Digital History - Histoire Numérique

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Visit https://themarblefaun.com and read the personal blog of Jerry Torre, who appeared in Grey Gardens as The Marble Faun.

Grey Gardens is a documentary made in 1975 by the Maysles brothers, who pioneered "direct cinema". It captures some very…

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Starting in 1929, Lucky Strike started a campaign focused on selling tobacco products to women specifically by targeting weight loss. The particular ad reads "To keep a slender figure no one can deny...reach for a lucky instead of a sweet." The…

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Advertisement is of Billie Burke (1886-1971), who played Glinda the Good witch Fairy in the Wizard of Oz in 1939.

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Advertisement featuring Myrna Darby, who performed in Ziegfeld Follies in early 1910-1920s. Darby was also a popular silent film actresss.

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Catherine Moylan, Miss Universe and actress in Ziegfeld Follies, Myrna Darby, and Muriel Finley, Ziegfeld Follies and a renown Hollywood beauty, are featured in this advertisement promoting the consumption of tobacco for the purpose of staying…

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Advertisement focusing on promoting weight loss through cigarette consumption, featuring Elsie de Wolfe.
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