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Cigarette Advertising: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

Virginia Slims: 1969

"You've come a long way, baby."

"In 1912, Lucille Watkins had to sneak out to the chicken coop to smoke a cigarette. You don't have to play hide and smoke anymore. Now there's even a cigarette for women only."

 

Virginia Slims: 1978

"You've come a long way, baby."


"Back then, every man gave his wife at least one day a week out of the house. You've come a long way, baby. Virginia Slims - Slimmer than the fat cigarettes men smoke."

 

Winston: 1965

"Fishing for flavor? Hook up with Winston! Change to Winston and change for good... for good taste every time!"

 

Marlboro: 1971

"Come to where the flavor is, Come to Marlboro Country."


 

Camel: 1972

"Would he walk a mile for me?"

Camel: 1977

"One of a kind."

Camel: 1980

"Where a man belongs."


Lucky Strike: 1983

"Lucky Strikes Again. The filter says mild. The name says taste."

 

Benson & Hedges: 1988

"For people who like to smoke... because quality matters."

 

Source for all the images in this handout: "The Richard W. Pollay 20th Century Tobacco Advertising Collection,"
http://tobaccodocuments.org/pollay_ads/

 


 


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