Lifebuoy

Advertisement for Lifebuoy Health Soap includes a photograph of Miss Rosamond E. Bowen of West Newton, Massachusetts, an “office hostess.” She also appears in a small comic extolling the benefits of using Lifebuoy. In the first panel, in her role as secretary/hostess, Miss Bowen interacts with an older man wearing a suit holding a hat and overcoat. The second panel shows a shower-capped Miss Bowen in the shower using Lifebuoy. The third panel has a still-capped Miss Bowen explaining the inadequacies of other brands of soap. In the last panel, Miss Bowen has taken off her cap and dries herself with a towel. There is also a photo of a box of Lifebuoy.

Publication date: 1938-04-10

Size: 25.5 x 11 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Bowen, Rosamond E.
• Lever Brothers Company--Products--1930-1940
• Soaps--1930-1940
• Towels--1930-1940
• Office workers--Massachusetts--1930-1940
• Men--Clothing & dress--Massachusetts--1930-1940
• Bathtubs & showers--Massachusetts--1930-1940
• Bathing caps--1930-1940
• Women--Clothing & dress--Massachusetts--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Advertisements

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (April 10, 1938), Graphic Section/Camera News Review, p. 2

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg