Cigarette package labels

Scope and Contents This collection consists of ephemera from W. S. Kimball & Company,a major Rochester, New York tobacco products manufacturer. The company is possibly best remembered for its once-landmark factory, the smokestack of which was capped with the statue of Mercury now atop the Aqueduct Building. The items in this collection were recovered from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the building at the time of its demolition in 1951. Materials in the collection include advertising pieces,...