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Early Advertising of the West, 1867-1918
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| Collection Name | Early Advertising of the West, 1867-1918 |
| View Collection at | http://content.lib.washington.edu/advertweb/index.html |
| Description | Over 450 print advertisements published in local magazines, city directories, and theater pamphlets from 1867 to 1918. Themed groupings include health care and hygiene products, liquor, tobacco, machinery, manufacturing, transportation, fashion, food and household goods and local tourism. |
| Topics Included | * African Americans * Automobiles, carriages & wagons * Banking & finance * Beauty & fashion * Child rearing & care * Clothing trade * Commercial & professional services * Commercial products * Cosmetics & perfumes * Cost & standard of living * Education & schools * Entertainment & leisure activities * Farm machinery * Hair products & toiletries * Health & hygiene * Health resorts, sanatoriums & spas * Home economics, household goods & appliances * Hotels & restaurants * Inventions & investment opportunities * Klondike Gold Rush * Liquor, wine & beer * Machinery, equipment & appliances * Medical instruments & devices * Native Americans * Nature & the environment * Naturopathy * Newspapers & magazines * Nutrition & food * Patriotism * Prohibition * Psychology & mental health * Publishing industry * Quackery * Railroad travel * Real estate & land development * Religion & spiritual life * Saving & investment * Social conditions & politics * Sports & outdoor activities * Steamships, ferries & boats * Time schedules * Tobacco * Tourism & travel * Transportation & communication * Women's issues |
| Organization | University of Washington Libraries |
| Type of Organization | Academic library |
| City | Seattle |
| State | Washington |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Primary Sources | UW Libraries Special Collections Division |
| Format of Digital Files | jpg |
| Date Published | 2008-12-01 |
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