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Captured, in the rain, for Our Daily Challenge: Important Building.
And for 121 pictures in 2021 #23 Curves in Architecture.
And for Window Wednesdays. HWW everyone!
Constructed by Woolwine and Hirons, the architects also responsible for the Davidson County Courthouse, this limestone office building exemplifies the PWA Modern architectural style combining Classical Greek architecture commonly used in American government buildings mixed with Art Deco detailing. The vertical bands and leaf-like motif along the cornice are characteristics of this Classical Greek style. On the interior is a lobby of marble, terrazzo, and brass with murals by WPA artist Dean Cornwell illustrating the “Discovery of Tennessee” and the “Development of Tennessee.”
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Lunch date, 02/11/2023, Nashville, TN
Canon EOS-1DS
35.0 mm
ƒ/8.0 35.0 mm 1/250 200
Last night there was a "First Night" downtown festival going on as I was shooting the bridge. Turned my camera around an did a number of long time exposures. This has a LOT going on with the fireworks next to the state office building, a full moon and a bunch of streetlights.
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State Flower: Oregon Grape
State Animal: Beaver
State Tree: Douglas Fir
State Fish: Chinook Salmon
State Insect: Oregon Swallowtail
Seen on an outside wall of the Portland Oregon State Office building. Captured and collage created for Wall Wednesday. HWW everyone!
Adler and Sullivan original architects. Mitchell/Giurgola addition architects. Saint Louis, Missouri.
As seen from in front of the Alfred E. Smith Building in Albany
Albany is a lovely small city located in the Hudson Valley of eastern New York. The municipality is home to just under 100,000 residents, and forms the center of a metropolitan area with a 2020 population of over 1 million. The city is one of the oldest in the region with Dutch colonial roots dating to the 1610s.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. In addition to being a political center for the fourth most populous U.S. state, the city is a regional hub for economic, educational, and cultural institutions. It is the county seat of Albany County.
As seen from the front of the southwest elevation of the New York State Capitol in Albany, the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (known commonly as the Empire State Plaza, and also as the South Mall) dates to the 1960s.
Albany is a lovely small city located in the Hudson Valley of eastern New York. The municipality is home to just under 100,000 residents, and forms the center of a metropolitan area with a 2020 population of over 1 million. The city is one of the oldest in the region with Dutch colonial roots dating to the 1610s.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. In addition to being a political center for the fourth most populous U.S. state, the city is a regional hub for economic, educational, and cultural institutions. It is the county seat of Albany County.
I tried to complete this for the Albany Institute of History and Art's first Lego Building Competition (on the theme of local architecture), but failed to complete it in the 1.5 hours allotted. We (my little sister and I) still took the prize home for complexity, and here's how it was supposed to look then. What really killed me was how I showed up without anything sorted and got stuck on the lower level with all the offsets, which required specialized pieces, of which I brought exactly enough. Nope, not smart.
This Classical Revival structure was erected in 1917-21 using the designs of Gill & Wilkins and Andrew V. Kerns. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
With roughly 136,000 people at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, Columbia is the second largest city in South Carolina. It serves as the capital city of the state, the seat of Richland County, and home to the University of South Carolina.
In camera multiple exposure. The Hobby State office building is destined to be demolished. Tuesday morning walk around Austin, TX.
Charleston, West Virginia is a lovely small city located in the southwest of the state on the Kanawha River. The city is home to roughly 45,000 residents and forms the center of a metropolitan area of roughly 200,000 residents (in the 2020s). It is the largest city in the Mountain State, is the state capital, and serves as the seat of Kanawha County.
The Alfred E. Smith Building, known officially as the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building and sometimes called simply the Smith Building, stands at 80 South Swan Street, across from the northwest elevation of the New York State Capitol. The Art Deco edifice was built in 1928 and has a height of 387 feet, making it Albany's second tallest building. William E. Haugaard and Sullivan W. Jones designed the structure, which is a contributing property to the Center Square/Hudson–Park Historic District. That district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The building's namesake, Alfred Emmanuel Smith, was a four-term governor of New York and the Democratic Party's nomination for the 1928 presidential election.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Smith_Building
Albany is a lovely small city located in the Hudson Valley of eastern New York. The municipality is home to just under 100,000 residents, and forms the center of a metropolitan area with a 2020 population of over 1 million. The city is one of the oldest in the region with Dutch colonial roots dating to the 1610s.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. In addition to being a political center for the fourth most populous U.S. state, the city is a regional hub for economic, educational, and cultural institutions. It is the county seat of Albany County.
