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Though portrayals of women smokers became more common, they were shown in a negative light because smoking was still not acceptable for women. [9] During this time, artwork that incorporated smoking was kept in rooms reserved only for men including smoking saloons, billiard rooms , and libraries. [ 6 ]
The 1929 "Torches of Freedom" public relations campaign equated smoking in public with female emancipation. Some women had been smoking decades earlier, but usually in private; this 1890s satirical cartoon from Germany illustrates the notion that smoking was considered unfeminine by some in that period.
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Short visual history of furniture styles (from left to right): cloisonné plaque , Chair of Reniseneb (Ancient Egyptian), metal brazier with satyrs from Pompei (Greco-Roman), fall-front cabinet inlaid with ivory , low-back armchair , casket with images of Cupids , wood and ivory furniture fragment , chest , analogion (Romanian Medieval ...
Two women and a man smoking in an opium den, late 19th century. An opium den was an establishment in which opium was sold and smoked. Opium dens were prevalent in many parts of the world in the 19th century, most notably China, Southeast Asia, North America, and France.
Sausages may be preserved by curing, drying, or smoking. Many types and varieties of sausages are smoked to help preserve them and to add flavor. Ahle Wurst – a hard pork sausage made in northern Hesse, Germany. [17] Its name is a dialectal form of alte Wurst – "old sausage". Alheira; Amsterdam ossenworst; Andouille; Bierwurst; Bockwurst
A smoking car was a type of railroad car where smoking by passengers was allowed when prohibited in other parts of the passenger train. During the late 19th century, when relatively few women smoked, North American passenger trains kept the majority of passenger seating areas smoke-free by including isolated areas for smoking.