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Old 03-04-2016, 03:20 PM
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Ted Zanidakis
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Circa 1910-1915

It was taboo to depict American women smoking in the early part of the 20th Century. So, ATC produced this subliminal
advertisement showing a gal of middle-Eastern appearance and dress with a pack of cigarettes.
Furthermore, the effect of the repeated (diminishing) image was a clever advertising feature which was novel in that era.




TED Z

HeyTony

It amazes me to see how active this thread still is. I started it with the same lady in the Turkey Red advertisement as yours.
And, here we are 3 years and 3 months since....and it's still going strong. Keep posting those fantastic adv. of your's.


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