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Advertising and Commercial Photography: An Introduction
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J.C. Moulton, 1860s (ca), A bird delivers the card of J.C. Moulton, Photographic Artist, 368 Main Street, Fitchburg, Mass., Carte de visite, Private collection of Laddy Kite, LL/35877
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 1861 (or later), King of Clubs, Carte de visite, Creative Commons - Wikipedia, LL/48905
McDonald (South Bend, Ind.), n.d., Advertising Cabinet Card for Storm Sign Co., South Bend, Ind. Hardware, Cabinet card, Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics, LL/10967
Otto Muller (Oelsnitz, Germany), 1900, Meat Grinder, Cabinet card, Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm, LL/12980
Lloyd (Troy, NY), n.d., Chair [Possibly a sample], Cabinet card, Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics, LL/6250
Centennial Photographic Co., 1876?, United States Wind Engine and Pump, Albumen print, Free Library of Philadelphia, LL/41295
Buel's Gallery (Pittsfield), 1870 (ca), Top Hat, Albumen print carte de visite, George Eastman Museum, LL/6900
Abraham Bogardus, 1885 (ca), Keep this as your guide to get Fine Photographs, Albumen print cabinet card, George Eastman Museum, LL/6896
R. B. Wilson's Gallery, n.d., Novia Scotia photographer (Advertising CDV) - Front, Carte de visite, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/10898
Buber (Meverron, Iowa), n.d., Banner lady for the "New Process Laundry", Cabinet card, Private collection, LL/43836
Barrow's (Sturgis, Mich.), n.d., E.A. Jones - Arm Lock - Bed Spring, Cabinet card, Private collection of Laddy Kite, LL/35980
Oliver Sarony, 1863, 26 June (after), Advertising Carte de Visite by Sarony, Scarborough, England, Carte de visite, front, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/34126
Thomas Houseworth, n.d., Page 29. Houseworth's illustrated catalogue of celebrities, 121 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, Cal., Photographic copy print, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, LL/38211
Richard E. Walzl, n.d., Advertising card for photographic supplies from Richard Walzl, Baltimore, Carte de visite, Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada, LL/9829
Selleck (San Francisco), 1865-1875, Cosmopolitan Gallery - Selleck Photographer - 415 Montgomery St, San Francisco, Cal., Carte de visite, Private collection of Bill Lee, LL/43577
I.W. Taber, 1880 (published), Col. John P. Jackson [President Post Publishing Company, and Managing Editor], [The Taber photographic album of principal business houses, residences & persons], Directory page, with tipped in albumen print, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, LL/38182
I.W. Taber, 1880 (published), Nicoll the Tailor, [The Taber photographic album of principal business houses, residences & persons], Directory page, with tipped in albumen print, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, LL/38179
I.W. Taber, 1880 (published), Mrs. W.P. Rutherford & Co., Harding Supporters and Bandages, [The Taber photographic album of principal business houses, residences & persons], Directory page, with tipped in albumen print, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, LL/38180
I.W. Taber, 1880 (published), Mrs. W.P. Rutherford & Co., Harding Supporters and Bandages, [The Taber photographic album of principal business houses, residences & persons], Directory page, with tipped in albumen print, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, LL/38181
Samuel McMullin, n.d., Geo. W. Metz & Sons, Manufacturers of Brushes and Blacksmiths' Bellows, No. 909 Market Street, above Ninth, Philadelphia, Albumen print, tipped-in, framed, Private collection of Dan Weinstock, LL/46703
Samuel McMullin, n.d., Geo. W. Metz & Sons, Manufacturers of Brushes and Blacksmiths' Bellows, No. 909 Market Street, above Ninth, Philadelphia, Albumen print, tipped-in, Private collection of Dan Weinstock, LL/46704
Centennial Photographic Co., 1876?, Telephone - for "Art and industry" - Koenig's Telephone, Albumen print, Free Library of Philadelphia, LL/41296
T.H. M'Bride, n.d., Advertising card for T.H. M'Bride, Photographic Artist, Advertising card, Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada, LL/9869
George Anderson, n.d., Hilton's Corn Exterminator, Carte de visite, Christopher Wahren Fine Photographs, LL/30961
John Thomson, 1877, The London boardmen, [Street Life in London], Woodburytype, Pierre Spake Fine Art, LL/7530
Unidentified photographer / artist, n.d., Parts of the Columbus Watch, Cabinet card, Capitol Gallery, LL/30981
