Red Dead Redemption 2: Cigarette pictures & all their locations
We help you in this cigarette pictures guide to Red Dead Redemption 2 by explaining
- how to unlock the matching quest
- where to find the cigarette pictures
- what rewards you get
- why a visit to the general store is worthwhile during the search
The so-called collectibles in Red Dead Redemption 2 include not only the cigarette pictures, about which you will learn everything in the following. This category of collectibles also includes dinosaur bones in RDR2 and exotic objects in RDR2.
You'll collect these collectibles during side missions and receive money or special items for them. You can find the rewards for cigarette pictures further down in this guide.
All tips are of course also valid for the PC version of RDR2 released on November 05, 2019.
Table of Contents
- What are cigarette pictures in Red Dead Redemption 2?
- "Smoking and other pastimes": the quest to the cigarette pictures
- Where do I buy premium cigarettes for cigarette pictures?
- Locations of the cigarette pictures in Red Dead Redemption 2
- What rewards do I get for cigarette pictures?
- How do I sell cigarette pictures in Red Dead Redemption 2?
What are cigarette pictures in Red Dead Redemption 2?
You know collectibles from pretty much all open-world games, whose representatives include Assassin's Creed Odyssey or Fallout 76 in addition to Red Dead Redemption 2. The cigarette pictures are scattered all over the open game world, and you'll often discover them in abandoned huts.
So you don't necessarily have to hunt for cigarette pictures. If you enjoy exploring the open world, you will automatically discover Easter Eggs in RDR2 or graves in RDR2, as well as cigarette pictures.
They are divided into 12 sets of 12 motifs each. In total, Arthur Morgan has to collect 144 cigarette pictures to get all the rewards that are available for the related quest. More on this in the next section of this guide.
"Smoking and Other Pastimes": The Quest for the Cigarette Pictures
The Collectibles are closely related to the side quest "Smoking and Other Pastimes" in Red Dead Redemption 2. Relatively early in the story - more precisely, after "He Who Is Not Without Sin" in Chapter 2 - you'll head to Flatneck Station in New Hanover to accept them.
One of the first cigarette pictures you'll find in Red Dead Redemption 2.
There, a character named Phineas T. Ramsbottom awaits you, asking for your help. The chain smoker is passionate about collecting cigarette pictures, but is far from having all the available sets. After a short cutscene, the side mission "Smoking and Other Pastimes" will activate.
It asks you to gather cigarette picture sets and then send them by mail to Phineas T. Ramsbottom. By the way, from the start of the quest, some of these collectibles can be found in Red Dead Redemption 2 in the first place.
Where do I buy premium cigarettes for cigarette pictures?
Before we show you where to find these collectibles in the open world, we'll tell you about the alternatives. Cigarette pictures come in premium cigarette packs. So if you buy a load at your local general store, you might find a motif that you're missing.
Note that the distribution of cigarette images in purchased premium cigarettes is random. The same is true for packs that Arthur steals or that are stolen from the Lootenemies. How to sell duplicate motifs in Red Dead Redemption 2, you'll read later.
RDR2 Cigarette Picture Locations
Now we come to the heart of this guide - the overview of cigarette picture locations. We have arranged the motifs for you according to sets, in order to guarantee you the best possible orientation when collecting. The 144 cards are divided into 12 sets:
- Wonders of Travel and Locomotion
- Artists, Painters, Writers & Poets
- American landmarks
- Famous gunslingers
- Amazing inventions
- Famous Americans
- Fauna of America
- Flora of America
- Noble beauties
- World champions
- Stage stars
- Horses
Wonders of travel and locomotion
| Cigarette picture name | Cigarette picture location |
| Postal ship | Box on pier in Annesburg |
| Schooner | Fishing boat with hammock in Van Horn |
| Camel caravan | Table next to clothesline in Rhodes |
| Elephant palanquin | Stairs of the back door of the Trackers Hotel in Strawberry |
| Goat carriage | Workbench in the west of Emerald Ranch |
