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Sunday, September 15, 2019

B U S I N E S S . . . in pictures

Snow 5 cents, a Charles Addams cartoon
"snow 5 cents"     a Charles Addams cartoon
          
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a Bruce McCall illustration of battling tour buses 2009 for The New Yorker Magazine
a Bruce McCall illustration of battling New York tour buses,  2009
         
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an Antonio Petrocelli illustration 1933, adding machines
an Antonio Petrocelli illustration,  1933       see full size
          
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promotional gifts are tax deductable, an apple for the teacher illustrated
an apple for the teacher
          
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a Don Weller illustration for a magazine article about the digital business office in 1982
a Don Weller illustration for a magazine article about the digital business
office back in 1982 ...  early printers made a loud screeching
 sound for every line slowly printed out       see full size
          
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a 1933 office tower photograph
a 1933 office tower
          
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an Eero Saarinen reception desk at General Motors Technical Center 1956
an Eero Saarinen reception desk at General Motors Technical Center,  1956 
see full size
          
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a 1952 bold modern office reception in a photograph
a 1952 office reception
          
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a 1951 office waiting area with a corrugated plastic wall, the post-war look
a 1951 waiting area with a corrugated fiberglass wall
          
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an 1896 Masons' Club initiation rite illustrated
silly business ... an 1896 Masons' Club initiation rite
          
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Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge comic book showing Scrooge's money
a Carl Barks drawing:   "Money Lake #1",  "Penny Wise", 
"Depth Gauge 20 feet"       see full size
          
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ransom negotiations,  by illustrator Frank Cheyne Papé
ransom negotiations,  by illustrator Frank Cheyne Papé
          
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USA Jellystone State Park Ranger Station in Hanna Barbera's Yogi Bear
USA State Park business at the "Ranger Station" in Hanna Barbera's
old television series 'Yogi Bear' 
          
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1950s Speedwriting Secretarial School, a color photograph
1950s  "Speedwriting Secretarial School"       see full size
          
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a Daily Memorandum 1879 Calendar, from an office supply store
"Daily Memorandum 1879 Calendar"
          
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1966 electric knifes, a color photograph
1966 electric knifes:  competition for market share
          
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an Arthur Young illustration of unscrupulous business
an Arthur Young illustration ... unafraid to go dirty       see full size
          
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a 1967 Monopoly game in a color photograph
a 1967 "Monopoly" board game
          
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a J. Bernard Partridge funny illustration of a bankrupt businessman
"Her white-haired father has become a bankrupt"    a J. Bernard Partridge illustration
          
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a very 1966 office photograph in color, woman in an orange dress with wood panelling
a 1966 office photograph
          
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a Gahan Wilson cartoon about business kids with an iced drink standa Gahan Wilson cartoon:     "Iced Drink 5 cents" ... "Iced Drink Antidote $1"
         
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an old Standard Oil cartoon, a strangling monster
"Standard Oil"    a detail from an old cartoon       see full size
          
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an office tower by Hugh Ferriss 1930, birdseye view
Hugh Ferriss,  1930
          
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1945 business of the future, a color illustration without diversity
an artist's concept of a 1945 business of the future       see full size
           
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a Don Martin cartoon for MAD, as seen on tv, a street salesmanfirst panel: "Pencils 10 cents"  ...  last panel: "Pencils as seen on television,  25 cents"
         
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a Roy Delgado cartoon about a business merger meeting room
"As you know,  some details of the new merger have yet to be resolved"    a Roy Delgado cartoon
          
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a Bernie Fuchs illustration of a traveling business in the pasta Bernie Fuchs illustration of a traveling business
       
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The Joint Stock Suicide Club, an 1839 cartoon about losses and suicide by gin and opium
"The Joint Stock Suicide Club"   an 1839 cartoon       see full size
          
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a Thomas Theodor Heine 1922 cartoon illustration about big business hurting the publica Thomas Theodor Heine illustration,  1922
       
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a Virgil Finlay illustration of postal paperwork
a Virgil Finlay illustration