Unidentified photographer / artist, n.d., Parts of the Columbus Watch (reverse), Cabinet card, back, Capitol Gallery, LL/30982
Benziger Brothers, n.d., Father Damien, Leper colony, Cabinet card, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/11366
L.A. Sawyer, 1880s (ca), University Singers of New Orleans; In aid of Colored Orphans' Home of Louisiana., Cabinet card, NYPL - New York Public Library, LL/39635
n.d., French photographer's advertising photograph showing a montage of identified actors and actresses on the front., Advert, Capitol Gallery, LL/17794
A.H. Hemple, n.d., A.H. Hemple (Advertising CDV), Carte de visite, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/10897
F.L. Mitchell (St. Joseph, MO.), n.d., Business card for the Saint Joseph Art Gallery, No.16 Fourth Street, St. Joseph, MO., Business card, Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada, LL/9868
Unidentified photographer, 1860s, Union Hotel, Gordon, Penn'a. T.M. Bolich, Prop., Tintype, in cardboard mount, Private collection of Andrew Daneman, LL/29770
Unidentified photographer, n.d., An advertising premium from the Carmen Manufacturing Co,, Madera, PA, Cabinet card, Private collection, LL/43838
Unidentified photographer / artist, n.d., With the Compliments of Him Who Sells Goods Cheap at East Mason, Warren Co., Ohio, Carte de visite size, photographic business card, Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics, LL/37869
Alphonse (28 Rue du Faubourg-St.-Honoré), 1855 (ca), Advertisement for Alphonse, Albumen print, embedded on a journal page, Charles Schwartz Ltd, LL/29389
Unidentified photographer / artist, n.d., The Tremont Watch Company (Advertising CDV) - Front, Carte de visite, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/10895
Williams Studio, 1924 (ca), A Group of Chairs, Haverhill, Massachusetts, Silver print, American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, LL/7656
Thomas Houseworth, n.d., An "Old Soldier" left by Gen. U.S. Grant at Houseworth's Photographic Studio.", Cabinet card, Jeffrey Kraus Antique Photographics, LL/37865
Prestel (Porte St Denis, Paris), 1860 (ca), A monkey in tails and a cat in a dress, Carte de visite, 19th century photography, LL/37670
Unidentified photographer, 1881, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Albumen print, tipped in, Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology, LL/46492
Centennial Photographic Co., 1876?, Walter G. Wilson & Co. - Crackers, Albumen print, Free Library of Philadelphia, LL/41301
Unidentified photographer, 1900, Raw Hide Gear Blank, 453 pounds from Holbrook Raw Hide Co. Providence R.I., Gelatin silver print, Museum of Photographic Arts - MOPA, LL/45343
József Pécsi, 1930 (published), Book cover for J. Pécsi Photo und Publizität - Photo and Advertising (Berlin: Josef Singer A.-G, 1930), Book cover, Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller, LL/49109
Ed Van der Elsken, 1966 (published), Book page for Ed Van der Elsken Sweet Life (Köln: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1966), Book page, Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller, LL/49120
Edmund Kesting, 1958 (published), Book cover for Edmund Kesting Ein Maler sieht durch's Objektiv (Halle: Fotokino, 1958), Book cover, Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller, LL/49121
Unidentified photographer, 1945 (ca), Pharmaceutical publicity - Irgapyrine, Gelatin silver print, photomontage, Past to Present: Vintage Photo Gallery, LL/30640
Willy Kessels, 1930s, Advertising still life bottles of cod-liver oil, Gelatin silver print, matte, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/15756
Unidentified photographer, 1945 (ca), Pharmaceutical publicity - Sterosan, Gelatin silver print, photomontage, Past to Present: Vintage Photo Gallery, LL/30637
Wynn Richards, 1948, Preparing Yarn for Weaving (National Cotton Council Advertisement), Gelatin silver print, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LL/15528
Unidentified photographer, 1940s (ca), Advertising collage, Gelatin silver print, Larry Gottheim, Be-hold, Inc, LL/8146
Claude Tolmer, 1930 (ca), Advertisement for "Suze", Gelatin silver print, Feroz Gallery, LL/46380
Unidentified creator, n.d., Advertising "Calahan AAA Whiskey", Magic lantern slide, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/32927
Unidentified creator, n.d., Advertising "Coca-Cola", Magic lantern slide, Stereographica - Antique Photographica, LL/32928
Jac. De Nijs (Anefo), 1962, 5 April, A vacuum cleaner used as a hair dryer, Gelatin silver print, National Archive of the Netherlands / Nationaal Archief, LL/35776
Unidentified photographer, 1950s (early), Still life "revere" Movie Camera Advertising, Gelatin silver print, OMC Gallery for Contemporary Art, LL/23884
