Sunday, November 1, 2015
Hollywood Bookstore Clerk Marries German Beauty
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I bought this 1947 newspaper photo on eBay. It came with a charming caption: He's a Clerk, Not a Millionaire Hollywood, Californi...
Monday, July 20, 2015
Book jacket designer Arthur Hawkins, Jr.
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Arthur Hawkins, Jr. was a prolific book cover designer in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. He designed the iconic jacket of The Postman Always Rin...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The Service Club Library in Camp Wheeler, Georgia during WWII
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Librarian Miss Hatcher and Richard Bowers Oliver in the Service Club Library, Camp Wheeler, GA, 1941. I recently bought this photo on e...
Sunday, June 14, 2015
1940s book ends and bookshelves
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My great-grandfather was a handy guy. In the 1940s he built a bunch of furniture, lamps, door knockers, and various home do-dads that can st...
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Santa Clara County Library raises books for GIs, 1942.
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San Jose Mercury News , January 4th 1942. I found this clipping on the Santa Clara County Library website . Private Sagaser is holding...
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 1940s
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On the Los Angeles Public Library images site I found photos of Dawson's Book Shop, which was at 627 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los...
Friday, November 14, 2014
When Books Went to War review
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When Books Went to War is a WWII social history perfect for book lovers. During the war years book publishers, libraries, and the America...
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