ad on the left and a U.S. News & World Report cover on the right titled “How to reverse heart disease,” dated August 6, 1990.
Two-page spread showing a Vantage cigarette ad on the left and a Discover magazine cover on the right titled “Special Report: Replacing the Heart,” dated February 1983.
Two-page spread showing a Marlboro cigarette ad on the left and The New York Times Magazine cover on the right featuring four coronary artery cross-section images with the caption “Closing in on life,” dated March 25, 1973.
Two-page spread showing a Tareyton cigarette ad on the left and a LIFE magazine cover on the right titled “The Tragic Record of Heart Transplants,” dated September 17, 1971.
Heart disease coverage next to cigarette ads, over and over. A quick visual history. csts.ua.edu/heart/
Content prepared by Rebecca Whiting, Graduate Research Assistant, CSTS.
#TobaccoHistory #AdvertisingHistory #CSTS
Black-and-white graphic with large text “U.S. Ski Team” above stylized vertical stripes. Two round smokeless tobacco tins appear below, labeled “Copenhagen” and “Skoal.” Under the tins, bold text reads “Sports Medicine Program.” CSTS watermark appears in the lower right.
U.S. Ski Team branding + Skoal/Copenhagen smokeless tobacco, labeled “Sports Medicine Program.” A sharp example of tobacco borrowing athletic credibility.
csts.ua.edu
Content prepared by Rebecca Whiting Graduate Research Assistant, CSTS
#TobaccoHistory #AdvertisingHistory #Archives #SmokelessTobacco
Color newspaper insert ad showing a couple and a large bottle of Targon Smokers’ Mouthwash, plus a “Save 55¢” coupon and small images of different mouthwash flavors.
Vintage Pebeco Tooth Paste print ad reading “Too Many Cigars Last Night?” with an illustration of an ashtray and cigarettes and a large tube of toothpaste at the bottom.
Black-and-white magazine ad titled “The Smoker’s Friend” for Bost Tooth Paste, featuring a smiling woman holding a cigarette and a toothpaste tube illustration near the bottom.
Black-and-white ad saying “RID YOUR HOME OR OFFICE OF ‘SMOKATOSIS!’” with a cartoon cloud labeled as smoke odor and a tall metal ash disposal container on the right.
Toothpaste, mouthwash, and “odor” fixes for smoker’s breath, plus “Smokatosis.” 4 artifacts from CSTS collections.
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Content prepared by Rebecca Whiting, Graduate Research Assistant, CSTS.
#TobaccoHistory #AdvertisingHistory #PublicHealthHistory #Ephemera
Color illustration of a woman in profile against a deep red background, wearing a satin-like dress with puff sleeves and a white flower in her hair. She holds a Chesterfield pack near her shoulder. Text reads “After a man’s heart…” and “Nothing else will do.” CSTS watermark at lower right.
Color illustration of a smiling blonde woman dressed like an archer (red cap and scarf, green outfit) holding a bow and a heart-shaped target with red-and-white rings. She holds a Chesterfield cigarette pack near the target. Large text: “Aim for the Best” and “CHESTERFIELD.” CSTS watermark at bottom right.
Color illustration of a smiling brunette woman in a white top with red trim and a large red heart on her chest. She poses with a Chesterfield pack near her face. Large script text: “A Pocketful of Pleasure,” with “CHESTERFIELD” below. Small text identifies “Chesterfield’s Valentine Girl” and includes a name/location. CSTS watermark at bottom right.
Color illustration of a blonde woman wearing red gloves and a large red heart-shaped hat pierced by arrows. She holds an oversized Chesterfield pack diagonally across her body, with a cigarette tucked near her head. Large script text: “Nothing else will do.” CSTS watermark at bottom right.
Valentine-themed Chesterfield ads used hearts and “satisfy” claims to sell cigarettes as romance and gifts. Historical documentation. csts.ua.edu/my-smelly-va...
Content prepared by Rebecca Whiting, Graduate Research Assistant, CSTS.
#TobaccoHistory #VintageAds #AdvertisingHistory #Ephemera #CSTS
Title slide reading “My Smelly Valentine,” with a small illustrated cigarette emitting blue-green smoke shaped like a heart. A text block at the bottom explains that some tobacco companies promoted cigarettes as Valentine gifts and references smoker’s breath spray, teeth whitener, odor remover, and a chest X-ray.