Willy Kessels, 1930s, Advertising still life with glass and pills, Gelatin silver print, matte, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/15757
Lejaren à Hiller, n.d., [CHECK TITLE: In the XVIth century Giovanni Andrea Dalla Croce performs a successful hysterectomy.], [Surgery Through the Ages], Source requested, LL/7260
Margaret Bourke-White, 1930s, Studio interior, with decorative furniture by John Vassos, Silver print, warm-toned, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/25440
Unidentified photographer / artist, 1937, 17 April, Lamp within Lamp, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, LL/6643
Philippe Halsman, 1948, Advertisement published in the magazine "Beauty Spots", Gelatin silver print, Private collection of Brad Feuerhelm, LL/12987
Adolph B. Rice Studio (Richmond, Virginia), 1958, 21 July, Continental Can Company, Fizzies tablets store display, Negative, safety film, Library of Virginia - State Library and Archive, LL/36198
Adolf Lazi, 1950s, Porcelain tableware advertising photograph, Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/43765
Lejaren à Hiller, n.d., [CHECK TITLE: In the 1500s Bartholomeo Maggi refined his amputation techniques by practicing on thieves having their hands chopped off.], [Surgery Through the Ages], Source requested, LL/7259
Hans Finsler, 1927-1928, Most chocolate bars II, Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/43750
Hans Finsler, 1928-1929, Beleuchtungskörper (Light fixtures), Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/43751
Adolf Lazi, 1930s, Advertising photograph (lace, fabric), Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/43764
Max Baur, 1920s (late), Advertising Photo for Stockings, Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/29109
Adolph B. Rice Studio (Richmond, Virginia), 1958, 23 July, Continental Can Company, store display for cucumbers for C.J. Prettyman, Jr., produce broker, Exmore, Virginia, Negative, safety film, Library of Virginia - State Library and Archive, LL/36199
John Hall-Edwards (British, 1858-1926), 1897, Midland Tyre (as photographed by the Röntgen Rays), Gelatin silver print, on lettered mount, Princeton University Art Museum, LL/44691
Alfons Himmelreich, n.d., Kidma moveable lift advert, Advert, Silver Print Gallery and Archive, LL/18346
Alfons Himmelreich, n.d., Kidma moveable lift advert, Advert, Silver Print Gallery and Archive, LL/18347
Alfons Himmelreich, 1944, Cooking pots Palalum (Palestine Aluminium Company), Digital print made from negative, Silver Print Gallery and Archive, LL/18376
A. Hameryckx, 1950 (ca), Le réseau alternatif, Gelatin silver print, AnamorFose, LL/10655
Robert Waida, 1922, Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream, Gelatin silver print, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LL/15589
Julia Marshall, 1922 (ca) or 1927, Hershey's (advertisement), Silver platinum and gum bichromate print, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LL/15598
Peter Keetman, 1950 (ca), Photography laboratory accessories, Gelatin silver print, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/43761
Roman Advertising Photography (Chicago), 1939-1940, Pepsodent Liquid, Gelatin silver print, OMC Gallery for Contemporary Art, LL/23945
Heinrich Koch, 1929-1932, Object study with screws, Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/43763
Unidentified photographer, 1915 (ca), Water Proof Shoe Advertising, Photo postcard, Private collection of Robert Bogdan, LL/14871
William E. Cornelia, 1964, Aluminium Company, Gelatin silver print, photomontage, PhotoBigBang, LL/49588
Hans Finsler, 1929, May (before), Aschenschalen II, Gelatin silver print, Van Ham Fine Art Auctions, LL/44858
Sam Hood, 1915-1939 (ca), Victoria China dinnerware, Photoprint, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, LL/32739
Unidentified photographer, 1926 (ca), Hudson's Bay Company's New Store, Winnipeg, Man., Gelatin silver print, Real photo postcard, Stephen Bulger Gallery, LL/34138
Josef Sudek, 1928-1936, Advertising Photography, China from company Sutnar, Gelatin silver print, OMC Gallery for Contemporary Art, LL/23908
Adolph B. Rice Studio (Richmond, Virginia), 1958, 8 September, Thalhimers, doll, Negative, safety film, Library of Virginia - State Library and Archive, LL/36206
Paul Outerbridge, 1920 (ca), Advertisement for Marmion Motor Co., New York, Platinum print, montage, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/35606
Nickolas Muray, 1936, Lucky Strike, Girl with Snowshoes, Carbro print, George Eastman Museum, LL/7254
Nickolas Muray, 1936, Lucky Strike, Girl in Red, Carbro print, George Eastman Museum, LL/7248
   
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