# Are print advertisements archived somewhere?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-print-advertisements-archived-somewhere/193786>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 8, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-print-advertisements-archived-somewhere/193786 "2003-08-08T06:09:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-print-advertisements-archived-somewhere/193786/1 "2003-08-08T06:09:05Z")

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I’m looking for a particular advertisement from five years ago this week; the ad ran in Elle, Vogue, and Mademoiselle. Does anyone know of an ‘ad archive’, so to speak, perhaps accessable online through which I might search to find this particular ad? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-print-advertisements-archived-somewhere/193786/2 "2003-08-08T06:23:41Z")

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Hmm…never mind, I found the ad. Sorry to bother.