So-called ‘Banner Women’ were a common way of advertising one’s business in the late 19th century.
During the 1870s, a peculiar advertising photographic pictorial was devised featuring women holding signs heralding businesses, their dresses and bodies decorated with life-size objects related to the business.
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| Bakery |
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| Hardware |
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| Blacksmith |
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| Electric light bulbs |
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| Bed springs |
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| Golden Rule Bazaar |
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