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De Reske cigarette advert - 1920s womenAdvertisement drawn by Rilette showing a gentleman, quite possibly in rowing gear, offering to light the cigarettes of two stylish women seated in a caf鮠 As they both lean together to take
Advert for Players Bachelor cigarettes 1930Woman holding Players Bachelor cork tipped cigarettes, wearing green silk pyjamas and a long oriental thin dressing gown. Date: 1930
Front cover of The Sphere for Christmas 1915, WW1Front cover of The Sphere for Christmas 1915, with two Christmas trees, a photo of a soldier in the snow, and advertisements for the Willett Light, Ronuk polishes, Shoolbreds blankets and linens
Four in pyjamas with cigarettes named in caption Date: 1928
Advert for Spud Cigarettes, New York, 1934Advert for Spud Cigarettes, from programme for Revue Folies Bergeres at the French Casino, New York, 1934 Date: 1934
Army Camp Store, WW1Scene inside a well-stocked Army Camp Store, with prices chalked up above the counter, and five men ready to serve customers. Date: 1914-1918
Smoking nursemaid or nanny with chargeA nursemaid, in charge of a toddler in a pram, sits and enjoys a smoke from a cigarette in a holder. Date: 1928
Garden in Baslow, Derbyshire Peak DistrictTed Ellis on the left and Ernest Battersby beside him with sherry and cigarettes. A third drink waits onthe tray for whoever had been tasked with operating Ernests camera. Date: circa 1906
House near Creshook, DerbyshireTed Ellis on the left and photographer Ernest Battersby showing essential day out attire for Edwardian gentlemen - hats, cufflinks, umbrella, and cigarettes. Date: circa 1906
Rothmans Harness TeamRothmans of Pall Mall harness team Pell and Mell ready to leave their mews stables for prestige deliveries. Photo taken mid 1980s. Date: circa mid 1980s
De Reske cigarettes advertisement, Lily BraytonAdvertisement for De Reske cigarettes featuring the actress Lily Brayton, who was playing the role of Zahrat Al-Kulb in the hugely popular wartime musical play, Chu Chin Chow
Kenilworth cigarettes advertisement, WW1One of series of advertisements for Kenilworth cigarettes during the First World War showing a couple on a beach with him halting to light yet another cigarette under the shelter of her umbrella
Greys cigarettes for soldiersMembers of the V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detachment) who undertook the distribution of 30, 000 cigarettes to soldiers who took part in the Lord Mayors Parade in November 1916
Abdullah cigarettes advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Abdullah cigarettes during the First World War with a poem entitled, Cheero! reflecting the British Armys obsession with cigarettes or smokes
Distribution of cigarettes at the front, WW1A battery commander distributing the contents of a parcel of cigarettes amongst his men at the Front at Christmas time. According to The Sphere
Army supply trucks, WW1The driver of a First World War army supply truck takes a moment to rest and enjoy a cigarette. Accompanied by a quote from Tennyson, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad. Date: 1916
Piers by night, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1920s
Cigars de JoyAn advertisement for Cigars de Joy, marketed here as offering immediate and complete relief in cases of asthma, cough, bronchitis, hayfever and shortness of breath. Date: 1881
Fire at Bush Hotel, Shepherds Bush Green, West LondonFire at the Bush Hotel, Shepherds Bush Green, West London, 12 June 1955. Showing the escape ladder in position after the rescue of Miss O Donnell. Date: 1955
Advertising print for Cavanders Army Club cigarettes. She : Tell me, what do you boys call a washout He : A place where one can t get Army Club cigarettes. Dated March 1918, on reverse. Will Owen
3 Tommies enjoying their fags - Abdulla Cigarette Co. LtdSmiling - smoking cigarettes. 3 Tommies enjoying their fags. For the Abdulla Cigarette Co. Ltd. English School
Cigarette box in the form of a tank, WW1Cigarette box in the form of a tank, the sponsons to carry cigarettes and the turret to contain a box of matches. Trench Art