| Hot air balloon | On a shelf in the saloon (eastern part of Saint Denis) |
| US frigate | Workbench in the boathouse of Braithwaite Manor (Lemoyne) |
| Theatrical ship | Eastern side of the smaller pier in the south of Saint Denis (Only appears after activating "Smoking and other pastimes".) |
| Whaler | Blue cottage by the docks of Saint Denis; just above the "R" of the "Lannahechee River" lettering on the Red Dead Redemption 2 map |
| Stagecoach | Bench on the platform of Riggs Station (West Elizabeth) |
| Steam locomotive | Southern wall of the ruins northwest of Rhodes (Lemoyne) |
| Velocipede | Table on the west-facing porch of a house in Saint Denis, to the right of the last "E" of the lettering "Lemoyne" |
One of the many cigarette paintings in Red Dead Redemption 2
Artist, painter, writer & poet
| Cigarette picture name | Cigarette picture location |
| Edith Corinne | Table on the Braithwaite estate, just to the left of the "B" of the word "Braithwaite Manor" on the map |
| Elsie Rose | Table at the top of the stairs at the Trackers Hotel in Strawberry (Appears only after you accept the "Smoking and Other Pastimes" side quest) |
| W. G. Hoyt | Hani's Bethel (abandoned shack by small pond in north Heartland Overflow, New Hanover) |
| Aldous Bramley | South of Blackwater (West Elizabeth), lying on a table on a porch |
| Preston T. Stephenson | In the Annesburg (New Hanover) office building |
| Evelyn Miller | House west of Blackwater in West Elizabeth, just above the "E" of the corresponding lettering |
| Slick Hutton | South of Van Horn, in a house near the riverbank (New Hanover) |
| Laurence Carson | East of Saint Denis, directly under the last "S" of the town's name on the map of Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| Miss Maud Delancey | On the banks of the Kamassa River, where the "W" is in the word "Bluewater Marsh" (Lemoyne) |
| Charles Châtenay | House in the north of Valentine, where Arthur leads the first part of the quest around Mary Linton |
| George Dixie | House directly under the "A" of the "New Hanover" lettering |
| Richard McCullough | West of the road leading north out of Saint Denis - near the first intersection there |
American landmarks
| Cigarette image name | Cigarette picture location |
| New York | Porch table from a house south of Caliga Hall (Lemoyne) |
| Saint Denis | Cart in the southeast of Saint Denis |
| Blackwater | Climb the ladders at the back of the Blackwater theater to its roof, there you will find the cigarette picture you are looking for on a chimney |
| Armadillo | East of Armadillo, in a pigsty |
| Rio Bravo | Windmill at Flatneck Station (New Hanover) |
| The Grizzlies | At the house northwest of Lake Don Julio in New Austin |
| San Francisco | Tower of abandoned fort on Kamassa River, southwest of Van Horn (New Hanover) |
| Tall Trees | Barrel on the south side of Flatneck Station in New Hanover |
| Valentine | At the train station in Valentine |
| Chicago | Windmill south of Emerald Ranch (New Hanover) |
| Rhodes | Grave in the north of Rhodes (Lemoyne) |
| Annesburg | Northwest of Annesburg, barrel on the tracks of the mine (New Hanover) |
Famous gunslingers
| Cigarette picture name | Cigarette picture location |
| Frank Heck | Northeast of Valentine at a grave |
| Otis Muller boys | Blue car directly southeast of the "U" in the word "Cumberland Forest" on the map of Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| Jack Hall gang | Northwest of Widow Rock in a cabin (Ambarino) |
| Butcher brothers | On the porch of a cabin south of the "R" in the word "New Hanover" |
| Bart Love | Northeast of the Little Creek River, this cigarette picture is next to a sofa in a house (West Elizabeth) |
| Flaco Hernández | On the roof of the Bank of Rhodes, you can get up a ladder on the back side of the building |
| Slim Grant | In the north of the eastern Grizzlies, there is a dilapidated cabin in the wilderness (Ambarino) |
| Landon Ricketts | Located on the barrel on the back of the house across from the mortician in Armadillo (New Austin) |
| Black Belle | Barrel on the Blackwater pier on the east side of town; appears only after you accept the "Smoking and Other Pastimes" side quest |
| Billy Midnight | Windmill west of Tumbleweed in New Austin |
| Emmet Granger | On a table in Fort Wallace (north of New Hanover); collectible for a limited time between the main quests "The King's Son" and "Our Best Side" (both Chapter 6) |
