The Art & Humor of Keeping Cool in a Hot Summer
Johnson's scenes of people finding creative ways to keep cool are not as exaggerated as some, but they tell the story of desperate people trying to cool off in the days before air conditioning. These were produced in 1917.
These use the overprint of Keeping Cool in ...
Examples of this series are uncommon to rare.
| Annie 1917 |
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| Jane 1917 |
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| Most people who see the Annie and Jane cards respond that they actually did that. No exaggeration, just a solution. |
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Frits 1917 Same person as in Joe and Our Hero on this page |
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| Our Hero 1917 |
Joe 1917 Keeping Cool in Jesse, North Dakota These are images of the same person, both the server and the man being served. P. 51 of 2013 printed edition |
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Sunshine 1917 Until recently we have had only a scan from a photocopy. An example of this card was available on online auction in August 2018 and sold for $93.99. In May of 2019 One was located in Wisconsin and purchased for $2.00 and sent to Joyce for free. So, be careful on your prices. Value is relative. |
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Triplets 1917 Paula King acquired this online in 2018. It is a rare card not often seen in auction. |
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1917 Let Go I'm Not Jonah While not captioned with the Keeping Cool overprint, this seems to fit in this series and was published the same year. |
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