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Camel projected a high class image in the 1930's. Ads showed prominent socialites as smoking role models. Smokers were also seen on yachts and in elegant homes. If you would like to order one of these ORIGINAL ads, return to the Ad Index Page.

Item C024

 

 

 

 "Have you noticed how women everywhere are switching to the fresh mildness of Camels? Always a great favorite with the ladies, this famous blend is more popular now than ever, since the introduction of the Humidor pack." 1931.

 

 

 

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Item C020

 

 

 

 

"Why Miss Anne Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gould, prefers Camels.... 'Like most of the girls I know, I prefer a mild cigarette--that's another reason I prefer Camels.' " 1934.

 

 

 

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Item C009

 

 

 

I find that Camels have a finer flavor"--Mrs. J. Gardner Coolidge, II, of Brookline. 1934.
Note the interesting green rope candle on the table.

 

 

 

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Item C012

 

 

 

"To the unitiated a poussin may be satisfactory fare but to the fastidious it is scarcely adequate compared to the more succulent poulet de grain done a la broche. And so it is with cigarettes--to those who know flavor. 1934.

 

 

 

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Item C007

 

 

 

"Mrs. Lowell spends her summers on Long Island with her two children or in Europe, and divides her winters between Palm Beach and New York. She invariably smokes Camel cigarettes. 1934.

 

 

 

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Item C005

 

 

 

"You're a perfect host, Hugh--everything from caviar to Camels." 1934.
Note at bottom: Sports watch by Cartier.

 

 

 

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