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Cigar Collection (page 3)

"Cigar: A Timeless Symbol of Power, Creativity, and Indulgence" From the smoky rooms where decisions that shaped history were made to the luxurious havens of relaxation

Background imageCigar Collection: David Fellows (3) smokes cigars cigarettes and pipes, his mother Evelyn Fellows

David Fellows (3) smokes cigars cigarettes and pipes, his mother Evelyn Fellows from Marsden is in favour. 1959

Background imageCigar Collection: A tobacco farmer making a Cuban cigar in Vinales, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba

A tobacco farmer making a Cuban cigar in Vinales, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba

Background imageCigar Collection: Cohiba cigars, Fabrica de Tabacos Patagas (famous cigar factory), Havana, Cuba

Cohiba cigars, Fabrica de Tabacos Patagas (famous cigar factory), Havana, Cuba

Background imageCigar Collection: Streets of Havana, Cuba

Streets of Havana, Cuba
Dan Mirica

Background imageCigar Collection: Alexander Dickson, botanist, 1884

Alexander Dickson, botanist, 1884
UIG5070788 Alexander Dickson, botanist, 1884 by Hole, William Brassey (1846-1917); Science Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Alexander Dickson, botanist, 1884)

Background imageCigar Collection: Poster advertising Michelin tyres, printed by Chaix, Paris, 1910s (poster)

Poster advertising Michelin tyres, printed by Chaix, Paris, 1910s (poster)
PER360366 Poster advertising Michelin tyres, printed by Chaix, Paris, 1910s (poster) by Rossillon, Marius (O'Galop) (1867-1946); Private Collection.

Background imageCigar Collection: Ban Johnson, Garry Herrman, Thos. Lynch, World Series N.Y., 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Ban Johnson, Garry Herrman, Thos. Lynch, World Series N.Y., 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Ban Johnson, Garry Herrman, Thos. Lynch, World Series N.Y., 1911.

Background imageCigar Collection: Wrecked city auto in Central Park, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Wrecked city auto in Central Park, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wrecked city auto in Central Park, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCigar Collection: C.V. Collins, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

C.V. Collins, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
C.V. Collins, 1910.

Background imageCigar Collection: Chas. W. Murphy holding cigar, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Chas. W. Murphy holding cigar, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Chas. W. Murphy holding cigar, 1910.

Background imageCigar Collection: B.B. Odell with unidentified gentleman, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

B.B. Odell with unidentified gentleman, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
B.B. Odell with unidentified gentleman, 1910.

Background imageCigar Collection: The Smoker (Frank Haviland), 1913. Creator: Juan Gris

The Smoker (Frank Haviland), 1913. Creator: Juan Gris
The Smoker (Frank Haviland), 1913. The painting is a portrait of Frank Haviland, a rich American friend of Leo and Gertrude Stein who had just restored a monastery in Ceret where he housed his

Background imageCigar Collection: Nat'l Dem. Committee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Nat'l Dem. Committee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Nat'l Dem. Committee, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCigar Collection: Democratic National Committee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Democratic National Committee, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Democratic National Committee, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCigar Collection: Senator Bankhead, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Senator Bankhead, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Senator Bankhead, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCigar Collection: R. Werrenrath, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

R. Werrenrath, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
R. Werrenrath, between c1915 and c1920. Shows opera singer Reinald Werrenrath (1883-1953).

Background imageCigar Collection: J.J. Gleason, Dana Studios, San Francisco, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

J.J. Gleason, Dana Studios, San Francisco, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
J.J. Gleason, Dana Studios, San Francisco, 1910.

Background imageCigar Collection: Irvin Cobb, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Irvin Cobb, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Irvin Cobb, 1916. Shows Irvin S. Cobb (1876-1944), an American journalist who wrote humorous stories of Kentucky color.