The Capitol Area Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
With roughly 470,000 residents in 2020, Raleigh is the second largest city in North Carolina and one of the top ten largest cities in the Southeast. The city serves as the capital of the Tar Heel State and the seat of Wake County. It is the home to North Carolina State University, and forms the eastern corner of the so-called Research Triangle.
"We wish we could look out an east-facing window just once," sob the state employees. GET BACK TO WORK!
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In downtown Jackson, Michigan, on August 12th, 2018, a state office building (erected 1982) on the south side of East Louis Glick Highway (Interstate 94 Business Loop, U.S. Route 127 Business Loop, and Michigan Highway M-50) between Francis Street and Columbus Street.
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As seen from the front of the southwest elevation of the New York State Capitol in Albany, the Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (known commonly as the Empire State Plaza, and also as the South Mall) dates to the 1960s.
Albany is a lovely small city located in the Hudson Valley of eastern New York. The municipality is home to just under 100,000 residents, and forms the center of a metropolitan area with a 2020 population of over 1 million. The city is one of the oldest in the region with Dutch colonial roots dating to the 1610s.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. In addition to being a political center for the fourth most populous U.S. state, the city is a regional hub for economic, educational, and cultural institutions. It is the county seat of Albany County.
...in Portland (center) seen from the NE 12th Ave overpass over the Banfield Freeway (I-84). The building on the right is another public building, the Bonneville Power Administration office building. The artworks shown on the bottom of the collage are on the side of the State Building and represent the state insect (Oregon swallowtail), animal (beaver) and flower (Oregon grape).
Photos taken for Our Daily Challenge: Public Buildings
And November Scavenge Challenge #16 A collage or three or four different views of the same subject.
Charleston, West Virginia is a lovely small city located in the southwest of the state on the Kanawha River. The city is home to roughly 45,000 residents and forms the center of a metropolitan area of roughly 200,000 residents (in the 2020s). It is the largest city in the Mountain State, is the state capital, and serves as the seat of Kanawha County.
The Alfred E. Smith Building, known officially as the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building and sometimes called simply the Smith Building, stands at 80 South Swan Street, across from the northwest elevation of the New York State Capitol. The Art Deco edifice was built in 1928 and has a height of 387 feet, making it Albany's second tallest building. William E. Haugaard and Sullivan W. Jones designed the structure, which is a contributing property to the Center Square/Hudson–Park Historic District. That district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The building's namesake, Alfred Emmanuel Smith, was a four-term governor of New York and the Democratic Party's nomination for the 1928 presidential election.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Smith_Building
Albany is a lovely small city located in the Hudson Valley of eastern New York. The municipality is home to just under 100,000 residents, and forms the center of a metropolitan area with a 2020 population of over 1 million. The city is one of the oldest in the region with Dutch colonial roots dating to the 1610s.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. In addition to being a political center for the fourth most populous U.S. state, the city is a regional hub for economic, educational, and cultural institutions. It is the county seat of Albany County.
Now a state office building, the Robert E. Lee Hotel was designed by architect Claude H. Lindsley. The building opened in 1930 and was converted into offices in 1969. There has been discussion of its possible return to use as a hotel, but the state has thus far declined to sell the building. A recent renovation was completed, so the building is in decent condition. A name change might be a good idea too.
This is an adaptation of the black and white presentation rendering from Mr. Lindsley's office.
Description on front of card: Columbus, Ohio's State Capitol from the Air
No. in Series: A-22 / OB-H1956
Description on back of card:
Business section and civic center showing U.S. Post Office, Municipal Buildings, A.I.U. Citadel and State Office Building on Marconi Boulevard.
Recovered Written Date: April 8, 1945
Era: Linen Era
Condition: Used. Message erased before card was received. Writing on the back.
Publisher: W.E. Ayres, 1049 Livingston Ave., Columbus, Ohio | Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" postcard by Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Photo by: Butler Airphotos, Inc.
Publisher Note:
Butler Airphotos, Inc. was established in 1938 by Clyde Butler, Howard Alsop, and Margaret Butler.
W.E. Ayres had a variety store at 1047-1049 Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States."
