Big Tobacco in the Big Apple

How New York City Became the Heart of the Tobacco Industry
…and Anti Smoking Activism

Iconic Landmarks

New York’s Famed Skyline

“Fifth Avenue Cigarettes”

Fifth Avenue

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Fifth Avenue
Abdulla

“Fifth Avenue Cigarettes” [2]

Fifth Avenue

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Fifth Avenue
Abdulla

“They are smoking them everywhere”

They are smoking them everywhere

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Robert Burns Cigarillos
Robert Burns
1950

“A new High in Quality for the Smart Smoker”

“A new High in Quality for the Smart Smoker”

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Hi-De-Ho
G.E. Fogle
1933

“New York city lights”

New York city lights

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Philip Morris
2000

“NYC Smokers Rise Above the Ban”

NYC Smokers rise above the rest

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Camel Snus
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
The Village Voice
June, 2011

“The Proud Smoke”

“The proud smoke, product of a proud land.”

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L&M
Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Co.
1979

“Statue of Liberty. Golden Gate. White House. And Winston.”

“A Good Taste that comes from the United States”

French Advertisement
Winston
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
1971

“Kent. La Cigarette U.S. Internationale”

Kent. La Cigarette U.S. Internationale

French Advertisement
Kent
Lorillard Tobacco Co.
1982

“Lucky Strike. Nothing Else.”

Lucky Strike. Nothing Else.

Danish Advertisement
Lucky Strike
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

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Iconic Landmarks

Billboards

On the Sidewalks
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