advertising Archives

Jul 28, 2015
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Advertisement, “Pepsi-Cola Announces Skywriting in Chicago”, undated

Source: Minges Collection (Manuscript Collection #1136) Staff Person: Dale Sauter Description: Advertisement, Pepsi-Cola Announces Skywriting in Chicago, circa 1930s.

Mar 28, 2014
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Texaco Service Station

Source: Minges Collection (Manuscript Collection #1136) Staff Person: Dale Sauter Description: Tripp Texaco Service Station, U.S. Hwy 13, Greenville, NC with Pepsi-Cola bottle outdoor display case, circa 1950s-1960s.

Apr 15, 2013
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Rough on Rats Advertising Card

Source: Laupus Health Sciences History Collection Staff Person: Matt Reynolds Description: This late 19th Century advertising card for E.S. Wells Rough on Rats vermin extermination powder depicts a peeved family...

Oct 09, 2012
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Original, signed letter from Caleb (C. D.) Bradham, Sr., inventor of Pepsi-Cola

Source: Minges Collection #1136.1.a Staff Person: Dale Sauter Description: Original, signed letter from Caleb (C. D.) Bradham, Sr., inventor of Pepsi-Cola, to Dr. Jos. J. Watson in South Carolina promoting...

Sep 04, 2012
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Broadside (circa 1883) offering farmland and timberland near New Berne, N.C.

Source: Edward B. Ellis, Jr. Papers #753.4 Staff Person: Dale Sauter Description: Original broadside (circa 1883) offering a “Rare Chance for Capitalists!”  Offered for rent or lease by Mrs. Virginia...

Mar 20, 2012
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Tobacco Advertising in China

Source: James N. Joyner Papers (Manuscript Collection #429) Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: James N. Joyner (1888-1972), attended the University of North Carolina and graduated in 1910. He was employed ...

Apr 28, 2011
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1912 Hat Sales Brochure

Source:  Benjamin B. Winborne Papers, collection number 691-005 Staff Person:  Dale Sauter Description:  Today’s staff pick features a Spring and Summer 1912 Hat Sales Brochure for clothing manufacturer, Dunlap &...

Oct 06, 2006
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Kinchen Wiley Cobb

Source: William E. Elmore Collection, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #39 Staff Person: Martha Elmore Description: The image below is possibly of Kinchen Wiley Cobb of Greenville, N.C. According to a...