Celebrity Smokes: A Gallery of Star-Powered Cigarette Ads
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A gallery of vintage cigarette ads featuring celebrities (such as Frank Sinatra and Hank Aaron) pitching tobacco products to America.…
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Let’s See Fred Flintstone Smoke Winston Cigarettes in Color
Behold this production color animation cel featuring Fred Flintstone smoking a Winston cigarette from an early 1960s TV ad.…
Ads from the Open Road, Volume 1
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A photo gallery of some vintage Billboard advertisements from the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s.…
Retrotisements — Thanksgiving Dinner Edition
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A gallery of vintage Thanksgiving-themed advertisements covering all courses of Turkey Day dinner.…
Smoke your way to luxury with Raleigh and BelAir cigarettes!
What’s this, another post with cigarette ads? Why yes it is, thanks for asking! Actually there is a bigger reason why I’m posting this — the latest addition to my Ephemera project is now up.…
Retrotisement: Lucky Strike’s square dancing cigarettes
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Yeah yeah, smoking’s bad for you. But this stop-motion, square dancing classic from 1948 is very, very good for you. Seriously, what’s not to love about this commercial? Well, other than the fact that it’s…
Say hello to Elektro, the Westinghouse Robot
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Long before robots became a staple of pop culture, Elektro the Westinghouse Robot made his debut at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Here’s his story.…
Retrotisements — Classic PSA edition
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Join us for a look back at some samples from the golden age of Public Service Announcements, or PSAs. From Woodsy Owl to Bugs Bunny, these ads had heart.…
2010: The Gray Flannel Suit Year That Was
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Your handy dandy guide to the best and most popular GFS posts from 2010.…