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Vintage advertising labels collection
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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: Vintage advertising labels collection
    Identifier/Call Number: 7060
    Physical Description: 0.21 linear feet. 186 labels
    Date (inclusive): mid-20th century
    Abstract: Collection of 186 advertising labels from primarily Los Angeles and Los Angeles-area companies. The labels were created for products as diverse as perfume bottles, toiletries and other personal care items; candies and food items; equipment; trading posts; pesticides; film; hotels; liquor; art supplies; and banks and insurance companies.
    Container: 1

    Content Description

    Collection of 186 advertising labels from primarily Los Angeles and Los Angeles-area companies. The labels were created for products as diverse as perfume bottles, toiletries and other personal care items; candies and food items; equipment; trading posts; pesticides; film; hotels; liquor; art supplies; and banks and insurance companies.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Vintage advertising labels collection, Collection no. 7060, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from F.A. Bernett Books, November 20, 2017.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Advertising -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
    Branding (Marketing) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
    Ephemera
    Labels (identifying artifacts)