Beaten Up Raw by H. M. Bateman, new recruits by WW1Humorous illustration showing two raw recruits, just out of the egg, looking a little dishevelled as they consider crossing the road. Date: 1914
Y. M. C. A canteen in WWIY.M.C.A canteens and other organisations during World War One, providing troops with cigarettes and tobacco, and often the luxury of cooked meals
Two Bars Rest - Woman smoking, 1917Illustration by E. Lucchesi taken from a De Reske cigarettes advertisement showing a woman multi tasking by playing the piano with one hand and lighting her cigarette from a candle with the other
Lily Elsie with blinded soldiers at St. Dunstan sActress Lily Elsie (Mrs Ian Bullough) pictured at St. Dunstans Hostel for Blinded Soldiers at Regents Park in 1917. In the left hand picture she prepares to go afloat as cox with a blind rowing crew
Fashionable couple by Fish, 1917A couple enjoy cocktails and cigarettes at a nightclub, First World War era. Date: 1917
Women working on a tobacco farm, Norfolk, WW1Women workers gathering the harvest on the tobacco farm at Methwold, Norfolk in 1915. Picture 1 shows them tying and looping tobacco to be placed on stays
Abdulla Cigarette advert featuring Maisie the Munition WorkeOne of a series of advertisements for Abdulla cigarettes featuring various girls in typical roles during World War One. Here is Maisie the Munitions Worker. Date: 1918
Abdulla Cigarettes advertisementAdvertisement for Abdulla cigarettes featuring a women in a neo-18th century costume enjoying a smoke. Date: 1927
Kensitas cigarettes advert featuring Old BillWorld War One advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes featuring the character Old Bill, from the Bystander cartoons by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather
Advert for Matinee filter cigarettes 1938These Matinee filter tipped Virginia cigarettes in there slim black case. 1938
Nightclub interlude by TeddyA characteristic night club interlude in 1928 as a young woman lights her male partners cigarette. Date: 1928
George DavenportThe stage magician George Davenport (or Gilly-gilly ) in profile performing a cigarette lighting trick. Date: circa 1910
Adverts and messages commemorating the coronationOn the left, an embroidery created by the Royal School of Needlework for the makers of Capstan cigarettes (branch of The Imperial Tobacco Co.)
Advert for Players cigarettes 1928Advertisement showing a lady about to smoke a Players cork tipped cigarette. 1928
Advert for Bachelor cigarettes 1932Advert for Bachelor cigarettes inviting you to sample their individual charm and delightful character. 1932
Egyptian CigarettesAbdullah Egyptian cigarettes in stylish leather cases. Date: 1930s
Cigarette Holder & CaseCigarettes in a stylish holder and a case. Date: 1930s
The Art of SmokingA young model wearing lots of make-up and a pearl necklace demonstrates how cool it used to be to smoke cigarettes. Date: late 1920s
Fashionable SmokerA fashionable lady smoker with dark hair in a Marcel wave, elegantly smoking a cigarette. Date: late 1920s
Chinese Cig. PosterA charming poster of an innocent Chinese girl whose health is being destroyed by the fiendish British Cigarette Company - a typical example of ruthless consumerism. Date: 1930s
Advertisement for Life cigarettes -- male and female models (Helen Connor and Christopher Powell) with Facel Vega car. 1959
Playing card reverse - advertising for Craven A cigarettes, featuring a stylish woman in 1920s costume with red cloche hat and fur-trimmed overcoat. Date: circa 1920s
Britannia Anonymous Society Cigarette Factory at Aden, YemenThe Britannia Anonymous Society Cigarette Factory at The Crescent, Aden, Yemen. The flags and bunting are the decorations set up to celebrate the coronation of King George V in June 1911. Date: 1911
Duty-free Cigarettes and Alcohol - NorwayTwo women and a man pose on the deck of a Norwegian ferry boat wit their duty free spirits and cigarettes. Following WW2 there was still considerable rationing of food and drink in the UK
Discussion on merits of Smoking for Health reasonsFirst Johnnie: " Aw -why do you make your own cigarettes?" Second Ditto: " My-aw-doctor ordered me some light exercise." Date: 1894
Mestizos manufacturing cigarettes. Oil on canvas