© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms
Friends, Loved Ones & Acquaintances on Governors Island – Names Project – AIDS Memorial Quilt
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Laughing it all away – People’s Parties, Court & Spark 1973 – Joni Mitchell © Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
David Ray Bartee with Otto Art Yelton III (Miss you) © Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Reading of the Names:
- Ed Buckner
- Terry Miller
- Rick Ouellette
- Tom Schaid
- Jon Singer
- Paul J. Barile
- Michael Zuk
- Jeffrey David Marzano
- Tucker Ashworth
- Paul Monette
- David Ray Bartee
- O. Art Yelton III
Not seen but always remembered:
- Eric Ashworth
- Morty Manford
- Adrian Kellard
- Rick Baty
- Robert Gonzalez
- Jorge Raphael
- Arnie Bragman
Masback Hardware Company – Hudson Street – SoHo, NYC
© Vincenzo Aiosa
Robert J. Masbach’s obituary in The New York Times, 17 March 1943, p. 21, explains some of this chronology: “Robert J. Masback, founder and chairman of the board of the Masback Hardware Company, 326-44 Hudson Street, one of the largest wholesale houses in its field, died yesterday at his home, 277 Park Avenue, at the age of 83. – Walter Grutchfield
Whom You Know: REVIEW: Fading Ads of New York City by Frank Jump (The History Press) Our Coverage Sponsored by Stribling & Associates
…we see superb depth of topic exploration in Fading Ads of New York City. Don’t be fooled into thinking this is a mere beautiful coffee table book; instead, it is a homage to the brilliant landscape of New York that offers ad space like no other city and looking at it in a historical context is incredibly enlightening and entertaining. – Peachy Deegan, Whom You Know
Fading Ads of NYC (History Press, 2011) © Frank H. Jump
Featured Fade – Sterling Looseleaf & Blank Books – F.L. Russell Corp – Saugerties, NY – Wendy Diaz McCarthy
F.L. Russell building on Russell St. and Partition St. © Wendy Diaz McCarthy
On Friday, April 07, 1950, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for STERLING by F. L. Russell Corporation, SAUGERTIES. The USPTO has given the STERLING trademark serial number of 71595418. The current federal status of this trademark filing is EXPIRED since 1992. – Trademarkia
The description provided to the USPTO for STERLING is TABLETS, BLANK BOOKS, MEMORANDUM BOOKS, NOTE BOOKS, ACCOUNT BOOKS, AND LOOSE LEAF BOOKS. CLICK FOR LINK
Gatske de Wit – de Jong – Flower & Plant Retailer
My great-grandmother’s flower & plant retailing license issued in 1939 © Frank H. Jump
Valid until 1956 © Frank H. Jump
Taken after WWII in front of my great grandmother’s home and flower & plant store – © Frank H. Jump
Flowers & Plants © Frank H. Jump
Born February 21, 1882 in Leeuwarden, Friesland – Died of TB in Amsterdam in the Winter of 1960 – Bronnen Uit Amsterdam – CLICK HERE FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE & PHOTO LINK
