Object Details
- Series Creator
- Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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- Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Cosmetics
- Sponsor
- Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
- Date
- circa 1830-1960
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Cosmetics, Subseries 1
- Type
- Archival materials
- Series Citation
- Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
- Arrangement
- The materials are arranged alphabetically by name of company.
- Series Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents
- This subseries consists of business and advertising materials produced for the makers and sellers of a variety of perfumes and beauty products for the skin, hair, and nails; dental and foot products are also included. Some of these products are presented as medicinal in nature. Beauty salons and individual beauticians are also included in this series. Many attractive images appear in this series, especially on the large number of advertising cards.
- Series Restrictions
- Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
- Record ID
- ebl-1577986262517-1577986262652-0
