ad·ver·tis·ing
noun
a paid, one-way communication through a medium in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled.

Advertisements

Advertising in print goes back hundreds of years. Here is a survey of Palmolive soap ads from the 1920s through the 1950s. Click on an image for a very large version.

• What does each ad say?
• Who is its audience?
• How is it trying to persuade you to buy Palmolive soap?
• What do they all have in common?

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s