Historic TV Ads Available Free on iTunes U

By Kristina DeVoe on July 23, 2009 7:50 AM | | Comments (0)
adviews60x60.jpgMore than 1,500 historic TV commercials from the Duke University Special Collections Library are available on iTunes U in a collection called “AdViews.”

The commercials span across the past 60 years (most are from the 1950s and 1960s) and pitch everything from shampoo and toys to dog food and coffee. New York ad agency D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) originally produced the ads for iconic American companies such as General Foods, Texaco and Kraft.

The AdViews collection of commercials shows not only what products Americans have bought through the decades, but also tracks changes in advertising strategies.

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Kristina De Voe
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Temple University Libraries