Oliver Tomas | Text Proportion Utility » Finds http://www.olivertomas.com Text Proportion Utility Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:22:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A selection of Chicago architectural postcards (1941) http://www.olivertomas.com/architecture/a-selection-of-chicago-architectural-postcards-1941/ http://www.olivertomas.com/architecture/a-selection-of-chicago-architectural-postcards-1941/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:57:49 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/?p=1170 Navy Pier, Chicago [107]

12/12/10 – Small selection of Chicago architectural postcards printed by Curt Teich and Co. in 1941. All postcards have a ‘linen-finish’ and are marked: ‘C.T. Art Colortone’.

Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago [105]

Museum of Science and Industries, Jackson Park, Chicago [113]

Wrigley Building, South and North Sections, Chicago [119]

The Merchandise Mart, Chicago [123]

Edgewater Beach Hotel and Apartments, Chicago [158]

Old Water Tower and Palmolive Building, Chicago [169]

Elk's National Memorial, Chicago [175]

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Postcard collection on Flickr//

]]> http://www.olivertomas.com/architecture/a-selection-of-chicago-architectural-postcards-1941/feed/ 0 Arizona desert postcards of the 1930s & 1940s http://www.olivertomas.com/finds/arizona-desert-postcards-of-the-1930s-1940s/ http://www.olivertomas.com/finds/arizona-desert-postcards-of-the-1930s-1940s/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:45:46 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/?p=546 The painted desert, Arizona [P.D. 29]
18/06/10 – Small selection of desert-themed postcards from the 1930s and 1940s. All feature the Arizona desert, have a ‘linen-finish’ and are marked: ‘C.T. Art Colortone’. Postcard pictured above entitled: The Painted Desert, Arizona [P.D. 29]

The Battleship from El Tovar [GC-4]
The Battleship from El Tovar [GC-4]

El Tovar Hotel on the rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona [GC-8]
El Tovar Hotel on the rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona [GC-8]

The Zoroaster and Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona [GC-7]
The Zoroaster and Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona [GC-7]

Eagle Nest rock, Petrified Forest, Arizona [P.F. 33]

Eagle Nest Rock, Petrified Forest, Arizona [P.F. 33]

Sources and related information
Postcard collection on Flickr//

]]> http://www.olivertomas.com/finds/arizona-desert-postcards-of-the-1930s-1940s/feed/ 0 Matchbox label set from Czechoslovakia (1968) http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/1950s-1960s-matchbox-labels-from-czechoslovakia/ http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/1950s-1960s-matchbox-labels-from-czechoslovakia/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 16:10:08 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/?p=500 Hotel Ametyst Praha

26/05/10 – Series of matchbox labels advertising hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes in Prague, Czechoslovakia produced in 1968 by the Solo match factory in Susice.

Vadek Kavarna Praha

Restaurace Narodni Dum Praha

Hotel Slovan Praha

Restaurace u Pesku

Vinarna Kravin Praha

Hotel Beranek Praha

Hotel Lunik Praha

Hotel Moran Praha

Kavarna Deminka Praha

Hospoda Kalicha

Hotel Krivan Praha

Hotel Union Praha

Sources and more information
Czechoslovak matchbox label collection on Flickr//

]]> http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/1950s-1960s-matchbox-labels-from-czechoslovakia/feed/ 0 Postcards from the Chicago World’s Fair (1933) http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/postcards-from-the-chicago-worlds-fair-1933/ http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/postcards-from-the-chicago-worlds-fair-1933/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:54:40 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/?p=479 Avenue of Flags, Chicago World's Fair [WF-50]
27/04/10 – Small selection of ‘linen-finish’ postcards from the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933. All cards printed by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, and marked ‘Art-Colortone’.

Travel and Transport Building, Chicago World's Fair [WF-6]
Hall of Science, Chicago World's Fair [WF-18]
Aeroplane view of fair grounds, a century of progress [WF-20]
Sky Ride, Chicago World's Fair [WF-24]
Golden Temple of Jehol by night, Chicago World's Fair [WF-27]
Enchanted Island, Chicago World's Fair [WF-28]
Oriental Village, Chicago World's Fair [WF-33]

Sources and related information
Postcard collection on Flickr//

]]> http://www.olivertomas.com/graphic-design/postcards-from-the-chicago-worlds-fair-1933/feed/ 0 A new history of Canada vol. 1 (1972) http://www.olivertomas.com/books/a-new-history-of-canada-vol-1/ http://www.olivertomas.com/books/a-new-history-of-canada-vol-1/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:22:03 +0000 Oliver Tomas http://www.olivertomas.com/books/a-new-history-of-canada-vol-1/ A New History of Canada

25/10/09 – Volume one, New Worlds to Find 1000-1600, in the fifteen volume series: A New History of Canada. Educational textbook for children. Published by Editions Format in 1972 in Montreal.

A New History of Canada

A New History of Canada

A New History of Canada Vol. 1

A New History of Canada

A New History of Canada Vol. 1

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More images//
On the Canadian Design Resource (CDR)//

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