Smoke gets in your eyes: 20th century tobacco advertisements
WEBMar 17, 2014 · Sensing the need to counter the growing questions being raised about the risks of smoking, tobacco companies increased their reliance on advertising during the mid-20th century. The peddling of tobacco products during this period often involved deliberately masking the hazards of smoking—indeed, the ads frequently claimed or …
When Cigarette Companies Used Doctors to Push Smoking
WEBSep 13, 2018 · The first cigarette company to use physicians in their ads was American Tobacco, maker of Lucky Strikes. In 1930, it published an ad claiming “20,679 Physicians say ‘LUCKIES are less ...
Cigarette ads from the 20th century - CNN
WEBJan 10, 2014 · On January 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued a landmark report on the negative health risks caused by smoking tobacco. But you wouldn't know those risks by looking at some of...
13 Vintage Commercials That Made Smoking Seem Irresistible
WEBTobacco companies paid big bucks to hire the best creative minds to make their ads memorable, as these vintage ads show. Why can’t the USDA make broccoli look this appealing? 1. Salem
How designers weaved smoking into American culture | CNN
WEBApr 6, 2018 · A new book looks back at a time in advertising when cigarettes were endorsed by doctors and alcohol touted as a tool for social success.
Blowing smoke: Vintage ads of doctors endorsing tobacco - CBS News
WEBMar 7, 2012 · To ease a public that was growing increasingly concerned with smoking's health risks in the early 20th century, cigarette companies turned to images of medical professionals for their...
When Doctors, and Even Santa, Endorsed Tobacco
WEBOct 7, 2008 · From the 1920s into the 1950s, cigarette ads featured endorsers as varied as babies, Mickey Mantle, doctors and even Santa Claus. An exhibit of these campaigns is on display at the Science,...
Selling a Lifestyle: Men, Women, and Gender in Cigarette Advertising ...
WEBWhen cigarettes were initially advertised for women in the first decades of the twentieth century, the advertisements related smoking to changes in social custom such as shorter and more revealing dresses, dancing, and dating. By the mid-1920s, cigarette smoking among women had taken hold.
Cigarette Ads play a part in America's Visual Identity
WEBIn this image, we are looking at an example of an ad printed throughout America in the early 20th century. Lucky Strike published this ad and similar ads to grow sales for their cigarette packs. In the 1920s, the cigarette targeted women trying to lose weight, with a typical ad saying, “Reach…
Emergence of Advertising in America Research Guide - Duke …
WEBMay 24, 2016 · Tobacco Advertising in EAA. This category contains a sampling of 19th and early 20th century tobacco ads, leaflets, posters, and tobacco insert cards and flags. Many of the tobacco insert cards contain images of popular contemporary actresses.