| Jim "Boy" Calloway | Mausoleum in the northeast of Saint Denis |
Amazing Inventions
| Cigarette picture name | Cigarette picture location |
| Steam locomotive - 1814 - George Stephenson | In a bird's nest on the ruined church at the former Bolger Glade battlefield in Lemoyne |
| Camera - 1814 - Joseph Nicephore Niepce | Balcony of the building south of the photo studio in the northeast of Saint Denis |
| Electric chair - 1888 - H. P. Brown, A. Kennelly | North of Little Creek River in north West Elizabeth under bunk bed in a house |
| Typewriter - 1829 - W. A. Burt | Camp south of the second "T" in the lettering "West Elizabeth" |
| Revolver - 1836 - Daniel Buck | Back of gunsmith's shop in Annesburg; can't collect Arthur until "smoking and other pastimes" side mission is active |
| Telegraph - 1837 - Samuel Morse | Northwest of Van Horn at the abandoned railroad platform there |
| Flying machine - 1885 - Charles Kinnear | In a barn to the east of the Caliga Hall (Lemoyne) property |
| Dynamite - 1866 - Alfred Nobel | Back of Shady Bell (Lemoyne) |
| Phonograph cylinder - 1877 - Thomas Edeson | Window on street side of more northerly saloon in Valentine |
| Pianola - 1881 - Edward Leveaux | On a piano of the saloon in the heart of Saint Denis |
| Electric light bulb - 1878 - Thomas Edeson | Back door of Doverhill in the north of Roanoke Ridge (New Hanover) |
| Fountain pen - 1884 - Lewis Waterman | Northeast of the "O" in the word "Lemoyne" in a run down school building |
Cigarette pictures are scattered throughout the Open World, but you'll find most of them in Lemoyne and New Hanover.
Famous Americans
| Cigarette Picture Name | Cigarette picture location |
| President Fisher | Northwest of Rhodes, on the railroad tracks, is a warehouse with this cigarette picture on its loading dock (Lemoyne) |
| President Hardin | Railing of a footbridge near destroyed wheels in the west of Lagras (Lemoyne) |
| Lilian Powell | North of the letter "O" in the Lemoyne lettering, behind some bushes by the cottage there |
| Leviticus Cornwall | Fort Wallace, in the tower of the southern part (you can only get it between the main quests "The King's Son" and "Our Best Side" in chapter 6) |
| J. D. McKnight | In the southeast of Rhodes there is a big house, there you can find this cigarette picture on a table in the pavilion |
| Luther Covington | Docks on the southern edge of Saint Denis, where the bridge crosses the Lannahechee River |
| Harvey Griggs | Camp on the southern edge of Saint Denis, northeast of the previous cigarette picture (only available after accepting the "Smoking and Other Pastimes" side mission) |
| Henrietta Beatrice Woods | House in the "suburb" north of Saint Denis, at the second road junction when you ride into town |
| General Quincy Harris | Northeast of the Heartland Oilfields at an oil rig (New Hanover) |
| General Cornelius Palmer | Shed to the northeast of Mattock Pond in Lemoyne |
| Senator Thaddeus Waxman | Shed north of the letter "O" in the word "Lemoyne" on the map of Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| President Alfred Macalister | Fishing hut on islands in the Lannahechee River east of Shady Belle (Lemoyne) |
Fauna of America
| Cigarette image name | Cigarette picture location |
| Black widow | In a cabin within the Big Valley, northeast of the "W" in the word "West Elizabeth" |
| Bloodhound | Cabin northwest of Bolger Glade in Lemyone |
| Blue Jay | South of the letter "V" in the word "New Hanover" is a tree with a platform that Arthur can get to thanks to a ladder |
| Catfish | On a barrel at the western docks of Saint Denis |
| Coral otter | Abandoned hut on the southwestern edge of Lakay (Lemoyne) |
| Grouper | Fishing boat on the banks of the Kamassa River in northwest Lagras (Lemoyne); doesn't show up until after the "Smoking and Other Pastimes" side mission begins |
| Trout Perch | Cabin on the north shore of Flat Iron Lake, where you take the side quest around legendary fish (New Hanover) |
| Panther | In the abandoned fort southwest of Van Horn in New Hanover |
| Parrot | Pier directly southwest of the "Y" of the lettering "Lemoyne" on the map of Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| Pheasant | To the south of the "V" in the word "New Hanover" on a tree platform that you reach via a ladder |