Background imageCigar Collection: Two smokers talking in 1848 (quick press)

Two smokers talking in 1848 (quick press)
8726624 Two smokers talking in 1848 (quick press); 19, 6x16, 7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Presumably from flying leaves;); JMK Archiv

Background imageCigar Collection: Wild tobacco plant with green flowers and leaves, Nicotiana rustica

Wild tobacco plant with green flowers and leaves, Nicotiana rustica
5856596 Wild tobacco plant with green flowers and leaves, Nicotiana rustica; (add.info.: Wild tobacco plant with green flowers and leaves, Nicotiana rustica)

Background imageCigar Collection: Aztec tobacco or mapacho, Nicotiana rustica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by

Aztec tobacco or mapacho, Nicotiana rustica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller
FLO4990766 Aztec tobacco or mapacho, Nicotiana rustica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Background imageCigar Collection: Emperor of India (b/w photo)

Emperor of India (b/w photo)
8655923 Emperor of India (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emperor of India. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCigar Collection: May your life be one continuous smile (colour litho)

May your life be one continuous smile (colour litho)
8656574 May your life be one continuous smile (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: May your life be one continuous smile. Postcard, early 20th century)

Background imageCigar Collection: 8622652

8622652

Background imageCigar Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 13, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 13, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874084 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 13, Satirique en Couleurs, 1905_6_25: Pensionnes par l'etat - Anticlericalism - Bombance/Gourmandise, Laziness

Background imageCigar Collection: Le Laugher rouge, Satirique en N & B, 1918_12_21: War of 14 -18, Eiffel Tower, Soldier's Life

Le Laugher rouge, Satirique en N & B, 1918_12_21: War of 14 -18, Eiffel Tower, Soldier's Life
ICA4849253 Le Laugher rouge, Satirique en N & B, 1918_12_21: War of 14 -18, Eiffel Tower, Soldier's Life, Smoking - Officer - Illustration by Rene Jouenne ()

Background imageCigar Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic and humorous map showing a hairy man with his cane

First World War: France, Patriotic and humorous map showing a hairy man with his cane
LUX4741020 First World War: France, Patriotic and humorous map showing a hairy man with his cane and jester treating a rank officer, smoking cigar, ambush

Background imageCigar Collection: Antwerp, Belgium: A cigar shop on a shopping street in Antwerp, 1910

Antwerp, Belgium: A cigar shop on a shopping street in Antwerp, 1910
LUX4816349 Antwerp, Belgium: A cigar shop on a shopping street in Antwerp, 1910; (add.info.: Antwerp, Belgium: A cigar shop on a shopping street in Antwerp, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageCigar Collection: France, Portrait d'homme en studio enhances a watercolour with cigar and legion of honor, 1865

France, Portrait d'homme en studio enhances a watercolour with cigar and legion of honor, 1865
LUX4730268 France, Portrait d'homme en studio enhances a watercolour with cigar and legion of honor, 1865; (add.info.: France)

Background imageCigar Collection: Mr Punch reading the P&O Pocket Book whilst smoking a cigar, 1850

Mr Punch reading the P&O Pocket Book whilst smoking a cigar, 1850
3359215 Mr Punch reading the P&O Pocket Book whilst smoking a cigar, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon of Mr Punch reading the P&O Pocket Book whilst smoking a cigar)

Background imageCigar Collection: A conductor collecting tickets, 1850

A conductor collecting tickets, 1850
3478424 A conductor collecting tickets, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a conductor collecting tickets from first class passengers on a train)

Background imageCigar Collection: A yachting holiday, 1850

A yachting holiday, 1850
3478973 A yachting holiday, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a yachting holiday, a gentleman is having a cigar on the deck after dinner. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCigar Collection: WW1 United States, U.S. Marines and Boston Bull Terrier mascot about 1918

WW1 United States, U.S. Marines and Boston Bull Terrier mascot about 1918
3032425 WW1 United States, U.S. Marines and Boston Bull Terrier mascot about 1918; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW1 United States, U.S)

Background imageCigar Collection: Illicitly Smoking, 1912

Illicitly Smoking, 1912
1574625 Illicitly Smoking, 1912; (add.info.: Small schoolboy, feeling ill after trying to smoke a cigar, saved by an amiable policeman who finishes the task for him)

Background imageCigar Collection: Symbolic image of the sun and sunflowers - Cigar box label, chromolithography, 19th century

Symbolic image of the sun and sunflowers - Cigar box label, chromolithography, 19th century
LSE4081621 Symbolic image of the sun and sunflowers - Cigar box label, chromolithography, 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Symbolic image of the sun and sunflowers - Cigar box label)

Background imageCigar Collection: Portrait of musicians seated at a bar, postcard

