American Collection

WW2 Poster -- War Supplies For Russia
War Supplies For Russia. Coloured photolithograph after Blake. A convoy of British and American lorries streams along the Persian route to Russia. 1942

Cover design, Gordon Bennett Aeronautic Cup
Cover design, Official Program of the Second Competition for the Gordon Bennett Aeronautic Cup, Forest Park, St Louis, USA, October 1907. Showing men flying in balloons. October 1907

Pan American Airways route map
Pan American Airways System global route map of the Flying Clipper Ships (passengers, mail, express). circa 1938

Beauty on Parade, American Weekly pin up by David Wright
Pin-up by David Wright featuring a red-haired woman in a pale blue negligee gazing at her reflection in a hand mirror. 1947

Cover design, Pan American Airways timetable
Cover design, Pan American Airways System Atlantic Service timetable, serving Bermuda, America and Europe. July 1939

Poster design for Southern Pacific railway, Golden State Limited, showing people heading for the train with their luggage. 20th century

Luggage label, Zeppelin to South America
Luggage label, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei (Airline) for the LZ 129 Hindenburg flight to South America. The passenger is a Mrs Sinclair, destination Rio de Janeiro, berth number 32. 1936

Book cover design, Through the Air: a Narrative of Forty Years Experience as an Aeronaut, by John Wise, Philadelphia: To-day Printing & Pub. Co, 1873. Showing a balloon over the sea. 1873

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, freedom
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing people celebrating their freedom at the end of the war. 1940-1945

Advertisement for Kinner Airplane and Motor Corporation

Poster, Zeppelin to South America
Poster advertising the German Zeppelin Hamburg-American Line, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship service from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. circa 1934

Poster design for Southern Pacific travel

Red Indian

Advertisement for two-piece swimsuit
Advertisement for a two-piece swimsuit, made of wool knitted with Lastex, by Brigance for Sinclair. 1960

Label design for Superior Bourbon Whiskey

Advertisement for Jordan Line Eight Brougham motor car, showing a stylish car against a painted landscape. 1925

Label design for Puerto Cabello vanilla liqueur
Label design for Puerto Cabello cream of vanilla liqueur, from the north coast of Venezuela. 20th century

Advertisement for Old Spice shaving products -- shaving soap in a sturdy mug, after shave lotion, and soothing talc. Available from Shulton in the Rockefeller Center, New York. 20th century

Alexander Graham Bell with a telephone
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) with a telephone, and a country scene behind him with telegraph poles and wires. Probably from an advertisement of 1959 for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

Cocktail time in Louisiana 1843 -- a black servant serves cocktails to four people. 1843

Advertisement for Armstrongs Linoleum Floors -- a kitchen for a busy woman. Featuring a design for a combination of kitchen and office space, including a telephone and a typewriter. circa 1950s

Advertisement for Gillette Safety Razor
Advertisement for the Gillette Safety Razor -- no stropping, no honing. Showing a man shaving at home, instead of having to go to the barber s. 20th century

Poster, Think of Tomorrow, Buy War Bonds Today. Showing two soldiers looking at a photograph of a woman and child. 1940s

Poster design, The Stafford Fountain Pen
Poster design for The Stafford Fountain Pen, New York, showing a man in profile, writing on a sheet of paper. circa 1900

Advertisement for General Motors six new cars -- the Fleets in! With a woman saluting to two men in uniform, and a diagram below to illustrate the use of steel. 1937

Advertisement for Prince Matchabelli perfumes and cosmetics, fragrant Easter gifts from the Crown Room collection. Showing perfume bottles featuring crowns

Advertisement for Motorola TV, showing a family of five watching television in their sitting room. Their loyalty to Motorola products goes back 20 years, when they bought a Motorola car radio

Advertisement for the Pierce-Arrow motor car, seen here in a stately home setting with a butler or footman waiting to make himself useful. early 20th century

Young woman on the telephone
A young woman in a pink dress, speaking on the telephone. early 20th century

Music cover, At a Perfume Counter on the Rue de la Paix

Label design for Gillette Blue Blade, with a portrait of King Camp Gillette, inventor of the safety razor. 20th century

Advertisement for Jordan Line Eight Touring motor car, showing a stylish car against a painted landscape. 1925

Advertisement for Nash motor car
Advertisement for the Nash motor car, 1929 model -- a German advert for an American car. 1929

General view of New York by night, with the Empire State Building in the middle

View of New York, USA

The American Bar and Grill at the Eden Hotel, Berlin Date: 1920s

Aerial view of Manhattan, New York, USA. 20th century

Costume design by Gene Boshko, for unnamed American production, 1920s Date: 1920s

Night view of New York, USA, with lights

Washington Anniversary Cake Display Date: 1936

Fashions for young ladies 1923
A selection fashionable dresses for young American ladies in 1923. Unattributed illustrator Date: 1923

Over the Top. An atmospheric silhouette photograph of soldiers, very possibly American from the shape of their hats, advancing with bayonets fixed. circa 1917

Advertisement for Martex continental bath towel
Advertisement for the Martex continental bath towel, for the man who has almost anything. Showing a supercilious butler holding up a large white towel for a man sitting in his bath. 20th century

Advertisement for Playmate Premium Beer, with the zing of malt liquor, showing an eye, eyebrow and red lips. No deposit, no return