My Smelly Valentine: tobacco marketing folded into Valentine’s Day romance, plus smoker “fixes” for breath and odor. Shared for historical documentation and research context. csts.ua.edu Content prepared by Rebecca Whiting, CSTS. #ValentinesDay #TobaccoHistory #AdvertisingHistory #CSTS
Discover the untold story behind Apple's iconic '1984' Super Bowl ad and how it almost didn't air. A tale of risk, vision, and advertising history. #Apple #1984Ad #SuperBowl #AdvertisingHistory Link: thedailytechfeed.com/apples-iconi...
Cereal Mascots Still Work — Because We Grew Up With Them
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#CerealMascots #CerealCommercials #Nostalgia #Wair18Talks #90sKids #RetroMarketing #BreakfastCereal #AdvertisingHistory #PopCulture
Cereal Mascots Were Made to Control Kids | Tony, Toucan & Tricks
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#CerealMascots #TonyTheTiger #ToucanSam #Wair18Talks #Nostalgia #CerealCommercials #90sKids #AdvertisingHistory #MarketingGenius
#TVAds The Ads That RAISED US: A Commercial Journey Through Your Entire Life 🥺📺| TV Commercials 1978 1979
#NostalgiaTrip #TVCommercials #CommercialsCompilation #RetroAds #Throwback #ClassicCommercials #AdvertisingHistory #70sNostalgia #LifeThroughCommercials
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Cartoon Network Commercial 2001: Cartoon Network Commercial 2001 is a significant part of the television network’s advertising history. It was during this year that Cartoon Network launched a series of captivating commercials that… #CartoonNetwork #Commercials #AdvertisingHistory #2001Ads #FroggyAds
From Vickery's Fireside Visitor, November 15, 1886. These vintage ads are amazing!! Pills, sex, money, addiction cures. #vintageads #advertising #advertisinghistory
Discover the fascinating history behind North Brookfield's high school newspaper and the surprising value of local collectibles that are capturing the attention of modern-day treasure hunters!
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#MA #CitizenPortal #HeritagePreservation #LocalCollectibles #AdvertisingHistory
1 week to go until the next lecture in our GHIL Summer Series!
Join us for a talk by Bernhard Kleeberg on the early history of advertising psychology:
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#histsci #socialpsychology #advertisinghistory #skystorians
From billboards to blockchain - traverse the history of advertising and its tech transformation. 🌐✨ #AdvertisingHistory #TechEvolution #Blockchain #AI #Tech #MarketingStrategy #Branding #Sales #BusinessDevelopment #Entrepreneurship
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7/8 This mirrors William Wrigley Jr.'s early 1900s pitch to include his products in soldiers' rations, claiming gum could quench thirst, stave off hunger, and reduce nervous tension. Though baseless then, science has since confirmed some benefits to chewing gum.
#AdvertisingHistory #FoodMarketing
Discover the surprising timeline of Dr. Seuss's career! Learn about his unique path to becoming a beloved author, and gloss over "other" parts of his past. #DrSeuss #ChildrensBooks #WritingJourney #TheodorGeisel #AuthorBiography #LiteraryMyths #SuccessStory #CreativeProcess #AdvertisingHistory
Pams-Pictorama.com has a Mr. Peanut for Pam post today. Read about it and the interesting history of the man at: pams-pictorama.com/2025/03/02/a... or search Pams-Pictorama.com where the toys roam free! #mrpeanut #vintageadvertising #advertisinghistory #toys #toycollector
Title reads "The News and Herald, Wednesday August 4, 1897. (Cleveland, Ohio)" Scan of a stained newspaper ad reading "There is a Class of People Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has bean placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over 1/4 as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O. Try GRAIN-O!"
Grain-O advertisment
#1890s #coffee #grain-o #advertisinghistory #historicad #vintage #newspaper #vintageadvertising #vintagead
Was Mad Men the reality of 1960s advertising? Yes and no. The #creativity, #sexism, and excessive #drinking were real, but not every agency was Sterling Cooper. It captured the era’s essence while dramatizing the chaos. A glamorized slice of ad history. #MadMen #AdvertisingHistory
