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For years Ivory Soap has been used for the toilet and bath... [Print advertising.] The Century Magazine

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For years Ivory Soap has been used for the toilet and bath... [Print advertising.] The Century Magazine. 1896.
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Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0791_ref1799
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88db5bee1-6b7c-4254-96ae-f339ffef0018
Local Numbers
Ivorydata4 243 0207910233 (Scan No.)
Advertiser
Procter & Gamble Company
Collection Creator
Procter & Gamble Company
Leyendecker, J. C., 1874-1951
Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935
Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green
Topic
Children
Mothers
Social classes
Advertiser
Procter & Gamble Company
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Ivory Soap Advertising Collection
Ivory Soap Advertising Collection / Series 1: Ivory Soap Products Advertisements / Advertisements
Extent
1 Item (b&w, 24 x 16 cm.)
Condition
Good condition.
Date
1896
Container
Box 2, Folder 9 (1896)
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Print advertising
Collection Citation
Ivory Soap Collection, 1883-1998, undated; Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Procter & Gamble.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Print advertising
Scope and Contents
Mother and child splitting bar of soap.
Restrictions
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Reproduction restrictions due to copyright.
NMAH.AC.0791_ref1799
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88db5bee1-6b7c-4254-96ae-f339ffef0018
NMAH.AC.0791
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1562730500512-1562730500753-4

  • Ivory Soap Advertising Collection


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