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Creator: Elaine Rawlinson
The First Woman Who Designed a United States Postage StampElaine Rawlinson was born in Manhattan, New York City, on January 26, 1911. Her birth date was found on a 1932 passenger list at Ancestry.com....
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Typography: Bock Ngar Chy Co.
Who’s Who of the Chinese in New YorkWarner M. Van Norden1918Lee Shew Hung—was born in San Francisco in 1882. At the age of four he was sent home to the land of his forefathers to receive Chinese...
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Creator: Al Hirschfeld, 1922
Moving Picture WorldMay 6, 1922“Reported Missing”Portraits by Al HirschfeldDavid O. Selznick portraitMyron Selznick portraitThe Hirschfeld Century: Portrait of an Artist and His AgeAl HirschfeldKnopf...
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Street Scene: univers
• N E W Y O R K C I T Y •179 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Manhattan Chinatown(Next post on Monday: Austin N. Palmer, Master Penman)
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Lettering: Austin N. Palmer, Master Penman
December 22, 1859, Fort Jackson, New York – November 16, 1927, New York, New York1860 United States Federal CensusHopkinton, New YorkName / AgeNorman C Palmer 33Clarinda Palmer 26Ida M Palmer 4Annett A...
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Alphabets: Ah! Big Little Book
Designed by Ed BenguiatPhoto-Lettering, Inc., 1982244 pagesCovers and selected pagesGatefold displays all of the typefaces in the catalog.(Next post on Monday)
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Anatomy of a Logo: New Gods
In April 1995 Curtis King faxed the previous four New Gods logos for reference.The first version of New Gods appeared on issues one through eleven from 1971 to 1972.The series was cancelled then...
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Street Scene: China International Comics Festival Expo
• G U A N G Z H O U , C H I N A •Nonglin Down Road near Wangfujing MallChina International Comics Festival ExpoOctober 1–5, 2015Guangzhou Pazhou Poly World Trade ExpoCICF Expo is organized by...
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Lettering: C.P. Zaner, Master Penman
February 15, 1864, Forks, Pennsylvania – December 1, 1918, Mifflin, Ohio1880 United States Federal CensusFishing Creek, PennsylvaniaName / AgeJohn Zaner 60Hannah Zaner 54Hattie Zaner 18Charles Zaner...
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Comics: Jack Kirby’s 9-Panel Fights
Two-Gun Kid, #62, March 1963, “Moose Morgan, Gunman at Large”The above page was reprinted in Two-Gun Kid, #90, November 1967The Captain America page is at Bleeding Cool’s From Strip to Script–A Jack...
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Street Scene: Church of the Transfiguration
• N E W Y O R K C I T Y •29 Mott Street, Manhattan ChinatownThe Lord’s PrayerFather Felix Varela Memorial Dedication(Next post on Monday)
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Typography: Corresponding Through Punctuation
San Diego Union, (California), June 5, 1938A few years ago a coal dealer was anxious to receive a shipment of coal that he had ordered, and sent the wholesaler a postal card with only a semi-colon...
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Lettering: Dracula
January 11, 1931February 1, 1931February 15, 1931February 22, 1931March 18, 1931April 14, 1931Happy Halloween!(Next post on Monday: E.W. Bloser, Master Penman)
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Lettering: E. W. Bloser, Master Penman
Elmer Ward BloserNovember 6, 1865, Plainfield, Pennsylvania – May 23, 1929, Columbus, OhioPenman’s Art Journal and Penman’s GazetteNovember 1891Three Skillful Penmen.C. P. Zaner, L. M. Kelchner and E....
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Street Scene: Avengers: Age of Awnings
• B R O O K L Y N, N E W Y O R K •4108 3rd Avenue between 41st and 42nd Streetsnear Costco in Sunset Park(Alternate post title: Awnings Assemble!)(Next post on Monday)
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Comics: Sheldon Stark
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), January 11, 1935, reported Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s announcement that the first issue of New Fun debuted that day on the newsstands. The article also mentioned...
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Under Cover: The Rotarian
F.V. CarpenterWilfred JonesF.V. CarpenterBensonF.V. CarpenterHenry BillingsF.V. CarpenterF.V. CarpenterF.V. CarpenterF.V. CarpenterF.V. CarpenterWilfred JonesF.V. CarpenterF.V. CarpenterF.V....
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Comics: Dick Loederer
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), January 11, 1935, reported Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s announcement that the first issue of New Fun debuted that day on the newsstands. The article also mentioned...
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