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Written by Todd on April 9th, 2009

I just discovered this excellent article about lettering on Brooklyn architecture by Paul Shaw on the AIGA website. BHS’s original 1881 lettering spelling out “Long Island Historical Society” is included along with dozens of other great lettering in Shaw’s article. Check it out!

http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/lettering-grows-in-brooklyn

Photo collage including BHS (top center) from Paul Shaw's article on the AIGA website.

 

 

 

 

 

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2 Comments so far ↓

  1. Mrs Merrill Rand says:
    October 2, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    Is John Manbeck still connected with The Brooklyn Historical Society? I am a former student of his from Kingsborough Community College.

  2. Sady says:
    October 7, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    He certainly does a lot of research in the BHS Library and Archives.

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