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Originally Posted by kmac32
Don't see the appeal. Like my black and white 20's cards.
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I understand completely - I used to collect the beautiful colored lithograph cards of the early 1900's, but then discovered the simple black and white cards of the '20s, their images the results of an amazing understated printing technology that results in the same subtle, inexact images that you might see in an early 1900's black and white film. Comparing these pieces of simple art with the more carefully and expensively produced color lithographs of earlier times is like trying to compare 'Pride of the Yankees' to 'The Babe', or for that matter, Gary Cooper to John Goodman.
Sorry, but I just get all worked up when someone mentions those beautiful '20s cards
