| Admiral Cigarettes | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 24 |
| Catalog #: | 311873 | |
| Clip Number: | 311873-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | N/A | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | N/A | |
| Year Shot: | 1897 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMERCIALS: Tobacco | |
| Description: | From the Kemp Niver paper print collection, Library of Congress, from a 3/4 inch master. Shot on August 5, 1897, the film is a single long shot, lockdown, of four men sitting in front of a large "Admiral Cigarettes" backdrop: Uncle Sam, an Indian, a Clergyman, and a businessman. An large box at the left, also labeled "Admiral Cigarettes" opens up and a girl comes out in a military/showgirl outfit, and gives the men cigarettes. As the showers cigarettes in the air, the men unfurl a banner that says "WE ALL SMOKE." At the end, a title: "COPYRIGHT BY THOS. A. EDISON 1897." Advertising, Cheesecake. | |
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