Camel cigarettes advertisement showing military medals and ribbons – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Camel cigarettes advertisement showing military medals and ribbons brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Camel cigarettes advertisement showing military medals and ribbons
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Camel's wartime advertising leaned hard on the idea that a smoker was a patriot, and this advertisement puts that idea front and center with a display of military medals and ribbons. Tobacco companies in the 1940s and 1950s often tied their brands to service, duty, and sacrifice, suggesting that a familiar pack belonged alongside a soldier's decorations. Such ads reflect how deeply cigarettes were woven into American daily life and how readily manufacturers borrowed the language of honor to sell them. Worth noticing is how the imagery trades on respect for veterans, a sentiment the ad turns toward the product.
| Original scan | 693 × 883 px |
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| Reference | 422 |
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