Fairy Soap advertisement: "Good Night!" with three girls on stairs – Historic Print
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Fairy Soap advertisement: "Good Night!" with three girls on stairs comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Fairy Soap advertisement: "Good Night!" with three girls on stairs
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Three girls on a staircase, with the words "Good Night!", set this advertisement apart from the many soap ads that show only a bar or a single smiling face. The caption ties the product to the bedtime routine of washing up before sleep, a domestic moment that advertisers of the period often used to present cleanliness as a family duty. Fairy Soap was marketed for decades by the N.K. Fairbank Company of Chicago, and its advertising leaned on images of children and gentle, pure soap. The scene shows how soap makers tried to place their product in the everyday life of the home.
| Original scan | 562 × 800 px |
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| Reference | 564 |
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