Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal box design for advertisement

Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal box design for advertisement

Description:

Negative of the design for Kellogg's Corn Flakes box. The design was likely created by Alf Nelson. View features text of the front of the box and along the sides as well as handwritten numbers and lines. Text includes recipes for marshmallow squares, a crispy crump pie shell, fillings for crump pie shell strawberry pie, ice cream pie, and butter rice krispies. According to the Kalamazoo Gazette, March 16, 1941, commercial artist Alf Nelson accepted a position in the art and advertising department of the W. K. Kellogg Company in Battle Creek, Michigan. He was formerly employed at the Norton and Barrett studios and was known for his designs for nationally known manufacturers of food products and automobiles. The photograph was taken for Norton and Barrett.

Collection: Ward Morgan Collection
Language: eng
Type: still image