Communications Research Guide

The Media History Digital Library digitizes collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access.

1911-1955
Ad* Access presents images and database information for over 7,000 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.

European and American printed advertisements dating from 1790 to 1910. The majority of the collection are trade cards of the late nineteenth century.

"Newsreels were shown before every feature film and in dedicated newsreel theaters located in large cities. Universal Newsreel, produced from 1929 to 1967, was released twice a week. Each issue contained six or seven short stories, usually one to two minutes in length, covering world events, politics, sports, fashion, and whatever else might entertain the movie audience."