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Cigarette cards

Scope note

Cards containing pictures of birds, baseball players, celebrities, or other popular culture subjects packaged by manufacturers of cigarettes with their product during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300026771

Broader Terms used

advertising cards

Equivalent Terms used

cigarette card

Created

13yrs ago

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: cigarette cards" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-102950 Accessed: 2024-11-26 15:09:36

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