celebrity endorsements.

Before the age of the 'product placement' and the 'viral video' there were straightforward, honest to God, celebrity endorsements. These print ads seem so innocent now, "I lived in Milwaukee, I ought to know..." This fine collection is part of a larger database of various and sundry ad images, curated by Chris Mullen. 

http://www.fulltable.com/VTS/a/aa/celeb/c.htm