Tobacco Advertising: The Great Seduction

Since 1789, when the first tobacco advertisement appeared, tobacco manufacturers have been pioneers of advertising and marketing, revolutionizing the American way of doing business in the process. The folksy, familiar and innocent—looking images portrayed in tobacco advertising were part of the new wave of product promotion — tin tags, cigar and tobacco labels, insert cards (including the first baseball cards) — that helped transform America into a nation of smokers by 1900. With illustrati...