“By 1920 the gear-and-lever voting machine had become the official voting method in New York, Minnesota, California, Connecticut, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Illinois, Washington, Massachusetts, and Kansas. The voting machine, pictured in Popular Science Monthly with a contemplative voter, became a symbol of good government and progressive reform.” -via American History
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Fire Insurance Map Typography from 1880-1920, Pt.2

These are the title pages to fire insurance booklets for individual cities. They instilled a sense of pride in one’s city, but also glorified the company and it’s offering. These are by far the most attractive bits of collateral I’ve ever seen. My insurance company’s branding sucks compared to this :/ See other cities’ title pages inside the post! Continue reading →










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