The history of advertising photography is the history of modern persuasion, marking the shift from informational product shots to the construction of desire. From the meticulously staged "artistic" advertisements of the 1920s to the high-gloss campaigns of the post-war era, Luminous-Lint tracks how the camera became the primary engine of the global economy.
| Advertising and commercial photography |
| 1 | The distinction between commercial photography and advertising |
| 2 | Advertising photography |
| 3 | Advertising that includes photographs |
| 4 | Photography as an Advertising Medium (1859) |
| Advertising by daguerreotypists |
| 5 | Advertising for Daguerreotypists |
| 6 | Labels for Daguerreotypists |
| 7 | Marketing: Business cards of Daguerreotypists |
| Advertising by format |
| 8 | Albumen prints: Advertising |
| Examples of advertising |
| 9 | Cartes de visite: Advertising for photographers |
| 10 | Cartes de visite: Advertising |
| 11 | Ranger & Austen: Clairvoyant Medical Examinations - Buffum & Cleveland |
| 12 | Contemporary uses of cartes de visite for employment |
| 13 | Cabinet cards: Advertising |
| 14 | L.W.W. Stillwell (Deadwood, South Dakota): Native Americans |
| 15 | McDonald: Advertising cabinet cards for the Storm Sign Co., South Bend, Ind. |
| 16 | Tintypes: Advertising |
| 17 | Stereoviews: Advertising |
| 18 | Robinson & Roi: The Famous Glass Dress - Royal Robe of Princess Eulalia |
| 19 | Sutherland sisters |
| 20 | Brand Frères: Album des eaux minérales et bains de mer de Belgique (ca 1862-1872) |
| 21 | I.W. Taber: The Taber photographic album of principal business houses, residences and persons (1880) |
| 22 | Banner girls and ladies |
| 23 | Seeking a wife (1881) |
| 24 | New York facades shown in cabinet cards |
| 25 | Sports cards and cigarette cards |
| 26 | Gelatin silver prints: Advertising |
| Products |
| 27 | Advertising for cigarettes |
| Documentation of advertising and marketing initiatives |
| 28 | Documenting window and shop displays |
| Photographers |
| 29 | Margaret Watkins: Advertising |
| 30 | Edward Steichen: Advertising |
| 31 | J. Pécsi: Photo und Publizität - Photo and Advertising (1930) |
| 32 | Ringl & Pit: Advertising |
| 33 | Herbert Matter: Advertising |
| 34 | Adolf Lazi: Advertising |
| 35 | Hans Finsler: Advertising and commerical photography |
| 36 | Robert Frank: Commercial and advertising photography |
| 37 | A. Hameryckx: Advertising and commercial photography |
| 38 | Victor Keppler: Advertising |
| 39 | Jaroslav Rössler: Advertising |
| 40 | Lejaren à Hiller: Surgery through the Ages |
| 41 | Nickolas Muray: Advertising |
