Contributed by Ulf Johansson
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The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta (August 1975). The small type (and the text typeface) is De Vinne.
West Nouveau Didot is a typeface drawn by Dave West and added to the catalog of Photo-Lettering by 1971.
In August 1975, it was used in all caps for The Fantastic…
Contributed by Florian Hardwig
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This picture of a typographic freight car is reproduced from an article that appeared in the June 1896 issue of the Inland Printer. It reads:
A Large Shipment of Type
The accompanying illustration was made from a photograph of the first carload of type ever shipped from St. Louis. The shipment was…
Contributed by thankyoucokieroberts
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The Berkeley Tribe is possibly the most famous “New Left” newspaper. Centered in Berkeley, California, it (like other publications) focused on revolutionary subject matter (Black/Women's Liberation, Gay rights, Antiwar Movements, etc.). Their headquarters were at multiple times…
Contributed by Calvin Yoder
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Grotesque No. 4A (Sample unavailable)
The first page of a large 480-page catalog advertising goods offered by Feldheim, Gotthelf & Co., an Australian importer of “British, Continental and American Merchandise”. Founded in the 1850s, the company entered a period of growth…