I'm looking for advertisments placed in black newspapers and other
media outlets targeting black consumers during the late 1800's-mid 1900's. 
I'm looking for an online resource that will give me access to a
collection of ads by black-owned business and/or ads that targeted
black consumers during this time period.  I'm not looking for
racists/sterotypical advertisments that depicted blacks in a negative
way!!  To give an example of the types of ads I'm looking for:  Madam
CJ Walker was one of the first female millionaires in the US.  She
started and operated a very lucrative hair care products business in
the late-early 1900's.  I would be interested in gaining access to ads
she used to promote her business during her time.  To sum things up,
what I'm basically looking for are black marketing masters and examples of
their work from that time period in history.  I'm a young aspiring
copywriter and I'm seeking to study marketing ads by and to blacks in
history.

Greetings Dll12677:

I've searched Google and Google Images and have discovered the following:


Ads Walker Company

http://www.iupui.edu/~anthpm/walkerad.gif

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awser2/images/awh02c05.jpg

http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/images/cj-ad.jpg

http://myhero.com/images/business/walker/walker2.jpg

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/walker/WAfacts4.htm

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/walker/wagetting.htm

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=amrlg&fileName=lg13page.db&recNum=270&itemLink=r?ammem/cool:@field(DOCID+@lit(lg1387))%23lg13271&linkText=1


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OTHER ADS:

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=amrlg&fileName=lg13page.db&recNum=271&itemLink=r?ammem/cool:@field(DOCID+@lit(lg1387))%23lg13271&linkText=1

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=amrlg&fileName=lg13page.db&recNum=235&itemLink=r?ammem/cool:@field(DOCID+@lit(lg1384))%23lg13236&linkText=1

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=amrlg&fileName=lg13page.db&recNum=239&itemLink=r?ammem/cool:@field(DOCID+@lit(lg1384))%23lg13240&linkText=1

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=amrlg&fileName=lg13page.db&recNum=241&itemLink=r?ammem/cool:@field(DOCID+@lit(lg1384))%23lg13242&linkText=1

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=amrlg&fileName=lg13page.db&recNum=244&itemLink=r?ammem/cool:@field(DOCID+@lit(lg1384))%23lg13245&linkText=1

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=amrlg&fileName=lg13page.db&recNum=245&itemLink=r?ammem/cool:@field(DOCID+@lit(lg1384))%23lg13246&linkText=1

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~geojenk/ad4.jpg
[not sure if this is derogatory or aimed at black consumers]

http://www.afro.com/history/bnw/bwmain.html
See ad about midway down the page, circa 1930's


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Product shots Walker Company:

"Wonderful Hair Grower"
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/02.08/06-cjwalker.html

"Vegetable Shampoo"
http://www.madamcjwalker.com/shampoo.gif
http://www.gibbsmagazine.com/walker2.gif


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BOOK RESOURCE WITH ADS:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/156766721X/104-9748175-4195963?v=glance
From customer review: "This Journey to Freedom volume is illustrated
with period photographs from Walker's life, including some of the
original ads for her hair-care products"

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Should you require clarification of any of the links, please request a
clarification and I'll be happy to respond.  I'm amazed there aren't
more samples on the net, and I will continue looking for a while - I'm
determined.  lol

Best regards,
journalist-ga


SEARCH STRATEGY:

GOOGLE:

"history of black advertising"
"black newspapers" advertising
"Madame C J Walker" ads
"newspaper ads" Madame C J Walker Manufacturing
19th century negro advertising
19th century black advertising
Walker Hair Straightener
"history of advertising" black consumer
"history of advertising" negro consumer

GOOGLE IMAGES:

Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker Preparations

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Clarification of Answer by journalist-ga on 27 Oct 2004 18:16 PDT

Greetings again, Dll12677,

I've continued searching since I posted my answer, but haven't found much more. 

Another Walker ad:
http://www.yale.edu/glc/images/img05a.jpg

Vintage jar skin whitener by Harriet Hubbard Ayer (She was Caucasian,
but the product may have been meant to also seel to blacks - could not
locate confirmation)
http://images.antiques.goantiques.com/thumbnails2/RVA1337CC139.jpg

I also located her (grand?)daughter's email (posted in public) - you
may want to write to her to see if she has ad images she could email
you.
mailto:alelia@madamcjwalker.com


Best regards,
journalist-ga