This archive of cigarette commericals, sent in by Kay W., makes some interesting comparisons of vintage and contemporary cigarette ads.
First, they compare vintage ads that try to sell cigarettes by pointing to the fact that they suppress your appetite with contemporary-ish Virginia Slims ads which seem to suggest so indirectly.
Second, they compare vintage advertisements that argue that some brands are smooth and good for your voice with the contemporary “Find Your Voice” campaign:
Third, this set of ads nicely shows how the association of glamour with cigarette smoking has transcended history:
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Bagelsan — December 14, 2008
The ad with the black model says "Never let the goody two shoes get you down." Preemptive anti-anti-smoking propaganda?
And I feel like that ad also specifically targets the group's vulnerabilities in sexist and racist ways: feel silenced and kept down (black women)? Have a smoke!