Advertisement for Greys cigarettes with mounted dragoon – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Advertisement for Greys cigarettes with mounted dragoon in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Advertisement for Greys cigarettes with mounted dragoon
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A mounted dragoon, a cavalry soldier on horseback, is the central figure in this advertisement for Greys cigarettes. Tobacco makers of the late 1800s and early 1900s often tied their brands to soldiers, horses, and military pageantry, drawing on the sense of courage, rank, and national pride those images carried. Advertisements like this one show how manufacturers borrowed the imagery of armies to make a common consumer product seem bold and respectable. Look closely at the lettering and layout, which reveal how the brand name was meant to stand out to passersby.
| Original scan | 725 × 1,015 px |
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| Reference | 893 |
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