Big Tobacco in the Big Apple
How New York City Became the Heart of the Tobacco Industry
…and Anti Smoking Activism
Sports Sponsorship by Tobacco Companies
Tobacco in the Ring and on the Court, the Diamond, and the Gridiron (2:13)
“‘I like Luckies. They are mild and mellow.’ –Tony Lazzeri, Star Infielder, New York Yankees”
Advertisement for American Tobacco Company’s Lucky Strike cigarettes
1928
Red Murray, New York Nationals
“T206” trading card
American Tobacco Company’s Piedmont cigarettes
1909-1911
“‘Now! Medical Science Offers PROOF POSITIVE!” –says Babe Ruth”
Newspaper advertisement for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company’s Raleigh cigarettes
1946
“‘The Winner’ — Joe Louis”
Souvenir card given out by Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company with endorsement of Chesterfield cigarettes by world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis
1948
“A Hit!”
Colorized photograph
Centerfield billboard at the Polo Grounds, stadium of the New York Giants, advertising Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company’s Chesterfield cigarettes
Early-1950s
“‘Chesterfields are milder–much milder. It’s MY cigarette’–Joe DiMaggio”
Advertisement for Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company’s Chesterfield cigarettes
The Sporting News
October 26, 1948
“Joe DiMaggio’s Mighty Swing”
Advertisement for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s Camel cigarettes
LIFE Magazine
1942
“Yessir! the Ol’ Redhead has changed to Camels”
Advertisement for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s Camel cigarettes with endorsement by New York Yankees play-by-play announcer Red Barber
LIFE Magazine
1954
“‘For rich flavor, my choice is Camels’ –Dick Nolan, Defense backfield star of the New York Giants”
Advertisement for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s Camel cigarettes
LIFE Magazine
1960
“Don Larsen relives the day he made baseball history”
Advertisement for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company’s Camel cigarettes with endorsement by New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen
LIFE Magazine
1957
“N.Y. Yankee Star Elston Howard Smokes Kool. ‘I like that clean taste and smooth feeling in my throat'”
Advertisement for Brown & Williamson’s Kool cigarettes
Ebony Magazine
1960
“Take a tip from Sam Huff”
Advertisement for Philip Morris’s Marlboro cigarettes, with endorsement by New York Giants football star Sam Huff
1957
“Mickey Mantle Baseball Special Rawlings Glove””
Advertisement for Bayuk Cigars, Inc.’s Phillies cigars
1964
“New Idea in Filters”
Back cover advertisement for Philip Morris Multifilter cigarettes
Sports Illustrated
December 7, 1964
“Benson & Hedges 100s…and I can’t boil water either…that’s the breaks”
Back cover advertisement for Philip Morris’ Benson & Hedges cigarettes
Sports Illustrated
July 4, 1977
“Virginia Slims Championships”
Interior sign in Madison Square Garden with advertisement for Philip Morris’s Virginia Slims cigarettes-sponsored woman’s tennis tournament
1991
“Virginia Slims Tennis 1992”
Advertisement for Philip Morris’s Virginia Slims cigarettes-sponsored women’s tennis tournament
Inside Women’s Tennis
April, 1992
