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cHenry Herbert LIFA filters, Abe Cohen's Exchange Inventory Clearance Sale 1937
cKalart Synchornized Rangefinder, Leica Manual, Modern Photography annual 1937
cLeica, camera insurance 1937
cThalhammer "Midget" Tripod, DuPont film 1937![Tue, 2024-09-17 08:22 - The Kuppenheimer Clothing Company is known for having commissioned American illustrator J.C. Leyendecker to create hundreds of paintings to be used in their print ads.
[Note: By the mid-1990s, Kuppenheimer sales were lagging, many of its stores were closing, and it entered into bankruptcy. Kuppenheimer was purchased in 1997 by the Men's Warehouse suit retailer, who closed many more Kuppenheimer stores and eventually folded the Kuppenheimer business into its own.]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54001145677_bfb87bac93_q.jpg "Tue, 2024-09-17 08:22 - The Kuppenheimer Clothing Company is known for having commissioned American illustrator J.C. Leyendecker to create hundreds of paintings to be used in their print ads.
[Note: By the mid-1990s, Kuppenheimer sales were lagging, many of its stores were closing, and it entered into bankruptcy. Kuppenheimer was purchased in 1997 by the Men's Warehouse suit retailer, who closed many more Kuppenheimer stores and eventually folded the Kuppenheimer business into its own.]")
©Illustration by J. C. Leyendecker for the Kuppenheimer Clothing Co. ad in “The Saturday Evening Post,” April 1, 1916.![Tue, 2024-09-17 08:54 - “Any car owner (regardless of make of tire used) may have his tires inspected, air tested, inflated, dismounted and assembled, spare wheel mounted, etc., absolutely free of charge. This service – always free – always uniform, is rendered by representatives whose courtesy and skilled attention are enjoyed alike by the man or woman driver. This is the Most Complete, Most Widespread Tire Service in the Country.” [From the ad copy]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54002366924_a2e9647aeb_q.jpg "Tue, 2024-09-17 08:54 - “Any car owner (regardless of make of tire used) may have his tires inspected, air tested, inflated, dismounted and assembled, spare wheel mounted, etc., absolutely free of charge. This service – always free – always uniform, is rendered by representatives whose courtesy and skilled attention are enjoyed alike by the man or woman driver. This is the Most Complete, Most Widespread Tire Service in the Country.” [From the ad copy]")
©Two-page ad for “Fisk – A New Kind of Tire Service” in “The Saturday Evening Post,” April 1, 1916. Illustrated by Will Foster.6 out of 145,325 on Flickr
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The Negative Railroad brings the unseen into view.
Our mission is inspired by New Orleans barber Aidan Gill. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, writer Chris Rose quoted Gill:
A time will come when someone asks you: 'What were you doing about it?' You can't tell them: 'I was just watching it. I was just an innocent bystander.' Let me tell you something: There are no innocent bystanders in this.
We are not bystanders. But our best repsonse must consider both what we see and what we overlook. Better information leads to greater understanding. This may be our only life. We cannot afford laziness in our choices. We cannot delegate our moral agency. We are what we do.