Consumer-graphics collection Est. 2026 · Vancouver

CLIPARCHIVE

A working museum of clip art, 1980s–early 2000s.

Now cataloguing·MS Office 97 · PCPaintbrush 1994 · Print Shop Deluxe 1995 · SoftKey Ultimate 1996·New acquisitions posted daily·All objects recovered from circulating media·The whole store is the show·

Accession record

CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01802

INSPECT

Retrieved from storage.

The image shows a sequence of four panels featuring cartoon characters dressed as detectives with different expressions: serious to contemplative in panel 1; surprised in panel 2; focused on something off-frame in panel 3, and finally looking at each other intently while standing close together in the fourth. They are all wearing fedora hats and trench coats, suggesting a classic detective theme. The background is plain black with no additional details or setting provided within this clip art image. There's also an orange cat peeking out from behind one of them on panel 3.

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The same image circulated in multiple products. Each copy is catalogued; one is displayed.

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The image shows a cartoon of two men standing next to each other with an instructional sign that reads "TACTICAL TRAINING" between them; one man is pointing at something on his left, and both appear engaged in conversation about training content displayed behind him. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01796 The image shows a person holding up an index finger next to text that reads "MILITARY CONDUCT." CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01797 The image shows a black background with silhouettes of four soldiers standing side by side against it; each soldier is holding what appears to be an assault rifle. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01800 The image shows a white sign with black text that reads "STOP" at its top left corner. Below this is an icon of two wrenches crossed over each other in front of what appears to be a blue and red circular object, possibly representing a target or bullseye. To the right side of these objects there's another image: it depicts a ship with sails against a dark background; above that are three stars aligned horizontally from left to right. The overall style is simple and graphic in nature, resembling clip-art commonly used for signage or instruction CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01803 The image shows a gray background with text that reads "100%" on it. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01804 The image shows a pixelated depiction of an island with various structures on it, including what appears to be buildings and possibly some sort of control tower in front of water that is colored blue-green at its base but transitions into white towards the top where there's also a small ship or boat. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01805