Mecca & Hassan Champions
In 1910 the cigarette companies Mecca and Hassan included trading cards of prominent athletes with their cigarettes. The 153 cards of the "Champion Athlete and Prize Fighter Series," which were printed in New York, are an early example of athletes being used for product promotion. They are also an early example of colorized photos, a technique which was popular before color photography. 23 of these cards featured athletes of the Irish American Athletic Club.
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Famous quotes containing the words hassan and/or champions:
“Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.”
—Ihab Hassan (b. 1925)
“While the Governor, and the Mayor, and countless officers of the Commonwealth are at large, the champions of liberty are imprisoned.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)