![]() Hotel Ben Lomond, Ogden, Utah, c.1940 Nixon's Family Restaurant andīakery, Whittier, California, mid-1950s. New York City, c.1958 Blue Bird Restaurant, Pueblo, Colorado, c.1950 Washington Nationals Baseball Club, c.1955 (this American Leagueīaseball team was also known as the Washington Senators) Stork Club, The next row shows The Palmer House, Chicago, c.1930 Matchcover exhorting us to buy war bonds. Golden Gate International Exposition, Tower of the Sun at Night, Sanįrancisco Bay, 1939 "Strike at the seat of trouble" was a stock Most effectively gets its point across, c.1940s Next we see Walgreen System Drug Store featuring "Bismadine" antacid,Ĭ.1930s The Huddle Restaurants, Beverly Hills and West Los Angeles,Ĭalifornia, c.1960 "Insurance" is an example of one of theĭesign matchcovers-these were ordered out of aīook of pre-made designs, to which you added the particulars of yourīusiness in the blank space, c.1940s Yellow Cab in Omaha, loud but "ten-strike") Melody Lane restaurant, Los Angeles, c.1940 Searsįashion-Tailored Clothes for Men, c.1940. ![]() Largest Hotel" (I bet not anymore!), c.1950 Cocktail, generic,Ĭ.1950 Remco Chilled Sani-tized California Carrots, c.1940 Red CrossĬough Drops, c.1958 (slim book with 10 matches known as a Size containing 12 matches) The Hotel Golden "Nevada's World has ever known was served, c.1960 Domestic Finance Co., c.1948 Īnaheim Bowl, California, c.1960 Farber's Jewelers, Sanįrancisco, c.1950 (this small matchbook is an example of the "midget" Michigan, where, I can personally attest, the The most common size is the 20 light book. Matches come in a wide variety of sizes and To learn more about our books and journals programs, please visit us at our website.While most of the rest you see are “match covers.” For safety reasons, mostĬollectors prefer to “shuck” the matches from matchbooks and save only UNC Press publishes over 100 new books annually, in a variety of disciplines, in a variety of formats, both print and electronic. Many of our journal issues are also available as ebooks. UNC Press publishes journals in a variety of fields including Early American Literature, education, southern studies, and more. For a full listing of Institute books on click here. More information can be found about the Omohundro Institute and its books at the Institute's website. UNC Press is also the proud publisher for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, Virginia. The purpose of the Press, as stated in its charter, is "to promote generally, by publishing deserving works, the advancement of the arts and sciences and the development of literature." The Press achieved this goal early on, and the excellence of its publishing program has been recognized for more than eight decades by scholars throughout the world. Founded in 1922, the Press is the creation of that same distinguished group of educators and civic leaders who were instrumental in transforming the University of North Carolina from a struggling college with a few associated professional schools into a major university. The University of North Carolina Press is the oldest university press in the South and one of the oldest in the country.
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