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Tag Archives: school
School Days – The Cool Substitute Teacher
The Cool Substitute Teacher circa 1974 is an illustration that fell together as I was playing with shapes in the superlative vector art program Affinity Designer. I was hoping to come up with another monster for my collection of Halloween … Continue reading
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Posted in Illustration, News, Vector Illustration
Tagged 1970s, 1974, Affinity Designer, Cartoon, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, school, school days, substitute, USA, vector
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Read this students, QUIETLY!
My Weekly Reader from the Spring of 1972. I found this in a crumbling folder of ancient homework and handouts from grade school circa 1972. Teachers would hand these out and make the students read them QUIETLY so they could cadge … Continue reading
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter
Tagged 1972, bicycle, My Weekly Reader, school
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Truck Mascot
While this may not count as a true Truck Mascot being that the vehicle is not a truck but a school bus, I feel it’s close enough. It is mostly a big International truck adapted to haul kids off to … Continue reading
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Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged bus, Christmas, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, school, truck mascot, winter, wreath, yellow
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Horace Howard Furness Public School
1900 South 3rd Street • Philadelphia PA 19148
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Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged 1912, early 20th Century, Furness, high school, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, school, South Philly, USA, vintage
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Urban Pumpkin Patch
It’s autumn – school’s back in session, the days are getting cooler, and we can start planning this year’s Halloween costume. I love this time of year!
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Tee-Shirts That Will Get You Kicked Out of Class
Hey, Kids, What Time is It? It’s Labor Day meaning that the first day back to school has just about arrived. Sorry, Alice, but SCHOOL‘S IN FOR AUTUMN. Yes, PLENITUDES of pencils. PLENITUDES of books. PLENITUDES of teacher’s dirty looks. … Continue reading
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Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1973, ad, boardwalk, comic book, drugs, iron-on, Jaws, Jersey Shore, Labor Day, Marvel, Ocean City, Roach, school, Spider-man, Star Wars, teachers, vintage, What I Miss About Comics
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