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- Prell Shampoo Bottle, 1960-1970 - Procter & Gamble introduced Prell shampoo in 1947. The company first sold the shampoo in a tube and later in a bottle designed to fit in your hand. By the 1970s, Prell, known for its distinctive green color and thick formula that promised a rich lather and deep clean, became a top-selling shampoo and a staple in many American homes.
- 1960-1970
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Prell Shampoo Bottle, 1960-1970
Procter & Gamble introduced Prell shampoo in 1947. The company first sold the shampoo in a tube and later in a bottle designed to fit in your hand. By the 1970s, Prell, known for its distinctive green color and thick formula that promised a rich lather and deep clean, became a top-selling shampoo and a staple in many American homes.
- Product Label for Lucky Brown Cocoanut Oil Shampoo, 1936 - Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- 1936
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Product Label for Lucky Brown Cocoanut Oil Shampoo, 1936
Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- Product Label for Madam Jones Hair and Scalp Shampoo, 1944 - Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- 1944
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Product Label for Madam Jones Hair and Scalp Shampoo, 1944
Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- BEE-DEW Tar Shampoo Soap, 1946-1950 -
- 1946-1950
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BEE-DEW Tar Shampoo Soap, 1946-1950
- Framed Advertisement - Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the airline industry and assembled an impressive collection of promotional items, models, toiletries, and advertisements from various air carriers.
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Framed Advertisement
Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the airline industry and assembled an impressive collection of promotional items, models, toiletries, and advertisements from various air carriers.
- Product Label for Valmor Mystic Foam Cake Shampoo, 1926-1946 - Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- 1926-1946
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Product Label for Valmor Mystic Foam Cake Shampoo, 1926-1946
Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- Product Lable for Madam Jones Hot Oil Shampoo Treatment, 1926-1946 - Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- 1926-1946
- Collections - Artifact
Product Lable for Madam Jones Hot Oil Shampoo Treatment, 1926-1946
Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- Product Label for Sweet Georgia Brown Cocoanut Oil Shampoo, 1936 - Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.
- 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Product Label for Sweet Georgia Brown Cocoanut Oil Shampoo, 1936
Valmor Products Company, founded in the mid-1920s, sold beauty products to Black Americans. The company's product packaging was designed by Charles Dawson, a successful Black commercial artist whose illustrations of attractive modern Black Americans contributed to a burgeoning culture of positive Black identity. But the company's legacy is complicated--many of its products pushed a white assimilatory ideal, promising effects like skin lightening.