In 1930, when Dr. John H. Breck of Springfield, Mass., introduced the shampoo that bears his name it was an immediate success, becoming one of the most-popular brands for the next 30 years.

Gertrude E. Breck, a former model for the distinctive “Breck Girl” shampoo ads, and widow of the chairman of the board of John H. Breck Inc., died Monday at home. She was 89. Mrs. Breck lived ...

They all are Breck Girls. Their portraits, hair a-shimmer, all have graced Breck shampoo ads. An exhibition of 150 portraits from the famous Breck advertising campaign opened recently in the Breck ...

The shampoo lost much of its luster after the Breck Girl campaign ended in 1978. Dial, which bought the brand in 1990, discontinued it in 2000. Himmel says he has no plans to revive the Breck ...

The last thing an American presidential candidate needs is to be compared with a 1950s shampoo model. But that has been the unfortunate lot of the Democratic North Carolina senator, John Edwards ...