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Comics: Ray Burzon, Letterer
Raymond William “Ray” Burzon was born on December 6, 1932, in the Bronx, New York, according to the New York, New York Birth Index, at Ancestry.com, and his obituary. His parents were William, of...
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Street Scene: Hotel Canada, Vancouver, Canada
Related PostsVancouver Manhole CoversRexall Drugstore Neon Signs Sidney Roofing and Paper Company LtdArk Interiors Logo (Next post on Monday: Show Cards, 1915–1918)
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Lettering: Show Cards, 1915–1918
Dry Goods ReporterJanuary 16, 1915 February 20, 1915 March 20, 1915 June 26, 1915 July 24, 1915 January 29, 1916 February 26, 1916 March 25, 1916 April 22, 1916 Merchants Record and Show Window“Show...
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Franklin Booth, A Selection of Illustrations from 1901 to 1919
Brown Book of Boston, November 1901 The Reader, August 1905 Scribners, August 1908 Scribners, September 1908...
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Comics: Larry Mayer, Artist, Inker, Art Director and Letterer
Lawrence Henry “Larry” Mayer was born on August 15, 1921, in Dutzow, Missouri, according to his World War II draft card which also had his full name. The 1930 United States Census said Mayer was the...
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Street Scene: Jack Chow Insurance Neon Sign
Chinatown, Vancouver, Canada Pender Street, looking eastPender Street, looking westRelated PostsVancouver Manhole CoversRexall Drugstore Neon Signs Sidney Roofing and Paper Company LtdArk Interiors...
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Typography: 1936 Quad Yearbook
Stanford UniversityArt by Marie Lacabanne (Next post on Monday: A Few Details About Mr. Peanut and His Creators)
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A Few Details About Mr. Peanut and His Creators
Excerpt from the Mr. Peanut entry at Wikipedia.Planters Peanut Company was founded in 1906 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania by Amedeo Obici, and incorporated two years later as the Planters Nut and...
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Comics: Jean Callahan, Unknown Letterer
March is Women’s History Month. Jean Marie Callahan was born on January 12, 1930, in Boston, Massachusetts, according to her obituary in the Ventura County Star (California), May 24, 2022. Her parents...
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Creator: Laura E. Foster, Illustrator and Cartoonist
March is Women’s History Month. Success, December 1908Laura Elizabeth Foster was born on April 12, 1871 in San Francisco, California according to Edan Hughes’ Artists in California, 1786–1940 and Find...
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Comics: A Few Details About Ada Levy, Unknown Editorial Assistant and Writer...
March is Women’s History Month.Ada Levy was born on March 19, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, according to the New York, New York Birth Index at Ancestry.com. She was almost one-month-old in the 1930...
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Comics: A Few Details About Phyllis Muchow, Writer and Artist
March is Women’s History Month.Phyllis Lillian Muchow was born on September 22, 1918 in Evanston, Illinois according to a family tree at Ancestry.com. The 1920 United States Census counted Muchow, her...
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Comics: Zena Brody, Assistant Editor and Editor
1948 Zena Brody was born Zina Carol Friedland on March 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. The birth information is from the New York, New York Birth Index at Ancestry.com. Her middle name was printed in...
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Comics: Stephen Palmisano, Unknown Letterer
Stephen Palmisano was born on July 4, 1922, in the Bronx, New York, according to his World War II draft card and the Social Security Death Index. In the 1925 New York state census, he was the only...
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Creator: Mon Randall, Cartoonist and Illustrator
April 13, 1890, Salt Lake City, Utah – July 20, 1935, Riverside, California Photograph detail, 1925 Selected art from 1907 to 19301907–1908The TigerCalifornia School of Mechanical...
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Lettering and Typography: Labels, Part 2
The Young Companion良友#150, January 15, 1940 Related PostLabels (Next post on Monday: Lubalin, Smith, Carnase Typefaces)
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Typography: Lubalin, Smith, Carnase Typefaces
Images from the poster Related PostsHerb Lubalin, Part 1Herb Lubalin, Part 2Herb Lubalin, Part 3Herb Lubalin, Part 4Herb Lubalin, Part 5Herb Lubalin, Part 6Herb Lubalin,...
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Comics: Frank Vina, Unknown Letterer
Frank Joseph Vina was born on January 30, 1929, in New York, New York, according to the New York, New York Birth Index at Ancestry.com.The 1930 United States Census said Vina was the only child of Joe,...
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Street Scene: Life-size Lowercase g
Vancouver, Canada Related PostsLowercase gLowercase g, Part 2Lowercase g, Part 3Lowercase g, Part 4 Vancouver Vancouver Manhole CoversRexall Drugstore Neon SignsSidney Roofing and Paper Company LtdArk...
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Lettering: Theater Posters in The Federal Illustrator
The Federal IllustratorSpring 1930Article by Gene HundredmarkLeft: Mabel Burwick (Next post on Monday: A Few Details About Jack Keller, Artist and Writer)
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Comics: A Few Details About Jack Keller, Artist and Writer
Jack R. Keller was born on June 16, 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania according to his World War II draft card which did not have his middle initial. In the 1930 United States Census, Keller (line 19), his...
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Comics: Rick Keller, Letterer
Richard Jack “Rick” Keller was born on October 3, 1953 in Reading, Pennsylvania. His middle name was in a Public Records Index at Ancestry.com. Keller’s parents were Jack R. Keller and Phyllis Ann...
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Lettering: Names in Script
Moving Picture World, May 15, 1920 Related PostsProfessor G.A. GaskellPlatt R. Spencer, Master PenmanJohn D. Williams, Master PenmanC.P. Zaner, Master PenmanE. W. Bloser,...
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Comics: Jill Elgin, Artist and Writer
Kathleen Josephine “Jill” Elgin was born on January 13, 1923 in Trenton, New Jersey according to the New Jersey Birth Index at Ancestry.com. The same birth information was in Who Was Who in America...
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Lettering & Decoration: Bertsch & Cooper
The Printing Art, May 1919 Related PostBertsch & Cooper(Next post on Monday: Superman Days)
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