We receive many requests for advertising pages that feature or include real people. One example would be ads that feature the popular "debutante" young ladies of the 1940's. Another favorite is World War II advertising which featured actual soldiers, sailors, other military, and even homeland "war workers". Of course it also includes brand advertising with either professional models or the "man on the street". Whatever the situation, we'll do our best to help. When writing to us in regard to this type of advertising, please include as much information as you can. Here are some hints regarding the type of information that would be helpful and how to make a request.

The person's name... If the person was a female and she was not married at the time of the ad - please include her maiden name, if known. If the person was a man who went by a nickname in his younger days, that can help as well. About the person... At the time of printing, was the person a Blond? Red-haired? Brunette? Did the person wear glasses or perhaps wear a special necklace, ring, or watch? Do you know how the person was dressed in the ad? What was the person doing? Was she a lovely young lady dressed for the prom? Perhaps a fine young man checking out new cars? A secretary in an office? A child playing outdoors? An older person watching a sunset? A date... If you don't have the exact date, try to break it down to a close guess on the year or decade. The season can also be of help - Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter can be a lot of help. Was the ad an indoor shot or an outdoor shot? A Product name or theme: An exact brand is great, but a theme can be a lot of help as well. Was it a food ad? A car ad? Did it have a catchy title? A cute animal? Was it color or black and white? Any information that you think might help: If there is a story that goes with the ad...Tell us!...it just might help in locating it. A partial name, the design of a tie, a tipped hat, funky sunglasses...you name it and we'll look for it!

How to send your ad request...

Address your email to: yesterdaypaper@atlantic.net
Email subject line: Find a Person
Body of email: In this area, please include...

  A - Permission to contact you if we locate your ad
  B - Email address where we can contact you   Our Privacy Policy
  C - Information listed below (if known):

    1 - Publication date or close guess:
    2 - Brand represented on ad:
    3 - Black and white or color:
    4 - Celebrity or Character names:
    5 - Ad theme or activity shown:
    6 - Any specific wording or title:
    7 - Any other information you might have:

What happens next?
  
Unless you include a specific question, we won't contact you after receiving your ad request or want list. We do apologize, but if we respond directly to each request, we'd have no time to search for your ads. Your ad request or want list will be added to our in-office customer want list and we then start searching for your ad. This may take some time, so please be patient with us. If we don't have your ad in our back stock, we'll continue to search as we purchase more vintage magazine lots. We will also search other known internet ad dealers, as well as checking our local area. Locating your ad generally depends on the availability and rarity of the item.

What happens when you find my ad?

If we locate your ad, we'll scan it and upload the image to our website. We
will then send an email advising that we have located the ad. We'll include information on the ad size, condition, price, shipping, order information, and a link to the scanned image. You can then take a look at the scanned image and make a decision on whether to purchase or not. There is no obligation to buy!

Can I do anything else to help find my ad?

Basically just three things:

- Include all of the information possible in your request mail
- Grant us patience as we search for your item or items
- Contact us if you locate the item elsewhere