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Vintage matchbox labels and other everyday ephemera offer a window into the styles, products, and aspirations of bygone eras.
These Soviet matchbox covers come from the "Atoms for Peace" movement. One promotes nuclear technology's promise for medicine, the other its role in industrial chemistry and manufacturing.
Find these and many more fascinating items in the Matchbox Posters Archive on the Internet Archive ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/matchboxpostersarchive 
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