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Under Cover: The San Franciscan, February–December 1928
February 1928: Ted Van DeusenMarch 1928: Ted Van DeusenApril 1928: Ted Van DeusenMay 1928: Patterson & Sullivan (swan mark) and Ted Van DeusenMay 1928: Ted Van DeusenJune 1928: Ted Van DeusenJuly...
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Lettering: Lucien Labaudt
The San FranciscanJanuary 1927The San FranciscanApril 1927About Lucien Labaudt(Next post January 28: Year of the Rooster, 4715)
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Year of the Rooster, 4715
Exhibitors Herald-WorldMarch 30, 1929Pathé Audio Review advertisementThe American PrinterSeptember 5, 1920Sigmund Ullman Co. ink advertisementHappy Chinese/Lunar New Year!(Next post on Monday: Frederic...
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Frederic William Goudy in Censuses, Directories and Passenger Lists
The Inland Printer, April 18991870 United States Federal CensusRushville, Schuyler County, IllinoisName / Age / OccupationJohn F Gowdy, 39, superintendent of schoolsAmanda M Gowdy, 39Charles Gowdy,...
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The Hawkeye Yearbook, 1937, 1943
Related PostsThe Hawkeye Yearbook, 1924–1925The Hawkeye Yearbook, 1926–1927The Hawkeye Yearbook, 1928–1929The Hawkeye Yearbook, 1930–1931The Hawkeye Yearbook, 1932–1933The Cactus 1929(Next post on...
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Letterer: Ernest C. Riedl
ERNEST CHARLES RIEDLNew York, New York, Birth Index(Ancestry.com)Name: Ernst RiedlBirth Date: 9 Feb 1890Birth Place: Manhattan, New York1900 United States Federal Census1015 Third AvenueManhattan, New...
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Creator: J. F. Griswold “The Rude…” Artist
Marcel Duchamp’s “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2” was exhibited in the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art at New York City’s 69th Regiment Armory. Some of the art in the “Armory Show” was...
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Lettering: Bierman Heidelberg & Co
The Clothier and FurnisherAugust 1889September 1889October 1889November 1889December 1889January 1890January 1890January 1890Items of Interest from the Stock of Bierman, Heidelberg & Co1891Selected...
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Creator: Alan Aldridge
ALAN ALDRIDGEJune 1, 1943 – February 17, 2017The GuardianFebruary 20, 2017How Alan Aldridge made the 60s swing – in picturesThe GuardianFebruary 22, 2017Alan Aldridge obituaryDesign WeekFebruary 24,...
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Street Scene: Captain America at Liberty View
• S U N S E T P A R K , B R O O K L Y N •Liberty View850 3rd Avenue (at 31st Street)About the designer, Dave CortesRelated post: Avengers: Age of Awnings(Next post on Monday: Comics for Collectors)
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Street Scene: Comics for Collectors, Ithaca, New York
• I T H A C A, N E W Y O R K •Comics for Collectors207 North Aurora StreetThe Comic Book Club of IthacaITHACON 42(Next post on Monday: Liberty)
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Liberty is being free from the things we don’t like in order to be slaves of...
Quote credited to Ernest Benn (Sir John Pickstone Benn)LifeAugust 8, 1912see bottom right-hand corner of page 1562Rockford Register-Gazette(Illinois)August 15, 1912page 8, column 2: Liberty is being...
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Letterer: Vivian Berg
Vivian Berg was born Vivian Lipman on January 4, 1923, in New Rochelle, New York.In the 1930 U.S. Federal Census, the Lipman family resided in New Rochelle, New York, at 43-45 North Avenue. Vivian was...
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Typography: Stat Store Publishing
Stat Store 1988 brochure of services and prices was designed by Alexander Isley. Brochure is in the collection of the North Carolina State University Libraries.Brochure sleeve, front and back3.5 x 3.5...
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Street Scene: McCrorey Building
•NEWYORKCITY•West 18th Street near 6th Avenue, Manhattan(Next post on Monday: Hollywood Type Casting)
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Comics: Carl Burgos
Carl Burgos was born Max Finkelstein on April 18, 1916, in New York, New York. The birth date is based on the Social Security Death Index and his parents’ petitions for naturalization at Ancestry.com....
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Typography: Hollywood Type Casting
The New Movie MagazineMay 1933Greta GarboThe New Movie Magazine, August 1933The New Movie MagazineJune 1933The New Movie Magazine, September 1933The New Movie MagazineJuly 1933The New Movie Magazine,...
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Comics: Artie Simek, Sports Cartoonist
Long Island Daily Press(Jamaica, New York)July 13, 1940July 26, 1940August 3, 1940August 10, 1940August 17, 1940August 24, 1940August 31, 1940September 14, 1940September 21, 1940November 16,...
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Old Waldorf Bar DaysWith the Cognomina and Composition of Four Hundred and Ninety-one Appealing Appetizers and Salutary Potations Long Known, Admired and Served at the Famous Big Brass Rail; Also, a...
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Lettering: Trademarks, July 4, 1916
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office(Next post on Monday: Krazy!)
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