| Snapping turtle | House southwest of the second "R" in "Cumberland Forest" (New Hanover) |
| Turkey | In the upper floor of the destroyed sheriff's office of Van Horn |
Flora of America
| Cigarette picture name | Cigarette picture location |
| Gold currant | Cabin west of the first letter of "Lakay" (Lemoyne) |
| Hummingbird sage | At a cabin southeast of the last letter in the "New Hanover" lettering on the map |
| Oleander sage | Northeast of the "E" in the lettering "Saint Denis" behind some vines |
| Yarrow | In the cabin south of the letter "N" in the word Bayou Nwa (Lemoyne) |
| Indian tobacco | Outside the same hut as in the previous cigarette picture |
| Black mangrove | Under a bench at Emerald Station in New Hanover |
| Swamp pine | West of Annesburg in a mine shaft on a crate |
| Catholic Washington palm | Front porch of a house in west Tumbleweed (New Austin) |
| Coast redwood | Front porch of a house in south Strawberry; appears only after accepting the side quest "Smoking and Other Pastimes" |
| Horse Crippler Cactus | Northwest of Caliga Hall at a cabin (Lemoyne) |
| Lindley-Mentzelie | Within the Big Valley, northeast of the "W" in "West Elizabeth" |
| Carolina Lupine | Roof of Tumbleweed sheriff's office in New Austin |
Noble beauties
| Cigarette image name | Cigarette picture location |
| Leila Stetson | House in the northeast Heartland Oilfields (New Hanover) |
| Isabelle Barlow | In north Roanoke Valley in abandoned trading post near railroad tracks (New Hanover) |
| Hattie Langtry | North of Roanoke Valley, but a bit further south than the previous cigarette picture; is in an abandoned shack (also New Hanover) |
| Isabelle Standish | Inside a mine to the west of Annesburg, in the room to the left of the entrance |
| Maud Engel | Lying on a table at a cabin in the south of the Heartland Oilfields (New Hanover) |
| Sadie Russell | Chicken coop in the southwest part of Blackwater |
| Geraldine Emerson | North of Little Creek River in West Elizabeth in the upstairs of the barn there |
| Agnes Guyon | Cabin just north of the first "E" in Grizzlies East (Ambarino) |
| Jennie Willetts | Barrel across from Van Horn's postmaster's office |
| Ilga Ulmer | Directly east of the "E" in "Saint Denis" in an alley; can only be found after "Smoking and Other Pastimes" begins |
| Fay Delaro | Upstairs of the barn near the Valentine train station |
| Pauline Henderson | Box at Bacchus Station (New Hanover) |
Another cigarette picture that you can find in Red Dead Redemption 2.
World Champion
| Cigarette picture name | Cigarette picture location |
| Percy Wood - Greco-Roman Wrestler | Fountain at a cabin southwest of the letter "R" in "New Hanover" |
| Edwin A. Rowe - Billiard player | East of the letter "Grizzlies West" in a cabin near the railroad tracks (Ambarino) |
| Theodore Getzin - Pugilist | On a porch of a house in southeast Emerald Ranch (New Hanover) |
| H. T. Slocum - rower | Cabin located just off the "H" in the lettering "Bluewater Marsh" (Lemoyne) |
| R. S. Harradon - cyclist | Cabin south of the road that crosses the Kamassa River above Bluewater Marsh |
| E. D. Ewing - walking | Near Dewberry Creek on the northern Lemoyne state line in the basement of an abandoned cabin |
| Patsey Hill - lawn tennis | Behind a cabin located at the beginning of a road in northern Saint Denis that parallels the Lannahechee River |
| William Sleicher - weight lifter | North side of a cabin west of the Heartland Oilfields in New Hanover |
| Edwin Singerly - pigeon shooter | In the tower of the coal mine near Annesburg |
| Felix Hawley - ice skater | North shore of Barrow Lagoon, on the table in the cabin there (Ambarino) |
| Capt. Jack Page - hammer thrower | East of the writing "Grizzlies West" in a shack near the railroad tracks (Ambarino) |
| Axel McCormack - club swinger | Backyard of the Bastille Saloon in Saint Denis; you'll find him only after starting the side quest "Smoking and Other Pastimes |
Stage stars
| Cigarette picture name | Cigarette picture location |
| Laurance Dunn | House in the north of Southfield Flats (Lemoyne) |
| Luis Durand | West of Van Horn on the porch of the house there |
| Jesse Raymond | Burned out house north of Tumbleweed in New Austin |
| Augusta Tremlow | By the windmill in the small settlement on the Little Creek River in northern West Elizabeth |
| Mabel Potter | West walkway in the theater at Saint Denis |
