Lou Gehrig Life Magazine Camel Cigarette Advertisement
Description
A color slide of a 1937 Life Magazine advertisement for Camel cigarettes featuring Lou Gehrig, April 26, 1937. The advertisement was on the back cover of the magazine. The ad is in the form of a comic, with five panels of drawings and an illustrated portrait of Gehrig on the upper left side of the ad. There are also six panels of text associated with the drawing. Below the Gehrig comic panels are three other panels, one advertising a Jack Oakie show and two advertising Camel cigarettes.
Player(s)
Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
April 26, 1937
Subject
Baseball in art; Hall of famers; Periodicals; Batting (Baseball); Comics; Cigarettes--Advertising
Source
Life Magazine
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Gar-Gra
Photographer
Unknown
Media Type
Slides (photographs)