The company was best known for its wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
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Description on front of card: Looking West on Broad Street from Memorial Hall, Columbus, Ohio
No. in Series: A24
Estimated Date: 1930s - a copy in this collection is postmarked 1933.
Condition: Unused.
Published by: W.E. Ayres, Columbus, Ohio | "C.T. Art-Colortone" by Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Publisher Note:
W.E. Ayres had a variety store at 1047-1049 Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States. "
The company was best known for its wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
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when i was on my capital romp, i met a lot of photographers, one of whom told me to find this staircase. i was not disappointed!
Description on front of card: Capitol Square, in the Heart of Columbus, Ohio
Description on back of card:
Columbus, Ohio from the air, surrounding State Capitol and Grounds. Capitol Building is constructed of Ohio gray limestone and covers about two of the 10 acres of the site in the center of the city.
No. in Series: A-34
Postmark: January 22, 1945 (Columbus, Ohio 1)
Condition: Used.
Published by: W.E. Ayres, Columbus, Ohio | Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" post card, a tradename under Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Publisher Note:
W.E. Ayres had a variety store at 1047-1049 Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States. "
The company was best known for its wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
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Charleston, West Virginia is a lovely small city located in the southwest of the state on the Kanawha River. The city is home to roughly 45,000 residents and forms the center of a metropolitan area of roughly 200,000 residents (in the 2020s). It is the largest city in the Mountain State, is the state capital, and serves as the seat of Kanawha County.
Description on back of card:
Skyline View of Columbus, Ohio
Veterans' Memorial in left foreground. Municipal Buildings, Le Veque Lincoln Tower and State Office Building along Scioto River.
Published by: W.E. Ayres, Columbus, Ohio | Curteichcolor by Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Publisher Note:
W.E. Ayres had a variety store at 1047-1049 Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States."
The company was best known for its wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
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Description on back of card:
Columbus, Ohio
Aerial view of downtown Colombus, with a portion of Civic Center in the foreground.
Estimated date: 1950-1963 (based on the use of city codes and buildings)
Condition: Unused.
Published by: Smiling Scot, Columbus, Ohio | Plastichrome by Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston, Mass.
Publisher Note:
Managed by Don and Dotty Gump, Smiling Scot was originally trademarked in 1936 and established as a wholesale outlet located on land in the Northwest Boulevard Co. subdivision in Columbus, Ohio. The building still stands on Goodale Boulevard and became occupied by Metro Industries in 1966.
Source: www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/grandview/news/2015/...
Harlem, Manhattan/New York.
In the background: The state office building, built in 1973 and named in honor of the first black congressman of New York, Adam Clayton Powell Jr..
(This is not where Bill Clinton has his post-presidential office, but it's just around the corner.)
Description on front of card: Columbus, Ohio's State Capitol from the Air
No. in Series: A-22 / OB-H1956
Description on back of card:
Business section and civic center showing U.S. Post Office, Municipal Buildings, A.I.U. Citadel and State Office Building on Marconi Boulevard.
Recovered Written Date: April 8, 1945
There appears to have been a message at one time and it has since been erased.
Recovered Message:
April 8, 1945
View on post card is of ? ? small building in front of A.I.U. Citadel is the City Hall which I visited. There is a ?bby show ???
Scioto River ??? River ??? River ??? River ??? O[lentangy?] River ????
Broad
Era: Linen Era
Condition: Used. Message erased before card was received. Writing on the back.
Publisher: W.E. Ayres, 1049 Livingston Ave., Columbus, Ohio | Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" postcard by Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Photo by: Butler Airphotos, Inc.
Publisher Note:
Butler Airphotos, Inc. was established in 1938 by Clyde Butler, Howard Alsop, and Margaret Butler.
W.E. Ayres had a variety store at 1047-1049 Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States."
The company was best known for its wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
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Description on front of card: Civic Center Group from the Air, Columbus, Ohio
No. in Series: A-25
Description on back of card:
Civic Center along the banks of Scioto River; at lower center is Central High School; across the river left to right are: new Post Office, City Prison, City Hall, A.I.U. Tower and new State Office Bldg. Building with dome in right center is the State House.
Condition: Unused.