Portrait of musicians seated at a bar, postcard
3568652 Portrait of musicians seated at a bar, postcard; (add.info.: Europe 1900 ca. Photographer: Betty Atelier); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageCigar Collection: Great Britain, Two elegant Englishmen talk while smoking cigar, 1862

Great Britain, Two elegant Englishmen talk while smoking cigar, 1862
LUX4730521 Great Britain, Two elegant Englishmen talk while smoking cigar, 1862; (add.info.: Great Britain, Two elegant Englishmen talk while smoking cigar, 1862); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageCigar Collection: George Moore's steam man

George Moore's steam man
2604085 George Moore's steam man; (add.info.: George Moore's steam man. Petrol - fired boiler operated a 1/2 hp engine. Exhaust escaped through helmet, steam exhaust through cigar)

Background imageCigar Collection: Paris. Cabaret L'Aubergue des Adrets' 1884 (engraving)

Paris. Cabaret L'Aubergue des Adrets" 1884 (engraving)
CUL4939841 Paris. Cabaret L'Aubergue des Adrets" 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: Paris. Cabaret L'Aubergue des Adrets". 1884.); AIC

Background imageCigar Collection: WW1: The General's Folder (illustration)

WW1: The General's Folder (illustration)
8684966 WW1: The General's Folder (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

Background imageCigar Collection: Smoking is not Universally Popular!, 1888

Smoking is not Universally Popular!, 1888
1574604 Smoking is not Universally Popular!, 1888; (add.info.: Smoking is not universally popular! Young man in a railway Smoking carriage afraid to light his cigar when confroted by formidable)

Background imageCigar Collection: Otto von Bismarck

Otto von Bismarck
865108 Otto von Bismarck; (add.info.: Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck (1815-1898) German statesman. Cartoon showing Bismarck as an archetypical German smoking a cigar

Background imageCigar Collection: Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669831 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCigar Collection: Letter: N (nigaud). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)

Letter: N (nigaud). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920)
DUV4203822 Letter: N (nigaud). Recreative alphabet. Chromolithography, undated (ca. 1920). Offered by "La Samaritaine de Nancy"

Background imageCigar Collection: Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard

Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4617263 Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Background imageCigar Collection: Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum

Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum
5856595 Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum; (add.info.: Virginia tobacco with pink flowers and leaves, Nicotiana tabacum)

Background imageCigar Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 17, Satirique en N & B

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 17, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874178 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 17, Satirique en N & B, 1905_7_23: Le boulet clerical - Anticlericalisme - Eg parasite social; (add.info)

Background imageCigar Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 160, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 160, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875212 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 160, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_4_19: Projet d'poster electoral - Anticlericalisme - Eg antirepublican - Pork




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"Cigar: A Timeless Symbol of Power, Creativity, and Indulgence" From the smoky rooms where decisions that shaped history were made to the luxurious havens of relaxation, the cigar has always held a special place in our hearts, and is more than just a tobacco product; it embodies elegance, sophistication, and even rebellion. Imagine Winston Churchill holding a sub-machine gun with a cigar clenched between his teeth - an iconic image that captures his unwavering determination during World War II. Or Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the Great Eastern, puffing on his favorite smoke as he revolutionized engineering. In Havana's sun-soaked streets of Cuba's West Indies lies a treasure trove of limited edition cigars neatly arranged in boxes. Cohiba cigars from this tropical paradise are renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship and rich flavors that transport you to another world. The allure continues with Che Guevara elegantly smoking a cigar while fighting for justice or Sigmund Freud contemplating profound thoughts amidst wisps of smoke. Even Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers found solace in cigars during their comedic escapades in Alan Cullimore's "Let's Go Crazy. " But it isn't just adults who appreciate these cylindrical delights; there is even a captivating image of a cigar-smoking child embodying innocence mixed with curiosity. And let us not forget William Heath Robinson's whimsical depiction of playtime at Wimbledon where tennis players enjoy their well-deserved break with cigars in hand – proof that even sports can be accompanied by indulgent pleasures. Travel across continents to Florida, USA, where an alligator dressed up to meet you awaits your arrival – perhaps offering you its own unique blend? Whether used as symbols or enjoyed simply for pleasure, cigars have become synonymous with moments worth savoring. So light one up and immerse yourself in this timeless tradition embraced by visionaries like Churchill and artists like Freud – a celebration of power, creativity, and the art of living.