Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: Keeping Indianapolis Beautiful

Let’s Face It Around the early 20th Century, there was a developing beauty industry in Indianapolis. And, as the whole country emerged from the ravages of WWI, there came a dramatic acceptance and use of cosmetics. The...

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Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: Boncilla Cosmetics

In 1896, John M. Price, born in 1872 in Washington County, Indiana, started the Crown Chemical Company, which originally produced household products such as laundry detergent.  In 1900, Price moved his growing company, and growing...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: A Dirty Tale of Mudpack Marketing

100 years ago this month, Mrs. Raymond Patterson Van Camp of 1309 Pennsylvania Street created quite a stir when she was spotted doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in nothing but a “stunning toilet.” While this...

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