| Robin Koninsky | Table at the theater stage; but only if you have watched all five performances presented over five evenings. The last of these will not be shown until after "Fatherhood and Other Dreams" (Chapter 4) at the Théatre Râleur. |
| Isadore Reid | Behind one of the floats at the show in Valentine |
| Irene Grubb | Platform near MacFarlane's Ranch (New Austin) |
| Nettie Palmer | By the projector in the tent at the show in Valentine |
| Jim Cobb | At the abandoned house to the east of the first "E" in the lettering "Lemoyne" |
| Mittie Comstock | Barrel in front of house located south of the "H" in the word "New Hanover" |
| Robert Elliot Patchen | In north Rhodes at a yellow pad (Lemoyne); unlocked only after accepting "Smoking and other pastimes" |
Horses
| Cigarette picture name | Cigarette picture location |
| American Paint | Box at the cotton mill in the east of Rhodes; appears only after starting "Smoking and other pastimes |
| Appaloosa | On a barrel on the south, larger dock of Saint Denis |
| Andalusian | In the barn east of Diablo Ridge as well as Strawberry (West Elizabeth) |
| American Standardbred | In a building south of Braithwaite Manor on the banks of the Lannahechee River (Lemoyne) |
| Nokota | In a barn south of Rhodes |
| Ardennes | Platform of Wallace Station in West Elizabeth |
| Dutch Warmblood | Main house of the Downes Ranch in southwest Valentine, near the bend of the Dakota River (New Hanover) |
| Turkmene | At the tower of Fort Wallace in the northwest of the military fortress; collectible for a limited time between the missions "The King's Son" and "Our Best Side" (both chapter 6 of the main story) |
| Hungarian Half-Breed | You can get this cigarette picture thanks to a hole in the front door of the blacksmith of Armadillo (New Austin) |
| Mustang | Upper floor of the barn on the Downes Ranch in southwest Valentine, near the bend of the Dakota River (New Hanover) |
| English thoroughbred | Wagon with cotton freight at the "S" of the lettering "Rhodes" on the map of Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| Missouri Fox Trotter | House in the south of Braithwaite Manor on the bank of the Lannahechee River (Lemoyne) |
What rewards do I get for cigarette pictures?
In the "Smoking and Other Pastimes" side quest, you can only send complete sets to Phineas T. Ramsbottom. Each of these 12 sets consists of 12 cards, so there are 144 cigarette pictures to find in Red Dead Redemption 2 if you really want to bag all the rewards.
| Cigarette picture sets | Rewards |
| First set you send (any) | Historic Civil War handcuffs |
| Famous gunslingers and outlaws | Special snake oil & $50 |
| Flora of America | Special miracle tonic & 50 dollars |
| Stage stars | Small jewelry pouch & 50 dollars |
| Fauna of America | Perfect rabbit skin & 50 dollars |
| Miracle of travel and locomotion | Aged pirate rum & 50 dollars |
| World Champion | Valerian root & 50 dollars |
| Horse breeds | Special horse remedy & $50 |
| Famous Americans | Three eagle feathers & $50 |
| Artists, painters, writers & poets | Ginseng elixir & $100 |
| American landmarks | Gold nugget & 100 dollars |
| Noble Beauties | Platinum Necklace & $100 |
| Amazing inventions | High explosive dynamite & 100 dollars |
| All Sets | 200 dollars |
How do I sell cigarette pictures in Red Dead Redemption 2?
With the sheer amount of these collectibles - and the fact that some of them are really hard to get - you'll have some designs duplicated. Fortunately, there is a possibility to sell these duplicates.
To do this, seek out fences in the action adventure, in another guide we'll show you the locations of these shady dealers. When selling the cigarette pictures, a few dollars go into Arthur's pocket, which is why duplicates are not too annoying.
Treasures, horses, weapons & Co: Even more guides to RDR2
In the virtual "solution book" we offer you further useful guides. All information about hunting in Red Dead Redemption 2 or the companion requests of the gang in RDR2, for example, we have in store. We also explain where you can find trappers in RDR2 to craft special items.
You can also find a list of all the best weapons in RDR2. As well as a horse guide for RDR2 with all the info, a solution for the poison path treasure in RDR2 or an overview of legendary animals and legendary fish in RDR2.
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