Debutante Lighting Cigarette, 1920s
by Science Source
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Debutante Lighting Cigarette, 1920s
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Science Source
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Entitled "Debutante in silhouette" shows Miss Ester Cochran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Cochran of New York, seated by window, lighting a cigarette. When smoking Is glamorous, it is portrayed as something stylish, or even sexy. It's something the beautiful elite do. The North American, Central American, and South American cigarette used various plant wrappers; when it was brought back to Spain, maize wrappers were introduced, and by the 17th century, fine paper. By 1830, the cigarette had crossed into France, where it received the name cigarette. The widespread smoking of cigarettes in the Western world is largely a 20th century phenomenon. Photographed by the National Photo Company circa 1920-32.
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September 7th, 2020
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