Anti-smoking bumper sticker produced by the Community Prevention Coalition of Hennepin County

Anti-smoking bumper sticker produced by the Community Prevention Coalition of Hennepin County

Anti-smoking bumper sticker produced by the anti-substance-abuse Community Prevention Coalition of Hennepin County, ca. 1993. The camel is an allusion to Joe Camel, a cartoon character used in marketing Camel cigarettes made by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

"Camel Cash" catalog issued by Camel brand cigarettes

"Camel Cash" catalog issued by Camel brand cigarettes

"Camel Cash" catalog issued by Camel brand cigarettes. The Joe Camel character was central to the charge that tobacco companies marketed their products to children—the state's claim in State of Minnesota V. Philip Morris.

Tobacco consumption in the United States, 1900–1995

Tobacco consumption in the United States, 1900–1995

Graph of total and per capita cigarette consumption in the United States, 1900–1995. Created by the US Department of Agriculture; public domain.

Button produced by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition

Button created by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition

"Save Kids, Not Tobacco" button produced by the Minnesota Smoke-Free Coalition, ca. 1995–2009.

State of Minnesota et al. v. Philip Morris et al.

The State of Minnesota and the health insurance federation Blue Cross and Blue Shield brought a lawsuit against tobacco companies in 1994. The suit—State of Minnesota et al. v. Philip Morris et al.—ended the companies’ chain of legal victories and turned the tide in anti-tobacco efforts throughout the nation.

T. B. Walker

T. B. Walker

T. B. Walker, ca. 1915.

Aerosol can of Burma-Shave shaving cream

Aerosol can of Burma-Shave

Aerosol can of Burma-Shave shaving cream, 1955–1963.

Burma-Shave signs

Burma-Shave signs

Series of painted wooden signs advertising Burma-Shave. Manufactured by the Burma-Vita Company, 1959.

Burma-Shave tube with box

Burma-Shave tube with box, ca. 1950s. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Scheinwerfermann, September 3, 2008.

Burma-Shave signs

Burma-Shave signs

Four of six original signs from a Burma-Shave sequential roadside advertisement. The middle sign, which would have read "out so far," is missing, as is the sixth and final sign, which would have read, "Burma Shave." Used between 1940 and 1955.

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