LibGuides: THTR 353: Beginning Scenic Design: Magazines & Advertisements

British Newspapers for Visual Inspiration

The Sunday Times Digital Archive
Search the full text of The Sunday Times of London from 1822-2006. For similar content, see The Times Digital Archive (full text of The Times from 1785-2014).
The Times Digital Archive
Search the full text of The Times (of London) from 1785-2014. For similar content, see The Sunday Times Digital Archive (full text of The Sunday Times from 1822-2006).

More Magazines for Visual Inspiration

Better Homes & Gardens

1922 - 2005 (online)

Chatelaine

1928 - 2005 (online)

1945 - present (online)

Redbook

1903 - 2005 (online)

Town & Country

1846 - 2005 (online)

Class Activity: Magazines & Advertisements

1. Connect to Ebony magazine and choose Search within this publication.

2. Try searching for words such as neighborhood or housing (or try other words) to find images of life in cities. Limit your search to the date range of 1950-1959.

3. Be prepared to show a few images and how you found them.

U.S. Magazines for Visual Inspiration

Life Magazine:

Saturday Evening Post:

Historic U.S. Advertisements for Visual Inspiration

Ad*Access
Created by Duke University, Ad*Access provides an online collection of U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda between 1911 and 1955.