Wow, that's fantastic. Using doctors to sell cigarettes - it's foolproof! Why these sorts of ads are no longer used is beyond me. On the rare occasion that I actually see an ad for cigarettes, it doesn't compel me to smoke at all.

My, what timing for your friend to reveal evidence of the plot to use physicians to sell tobacco!

I found some more on flickr

here they are

Nowadays in the U.S. of A, children are inundated with anti-tobacco propaganda pretty much from birth. Of course, people still smoke, mostly because of the whole "Pandora's Box" reaction of doing something just because you're told not to. But either way, smoking is pretty much on the way out in America; the state in which I live just passed a statewide ban on smoking in workplaces. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but ads like these do provide an interesting window into the past, especially where somewhat taboo subjects such as racism and smoking are concerned. They really help you see how far we've come in such a little time. Also, the using doctors to sell tobacco thing was a pretty common marketing strategy during the golden age of advertising. Either way, these ads have great vintage value to them.

Smoking's a curious one. On the one hand I dislike the idea, but then again, I think people should do as they please and if that means smoking then go for it. It not only may make you happy but it tells the anti-smoking interfering vigilantes where to go. Resturants and certain public places on the other hand should certainly dissallow them though.
I sought to argue with a friend of mine on the subject. He's very anti-smoking.
Myself, I tried to point out that it does have a certain retro charm: "James Dean, Humphry Bogart, Frank Sinatra, what have they all got in common?" (They were all stylish, smoked, and made smoking look stylish)
My friend: "They're all dead"