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  2021-06-14

  Anti-racism advertisements at Times Square

  These are two photos of anti-racist advertisements I saw in Times Square on June 14, 2021. One is an advertisement on a digital advertisement board that says "#NOHATE AGAINST JEWS" in white text on a blue background, while the other is a poster on the side of a garbage receptacle that says "FIGHT THE VIRUS NOT THE PEOPLE #STOPASIANHATE", made by artist Zipeng Zhu.
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  2021-03-10

  At Home COVID Easter Egg Hunt Supplies from the City of Pflugerville Texas

  This photograph shows an advertisement from the City of Pflugerville in the State of Texas. It announces that in lieu of its annual Easter Egg Hunt, the City of Pflugerville is offering families $5 at home egg hunt kits containing 20 eggs prefilled with "candy and toys" for children. Although this advertisement is for the 2021 Easter season, one year after COVID became a problem in the United States, many cities, towns, business, individuals, and other groups still wished to avoid in-person gatherings because they believed doing so would prevent additional hospitalizations and deaths (despite precautions such as masks, social distancing, and increased vaccinations). The advertisement communicates the sense of "cautious caution", in other words hesitation and apprehension, that many people still have about large gatherings, yet it also shows the strong desire to continue age-old traditions. This is also an excellent example of modifying public activities and events for at home enjoyment and performance. This became a mainstay during the spring and summer 2020 lockdowns and continued, for the most part, throughout spring 2021.
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  2020-12-11

  Vaseline Advertisement from 1918 to 2020

  Analyzing a Vaseline advertisement and its connection to COVID-19
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  2020-08-24

  Golden Opportunity

  I created this sweet (as in cool) poster to promote the JOTPY Internship and recruit more participants for the fall semester. I love the imagery of hand sanitizer as liquid gold. The fact that it a public mural makes it even more compelling. I started off with 9 students enrolled in the fall internship. This internship is open to ASU history graduate students. Yet, slowly that number dropped down to four. I’m not sure why. I don’t think that there’s a better opportunity out there right now. Nowhere else can you complete a remote internship on the scale of the COVID-19 archive. This archive is magnanimous, it’s important now, but it will be remembered as a watershed moment in public history projects. I do recognize that people are busy, and the fact that the internship goes beyond the normal 7.5 week session is an extra piece to juggle, but in my mind anyone who wants to do public history or gain a serious skill set needs to be part of this project. I hope I can convince more people to join.
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  2020-06-01

  Advertisement for BLM Facemask,

  From advertisement: FOR EVERY COVER PURCHASED WE WILL DONATE ONE TO AN EVENT ORGANIZER TO HAND OUT AT A PEACEFUL EVENT FOR EQUALITY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE MOVEMENT AND OUR ONGOING FIGHT TO END STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE, LIBERATE BLACK PEOPLE, AND END WHITE SUPREMACY FOREVER. THESE BLACK LIVES MATTER FACE COVERS ARE A SYMBOL OF CAMARADERIE AND SOLIDARITY. THIS IS TO A SOCIETY THAT STILL NEEDS A CONSTANT REMINDER THE WE NEED THIS POLICE AND WHITE SUPREMACIST VIOLENCE TO STOP.
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  2020-02-09

  An opportunity for e-commerce in China

  I found that during the pandemic, all the e-commerce sites or APPs in China have launched their special theme about fighting against the coronavirus. In this special theme, they would display various kinds of products, like masks, liquid soap, hand sanitizer, disposable gloves and so forth. Since Chinese people were required not to go out at that time, some e-commerce APPs also have promotions about toilet papers, about fast noodles and so forth. They were very sensitive and seized the opportunities to develop their businesses.
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  2020-04-12

  Fitbit tips re: staying fit during stay-home restrictions

  Email from Fitbit with advice on fitness during the new stay-home period
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  2020-04-23

  Tailors' shop adertising masks

  The male dummy in a local tailor's shop which rents tuxedos has a custom mask. Normally they would be busy with prom rentals and alterations, but there are no proms this year. A sign in the window (not pictured) stated that they were making custom masks, and gave a phone number to call to order some.
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  2020-03-28

  James Boag's poignant press ad

  I saw this ad in our local paper on the first Saturday after the toughest social distancing restrictions were announced with gatherings in public of more than two people prohibited. I felt this was a very poignant press ad placed by a well-known, sturdy, enduring, local brand. It empathised with the public as well as encouraging support for the distancing measures.
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  2020-04-02

  Ad for Play School Covid-19 tv special

  Play School, a kids program made by the Australian National Broadcaster (ABC) screened a COVID-19 special explaining the situation to kids.
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  2020-03-26

  "We'll Help You Stay Connected" - Retailer Shifts Marketing to Sell Electronics

  Best Buy stores sent an email advertisement highlighting electronic and computing equipment for people to remotely connect with friends and family, as well as to work and study from home.