Advertising and Popular Culture
- Ad*Access ProjectA database of 7,000 images and advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.
[Coverage: 1911 to 1955] - Life photo archive hosted by GoogleThis is a collection of millions of digitized photographs drawn from the LIFE Magazine archives. Many have never been published. A joint project of Life Magazine and Google, it is searchable through the standard Google interface.
- Plan59.comA “museum (and gift shop) of mid-century illustration,” this site has a large collection of 1950s commercial art.
- Vogue Archive (1892-present) This link opens in a new windowThe Vogue Archive contains the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition), from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names. Search by advertisement, article, editor, and more or browse each issue by date.
[Coverage: 1892-present]