Cut it out, you fool.

[bh3443]

What a nice classic photo!
I can only wish some one kicked my butt to stop smoking 30 years ago! Alas, I met my wife after that and stopped smoking after some damage was done.
I always enjoy seeing these type of photographs. The stop drinking are common compared to the stop smoking theme.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece of history.
Bill Hedin
P S : Again, thanks to ALL OF YOU for your kind words through posts, emails and phone calls. You are all truly a wonderful group of people and I am proud to call you all my friends.

[slidekellyslide]

I bought a stack of Life magazines a week or so back and have slowly been reading through them...there was one article in I believe a 1938 issue showing women the proper way to smoke...it was not an advertisement, but an actual article on the dos and don'ts of smoking.

[Tom S.]

If it wasn't for all of the smokers back then (and all of the cigarette mfgs. competing for their business), there would be a lot fewer cards for us to collect now....

[joeadcock]

Good point Tom.

[teetwoohsix]

I think the smokers may have had it easy just looking at a billboard....imagine having a drink in a bar and having this lady show up to wreak havoc.......

[Leon]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

I think the smokers may have had it easy just looking at a billboard....imagine having a drink in a bar and having this lady show up to wreak havoc.......

Sort of looks like Ty Cobb in drag .

My wife and I were talking about smoking yesterday (she is a smoker, outside only though) and how, when we were growing up, folks smoked in houses all the time. My parents did and I bet a lot of other baby boomer's parents did. It almost makes me puke just thinking about it. I have a few stories about smoking but need to have some drinks in me for the full effect. I will wait for the National Dinner to divulge those... BTW, great original post and sign!!

[TUM301]

Besides coffee, there`s nothing like firing up that 1st stoggie of the day.....ahhhhhhhhhh nice.