Label design for Halls Distilled Dry Gin, distilled from 100% American grain and bottled by the American Liquor Company, Boston, Massachusetts. circa 20th century

Balloon in flight, with four flags
A balloon in flight, with the flags of France, the USA, Brazil and the UK, celebrating telephone communications. circa early 20th century

Label design for Country Club Straight Whiskey, bottled by United Distillers of North Bergen, New Jersey, USA. 20th century

Playing at Indians by May Smith
A group of children play at being native American Indians while camping in a woodland glade. Date: c.1916

Advertisement for Cleo Cola, queen of sparkling drinks, with the endorsement of Queen Cleopatra herself! It is marketed by the Cleo Syrup Corporation of St Louis, USA. early 20th century

Advertisement for Pan American World Airways, the System of the Flying Clippers, with a Hawaiian beach scene. 20th century

Label design for Pan American World Airways
Label design for Pa, Pan American World Airways, the System of the Flying Clippers. 20th century

Advertisement for Gantner swimwear
Advertisement for Gantner & Mattern swimwear, showing three models posing in different coloured swimsuits or floating bra suits. 20th century

Advertisement for Arrow sport shirts: how to stay cool when the heat is on. Two men are so busy talking, they ve forgotten to keep an eye on the barbecue. 20th century

Advertisement for New York Worlds Fair
Advertisement for the New York Worlds Fair of 1939. 1939

Advertisement for New York, USA, the Wonder City of the World, with the Statue of Liberty in the foreground. Travel arranged by New York Central Lines. circa 1930s

Advertisement for Pan American Airways System (Pa), Americas international air transport system. 20th century

Label design for Sea Brook Bourbon Whiskey, bottled by United Distillers of North Bergen, New Jersey, USA. With an oval illustration of a luxury ocean liner. 20th century

Advertisement for Lockheed Constellation -- the leader to New York, the leader overseas. 20th century

Advertisement for Kooh-I-Noor Tea from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Flowery Orange Pekoe XXXX, showing a man in a turban with a cup of tea. late 19th century

Advertisement for Hollywood, California, USA
Advertisement for trips to Hollywood, California, USA, showing beams of light shining up into the sky. early 20th century

Advertisement for California Fruit Exchange, Blue Anchor products. 20th century

Label design for the national airline of Chile, LAN. 20th century

Advertisement for the Stutz motor car
Advertisement for the new improved safety Stutz motor car. The Stutz Motor Company produced luxury cars, and was based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. circa 1920s

Poster for Speedboat Race - Lake Garda

People at an American barbecue
A group of people at an American barbecue -- the caption says " Come and get it!", but the meat doesn t look quite done yet. 20th century

Advertisement for Cubana airlines, the route of the stars. Showing an aeroplane route between the American continent and Europe. 20th century

Third Liberty Loan - Buy War Bonds
Poster design by Howard Chandler Christy. The beauties of these posters became known as Christy Girls. This poster for the Third Liberty Loan was the largest fundraising effort in American history

American duck hawk striking wild duck
A Peregrine Falcon, historically known in North America as an American duck hawk, striking a wild duck in mid-flight. Raymond Sheppard notes below the drawing that " the stoop of this bird is

Label design for Airport Straight Bourbon Whiskey

RMS Oceanic medal
A medal presented to Thomas Henry Ismay to mark the launch of the RMS Oceanic on 14 January 1899. The ornate gilt design includes the British and American flags

Cairo to the Cape, a Cruise Tour by Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Cairo to the Cape, a Cruise Tour including the Mediterranean and South America, Thomas Cook and Son. A map of Africa and South America shows the route across sea and land

Advertisement for Cone Coolwave swimwear, showing a woman posing in a one-piece swimsuit. 20th century

Advertisement for the Paige motor car, the most beautiful car in America (apparently). Don t hesitate to take the feminine members of your household with you

Packaging design for Three Flowers Vanishing Cream, an excellent base for face powder, marketed by Richard Hudnut of Paris and New York

Poster stamp design, Venus Perfect Pencils from the American Lead Pencil Co of New York. Showing the famous statue of Venus, with a giant 4B pencil

Advertisement for Bouquet Dark Brilliance by Lentheric, the daytime fragrance, showing a black gloved hand covered in jewellery and roses, holding a bottle of perfume. circa 1940s

Advertisement for Jordan Line Eight Sedan motor car, showing a stylish car against a painted landscape. 1925

Wartime poster, conservation of wheat for war effort
First World War poster recommending the conservation of wheat. Think!! For every 100, 000 tons of wheat saved by economy 28, 000 troops can be rationed and transported from America

Advertisement for Jordan Line Eight Victoria motor car

Poster stamp design, Keep Em Rolling
Poster stamp design for Union Pacific Railways, Keep Em Rolling -- Tanks Don t Fight in Factories! Showing a tank and a railway train, with the message: The Railroads are the Backbone of Offense

Label design, Southern Pacific Daylight railway
Luggage label design for the Southern Pacific Daylight railway service from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The engine is painted in distinctive colours of black, orange and red. 20th century

Advertisement for Futuramic Oldsmobile motor car
Advertisement for the New Thrill Futuramic Oldsmobile motor car. You ve got to drive it to believe it. Showing a couple in their shiny new car with blue paintwork whizzing along an American road

Advertisement for Rigaud perfumes

Advertising flyer for the Dolly Sisters in Sitting Pretty

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