Published by: W.E. Ayres, Columbus, Ohio | Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" post card, a tradename under Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois
Publisher Note:
W.E. Ayres had a variety store at 1047-1049 Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States. "
The company was best known for its wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
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Description on card: Civic Center Group, Columbus, Ohio
Description on back of card: Civic Center Group, Columbus, Ohio | showing New Ohio State Office Building, Le Veque-Lincoln Tower and Municipal Buildings.
No. of Series: Co. 4
Estimated date:Around 1933-1936 (based on calling the Ohio State Office Building "new." However, LeVeque and Lincoln did not buy the A.I.U. Citadel until 1945.)
Era: Linen Era, but card not made of linen
Condition: Unused.
Publisher: Scott Krauss Agency, Columbus, Ohio / "Curteichcolor" reproduction from Kodachrome or Ektachrome original
The Bataan Memorial Building in Santa Fe served as the New Mexico territorial capitol building starting in 1900 and then became the state capitol building starting in 1912. From 1892 to 1900, the government worked out of the Territorial Court House ( www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/5045137845/ ), and the adjoining judicial offices following the fire that destroyed the territory's previous 1886 Victorian capitol building. This new one shown above cost $140,000 to complete, and was originally a simple three story, silver domed structure. It served in that style for another fifty years, including when, at 1:35 P.M., January 6, 1912, President William Taft signed within its walls the proclamation admitting New Mexico as the 47th state in the Union.
Over the intervening years before the Roundhouse ( www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/368454943/in/set-72... ) was commissioned, various additions were built adjacent to this building. In 1950, a major project got underway to unify the architectural appearance of all the buildings in the complex to the territorial style. The dome, which had often been criticized as not in the spirit of the state, was removed and a 105-foot tower was added at the north end of the building. The building is now known as the Bataan Memorial Building, and houses numerous offices for the State Government. The old capitol is almost entirely obscured by the later additions, but its third-story arched windows are still recognizable.
The Pavilion is the principal workplace of the Governor of Vermont, located at 109 State Street in Montpelier. The building is built in the French Second Empire style, and houses the working offices, reception room, press briefing room, and living apartments of Vermont's governor. The term "The Fifth Floor" is sometimes used as a metonym for a governor's administration, or the Vermont governorship, which refers to the location of the governor's offices on the fifth floor of the Pavilion. The offices of two other elected statewide officials, the Vermont Attorney General and the Vermont State Treasurer, are housed in the Pavilion along with the Agency of Administration and the Vermont Historical Society and its museum.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pavilion_(Vermont)
Description on front of card: Columbus, Ohio's State Capitol from the Air
Description on back of card: Business section and civic center showing U.S. Post Office, Municipal Buildings, Le Veque-Lincoln Tower and State Office Building on Marconi Boulevard.
No. in Series: A-22
Postmark: July 6, 1957 (Columbus, Ohio 4)
Publish Date: 1956
Condition: Used.
Published by: W.E. Ayres, Columbus, Ohio | Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" postcard, a tradename under Curt Teich Co., Chicago, Illinois | Photo by Butler Airphotos, Inc.
Publisher Note:
Butler Airphotos, Inc. was established in 1938 by Clyde Butler, Howard Alsop, and Margaret Butler.
W.E. Ayres had a variety store at 1047-1049 Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.
Curt Teich emigrated to Chicago in 1895. He had worked as a lithographer in Lobenstein, Germany.
He founded the Curt Teich Company in 1898, concentrating on newspaper and magazine printing. He was an early publisher of postcards, but he didn't begin printing them himself until 1908.
According to MetroPostcard.com, "As his competition dwindled, his sales expanded and his American factories would eventually turn out more postcards than any other in the United States. "
The company was best known for its wide range of advertising and postcards of North America. By the 1920s, it was producing so many postcards with borders that they became recognized as a type dubbed "White Border Cards," creating an "era."
Curt Teich started using offset presses in 1907, but it took a number of years before he had offset presses made to his satisfaction and many more years for him to perfect the method.
His innovations in this printing technique directly led to the production of what we now call "linens" by the early 1930s.
The company aided the war effort during the second world war by also printing many military maps.
Curt Teich eventually turned management of the company over to his son, but he remained active in company operations throughout its history.
Curt Teich died in 1974 and the family business was sold to Regensteiner Publishers who continued to print postcards at the Chicago plant until 1978 when the rights to the company name and processes were sold to the Irish company, John Hinde Ltd. Their California subsidiary now prints postcards under the name John Hinde Curteich, Inc.
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