4 Feb 2015
Writing on the Whale and Other Novelties

(Courtesy of a Private Collector)
Joe Thompson emailed me these fascinating photos of lettering on unusual objects, namely a dead whale (1919) and a shipwrecked oil tanker (1926). They are from San Francisco, recently donated to the Western Neighbourhoods Project. Read more about the photos and the project on SF Weekly News.
As a bonus, an exploding whale video below. Thanks Joe!

DPW 1039 (Courtesy of a Private Collector)
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