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H. P. Lee Real Estate Advertisement, n.d.

H. P. Lee Real Estate Advertisement, n.d.

This advertisement was aimed at attracting new settlers to the Okanagan Valley, for its good weather and lifestyle in fruit farming.  
‘Aberdeen Estates’ Fruit Farms Advertisement in the Vernon News, 1892

‘Aberdeen Estates’ Fruit Farms Advertisement in the Vernon News, 1892

An advertisement for the sale of the ‘Aberdeen Estates’ fruit farms was placed in the April 7, 1892 Vernon News.  Mackay placed many ads to help sell the Coldstream […]
Mackay’s Advertisement for “Fruit Farms for Sale”, 1891

Mackay’s Advertisement for “Fruit Farms for Sale”, 1891

This advertisement, to sell 10-40 acre lots for fruit farms in the Okanagan Mission, was put into the local paper, the Vernon News, by G.G. Mackay & Son […]
Advertisement for ‘The Kodak Camera’, 1889

Advertisement for ‘The Kodak Camera’, 1889

The Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company (1892 renamed Eastman Kodak Company) used the slogan You press the button, we do the rest.  The camera was marketed to the […]