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Lettering: Lloyd M. Kelchner, Master Penman
December 8, 1861, Light Street, Pennsylvania – July 5, 1948, Seattle, Washington1870 United States Federal CensusScott Township, PennsylvaniaName / AgeHenry C Kelchner 36 (Farmer)Lavina Kelchner...
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Creator: Hermann Zapf
Selected pages from the International Typeface Corporationspecimen bookets for ITC Zapf Book, ITC Zapf International,ITC Zapf Chancery and ITC Zapf Dingbats.The New York TimesJune 10, 2015Hermann Zapf,...
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Creator: Quentin Fiore and Johnstone & Cushing
Art Directors Club of New York’s 30th Annual of Advertising and Editorial Art was designed by Ladislav Sutnar and published in 1951. The back of the book had several pages of advertisements. Here is...
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Lettering: Merry Christmas
Moving Picture WorldDecember 31, 1921(Next post on Monday: Lowercase g, Part 3)
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Lettering: Lowercase g, Part 3
PegMotion Picture MagazineDecember 1916PostagePostageMarch 1918GingerPostageApril 1918Magazine, AdvertisingPostageMay 1918Eligibles, AddressographPostageJune 1918EnergyPostageJune...
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Lettering: Louis Madarasz, Master Penman
LAJOS “LOUIS” MADARASZJanuary 31, 1859 or 1860, San Antonio, Texas – December 23. 1910, San Francisco, California1870 United States Federal CensusName: Louis MadaraszAge in 1870: 11Birth Year: abt...
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Comics: William H. Cook
William Henry Cook was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on October 8, 1888. Cook’s birth information was found at the New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, at Ancestry.com, and recorded on Cook’s...
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Creator: Robert J. Wildhack
ROBERT JOHN WILDHACKBorn: August 27, 1881, Pekin, IllinoisAbove: R.J. Wildhack, 1917, Library of CongressManual Training High SchoolIndianapolis, Indiana1898 Hand and Mind Yearbook (below)Manual...
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Under Cover: Harlin Quist Books 1998
The 24-page books are 6.1875 inches / 15.72 centimeters square.The Alligator and the Crocodileby Kaye Saari and Henri GaleronDracula Spectaculaby John Goldthwaite and Nicole ClavelouxThe Kidnapping of...
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Year of the Monkey, 4714
Happy New YearYen LiangJ.B. Lippincott Company, 1961Front and back coversJohnson Smith & Company Catalog No. 1481938, back coverFebruary 8, 2016 begins the Year of the Monkey, 4714(Next post on...
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Lettering and Typography: Boston Chinese Restaurants
Cathay House70 Beach Street Joy Hong Low8 Tyler StreetHon Hong Low25 Tyler StreetMedical Aid for China87 Beacon Street(not a restaurant)The Good Earth5 Tyler StreetPostcardBusiness CardEmpire Garden...
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Lettering and Typography: Chinese Beverages
Monkey King Belly WashersGuangzhou, China, 2005Coca-ColaGuangzhou, China, 2005Coca-ColaHong Kong, 2005Disneyland OpeningAsia Sarsae (Root Beer)Guangzhou, China, 2015Watson’s Sarsae (Root...
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Comics: Timely Comics Moved to the Empire State Building in the Summer of 1943
…The company was founded in 1939 as Timely Publications, based at his existing company in the McGraw-Hill Building at 330 West 42nd Street in New York City. In 1942, it moved to the 14th floor of the...
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Anatomy of a Logo: Timber Wolf
On January 13, 1992, Curtis King, of DC Comics, faxed five pages of Timber Wolf sketches. I accepted his offer to refine and finish the logo.Work began January 19, 1992; photocopy of fax made on the...
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Creator: Elizabeth Colwell
Martha Elizabeth Colwell was born in Bronson, Michigan, on May 24, 1881, according to Who Was Who in American Art (1985). Her full name was found in the census records at Ancestry.com. Art of Today:...
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Comics: Marty Epp, Letterer and Designer
Martin Henry Epp, Jr.July 10, 1926, New Hyde Park, New York(Birth information from the Social Security Applications and Claims Index at Ancestry.com)1930 U.S. Federal CensusName / AgeHenry M. Epp, 25...
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Under Cover: The San Franciscan
January 1929Theodore Van DeusenFebruary 1929Theodore Van DeusenMarch 1929Theodore Van DeusenApril 1929Theodore Van DeusenMay 1929Theodore Van DeusenJune 1929Theodore Van DeusenJuly 1929Theodore Van...
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Comics: Zoltan and Terry Szenics, Letterers and Artists
A CHRONOLOGYZoltan Michael SzenicsBirth: April 9, 1915, New York, New YorkJohn Szenics, father, and Emma Chopota, mother, were Hungarian emigrants. Szenics’ full name, birth and death information and...
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Comics: George Klein, Artist
Courtesy of Diane BodenGEORGE DUNSFORD KLEIN1915, Shreveport, Louisiana – May 10, 1969, New York, New York1920 United States Federal CensusName: George Kline [sic]Age: 4Birthplace: LouisianaAddress:...
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