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1910 Mecca & Hassan Cigarettes Champion Athlete Series

In 1910 the cigarette companies Mecca and Hassan included trading cards of prominent athletes with their cigarettes. 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. All of the men on this page competed at some point in their athletic careers for the Irish-American Athletic Club.

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Daniel Ahearne
Charles Bacon Jr.
Tom Collins
James Crowley
Jack Eller Jr.
John Flanagan
John Flanagan
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Robert Cloughen
Johnny Hayes
W.J. Keating
Abel Kiviat
Emilio Lunghi
Harry Porter
Frank Riley
William Robbins
Lawson Robertson
Melvin Sheppard
Melvin Sheppard
Martin Sheridan
James P. Sullivan
Harold A. Wilson
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