Visual Materials

Client Billboards: R - San

Description: Partial list (not complete) of clients in this box: Ramona's Burrito; Rams; Rancho Bernardo; Rancho San Diego; Raymond Weil; Redlands Federal Bank; Remy Martin [liquor]; Renault; Republic Air; Reuben H. Fleet Space Theatre; Robinsons; Ronrico Rum; Ryko; Safeway; Sahara Hotel; Salem [cigarettes]; Sales & Marketing Executives of Los Angeles; San Diego AIDS Project; San Diego Wild Animal Park; San Diego Zoo.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1950-1979
Call number: photCL 488
Provenance: Purchased from Dawson's Bookshop, 2009.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED: Collection is housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.
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Client Billboards - San Diego: B - Z

Visual Materials

Billboards in San Diego, 1960s-1970s, for various clients. Arranged alphabetically by client name, beginning with "B." No items were received for "A."

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Client Billboards: McK - O

Visual Materials

Partial list (not complete) of clients in this box: Merit [cigarettes]; Mervyn's; Metropolitan Water District; Mexicana; Michelob; Miller Beer; More [cigarettes]; Motown; Mount Sinai Memorial Park; Myers Rum; NBC; Newport [cigarettes]; Newsweek; Nike; Nissan; Northrop [aerospace]; Now [cigarettes]; Nucoa [margarine]; Nuprin; Old Grandad [liquor]; Oldsmobile; Ole's [hardware store]; Orange County Register; Out Patient Center, Huntington Beach.

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Client Billboards: San Diego Coin - Sunkist

Visual Materials

This collection consists of photographs of billboards located in situ primarily in and around Los Angeles and, to a lesser extent, San Diego, from approximately 1930-1996 (bulk 1950-1989). The photographs, which are principally color slides (35mm) and film negatives (both black-and-white and color), were created by Pacific Outdoor Advertising Company (POA) and Gannett Outdoor Company for internal purposes and represent advertising for a wide variety of businesses, consumer products, and services, including beverages (many for beer and liquor); food; cigarettes and tobacco; transportation (especially automobiles, airlines and bus lines); hotels; restaurants; motion pictures; charitable and non-profit organizations, including regional cities and civic campaigns; political candidates for local and state elections; public service announcements (such as air raid and Cold War-related ads); radio and television stations; oil and gasoline companies; cemeteries; clothing companies; department stores; recreational facilities; and other commercial, political, civic, and institutional clients. In addition, there are images related primarily to Pacific Outdoor Advertising (POA) Company operations such as client presentations, billboard production and installation, corporate facilities and the POA helicopter. Aerial views taken throughout Southern California document the various markets in which the company placed signage.

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Client Billboards: Automobile Club - Boat Show

Visual Materials

Complete list of clients in this box: Automobile Club of Southern California; Aalborg Akvavit; Aaron Bros.; Absolut Vodka; Acura; A & M Records; Academy Awards; Acapulco Restaurant; Acapulco Tourism; Accutron; Acura; Adia; Addidas; Admiral Cruises; Adohr; Adray's; Adventist Health Service; Advertising Council; Aerial View; Aerolineas Argentina; Aerolingus; Aero California; AeroMexico; AeroPeru; Aetna; Africa Heartline; Agree Shampoo; AIDS; Aireloom; Air California; Air Canada; Air Force Reserve; Air France; Air New Zealand; AIWA; Ajax; AKAI; Aladdin; Alaska Air; Alaska Film Co.; Albertsons; Alex Satin Oldsmobile-Mazda; Alka-Seltzer; Alfa Romeo; Alhambra Auto Row; Alitalia Airlines; All American Home Center; All City Paging; Allen & Hanbury; Allied Tires; All-American Fourth of July (1982); All State Savings; Almond Roca; Alpha Beta Market; Alphys; Alpine Cigarettes; Alvarado Hospital; Amaretto Saronna; Amaretto Lazzaroni; AMC Century; AMC Renault Jeep; Americana City Center (1976); American Air; American Air – Richfield; American Lamb Council; American Lights; AMI Claremont; American National Bank; American Savings; Ameritone; Amir; AM-PM Market; AMI; Amorean; Amtrak; ANA Airlines; American Cancer Society; American Boating Jubilee; American Dairy Association; American Express; Anchor Inn; Ancient Age [liquor]; Andersen's Pea Soup; Andersen Window Center; Anheuser-Busch; Annie Green Springs Wine; Anthony's Fish Grotto; Armour; Bacardi Rum [liquor]; Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego; Bailey's Irish Cream; Baja Highway; Baldwin Homes; Baldwin Park [Dial-A-Ride]; Ballantine Scotch [liquor]; Banco Popular; Bank Americard; Bank of America; Banzai; Barclay [cigarettes]; Barona Indian Bingo; BBDO; Barnes Ministries; Barnett's Grand Café; Baskin Robbins; Jim Beam Bourbon; Bear Creek development; The Bedroom; Beef Council; Beefeaters [liquor]; Bellflower Hospital; Bellflower Mortuary; Bell Helmets; Bell's Scotch; Belmont Park; Ben Bridge; Benchmark [liquor]; Benetton; Benson & Hedges [cigarettes]; Berentzen; Best Foods Mayo; Best; Beverage Bulletin; Beverly Center; Beverly Hills Medical Center; BIF Office Furniture; BF Goodrich; Big Bear Lake; Big Room; Bijan; Biltmore; Bird's Eye; Bisou Bisou; Bit-O-Honey; Black Velvet [liquor]; Black & White Scotch; Bloome, Mark C.; Blue Nun [liquor]; Blue Chip Stamps; Blue Cross; BMW; Boat Show (1980).

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Client Billboards: Radio - Robinsons

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