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Contains 9 Results:

Illinois

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006

Missouri

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006

Kansas

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006

Oklahoma

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006

Texas

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006

New Mexico

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006

Arizona

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006

California

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006

Additions

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection of undated matchbooks are graphically notable and advertise businesses, primarily motels, on Route 66 from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. The cover art generally illustrates buildings and signs, representing built forms rather than other types of art. The matchbooks are undated, but appear date from the mid to late twentieth century. The matchbooks are significant for their hand-lettered typography, stylized illustration, and eye-catching...
Dates: c.1930-2006