The Pop History Dig is a content-rich destination website dedicated to public education on the history, politics, and business of popular culture. The site covers topics ranging from pop music and sports, to presidential campaigns, celebrity advertising, media & entertainment history, and more.

One of the site’s topical areas includes detailed stories on the history of cigarette and tobacco advertising, often using magazine and newspaper ads that have featured Hollywood celebrities and sports stars endorsing or promoting tobacco products. Here is a sampling of some of those stories currently posted at the site:

“Al Jolson & Luckies, 1928-1940s” (Hollywood studios & cigarette advertising),
PopHistoryDig .com, February 8, 2010.
http://www.pophistorydig.com/?p=5399

“Vines for Camels, 1934-1935” (Ellsworth Vines, tennis star & cigarette ad),
PopHistoryDig .com, July 19, 2010.
http://www.pophistorydig.com/?p=6796

“Babe Ruth & Tobacco, 1920s-1940s (cigar, cigarette, chewing & pipe tobacco ads), Pop HistoryDig.com, September 25, 2010.
http://www.pophistorydig.com/?p=7067

“Gifford For Luckies, 1961-1962” (Frank Gifford, football star & cigarette ad),
PopHistoryDig.com, March 29, 2010.
http://www.pophistorydig.com/?p=6003

“Wayne For Camels,1950s” (actor John Wayne cigarette ads), PopHistoryDig.com, January 29, 2010.
http://www.pophistorydig.com/?p=5369

Pop History Dig stories currently appear on the first & second Google search-results pages, given relevant queries. In recent months the site has attracted visitors from more than 6,000 cities in at least 150 countries, including social historians, media analysts, and academic researchers who find it a credible and useful source on the history and power of contemporary culture.

The site is currently free & open to all users, but that could change without improved financial prospects. As owner/author of the site I am open to possible academic and/or institute-type affiliations or related research/teaching opportunities that might be found at colleges, universities, foundations, media & news organizations, or other venues. I am currently seeking financial and technical assistance to help broaden the site’s base and also offer a consulting research service. If you have any suggestions, can offer assistance, or know of persons or organizations that can be helpful, please contact me at the e-mail address or phone number below. Thank you.