Retro Clipart -RetroAdArt.com Largest collection of retro Clip art advertising and Clipart from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s nostalgia.
1,864 hi-resolution bitmap stock images on CDROM. Great for advertising and memorabilia.

You've just connected to the largest collection of authentic, black & white 1950's-style ad cuts on the planet! Over 1,800 high-resolution bitmap images on one CDRom for only $179. This collection represents a culmination of a whole year of relentless toil by a small, but dedicated group of people here at Ad Graphics, who have gone beyond the call of duty to make this wonderful artwork available to you, the public!

For $179 you will receive the Retro Ad Art CDRom as well as this beautiful 7"x 9", 124-page print catalog pictured here. A Kudo browser allows you to view the images on screen and instantly place them into your graphics program.
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Unlike other "50s" art collections, which feature mainly separate clipart images, this archive contains over 1300 complete ad layouts; every one of them totally generic (not specific to any particular company) and each containing both text and illustrations. As well, our collection contains over 300 authentic corporate logos of major companies, and over 250 high-quality clipart images, all dating from the '50s era.

Each authentic image has been painstakingly scanned, cleaned and restored as close as possible to it's original state. This was a monumental task, to say the least, as the great majority of these images were in deplorable condition when we acquired them. Throughout this entire collection we have endeavored to maintain the highest possible standards with our retouching , thus providing you with a professional-quality product you can use in any application.

None of our images appear in any of the other 1950's art collections, nor in any of the massive 'general clipart' collections available on the market. We haven't had to 'beef up' our collection with questionable 'filler', (such as images which are not genuine retro art) in order to make the collection 'appear' larger. Each and every one of our 1,865 images is an authentic ad cut from the '30s, '40s & '50s. IMPORTANT: All the images on this CDRom are READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE! When you purchase this CDRom, it is not necessary to order images one by one as you need them; these are the final high-resolution images.

Q. Why pay $179 for this collection when there is so much free or low-cost clipart available on the net today? A. Authentic 50's style advertising imagery is in big demand these days, however actual collections of the artwork are rare. Remember, we can churn out piles of modern-style clipart by the busload (that's why it's so cheap), but we can never again return to that frame of mind we were in 50 years ago when all this wonderful art was created. It's in limited supply because it simply cannot be recreated nor imitated. There are only 3 other major sources of '50s artwork (besides ourselves) who had already established a pricing standard for this type of imagery even before we appeared on the market. The fact is, we have actually priced our product substantially less then our competitors. (1,864 images for $179 works out to about 10 cents per image.) You can be sure that the rare '50s art collection that you've just paid good money for is not being distributed cheaply. Therefore it remains exclusive, as it should be. You're not going to find this collection sitting on a shelf at Office Depot or Walmart. Finally, there's nothing like the convenience of having this entire collection at your fingertips on one CDRom (complete with an online browser), as well as the print catalog. You will enjoy countless hours of browsing through this very deep and rich collection.

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