Robert A. Hamer papers, 1857-1995 and undated, bulk 1926-1995.

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Robert A. Hamer papers, 1857-1995 and undated, bulk 1926-1995.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192094095

Collection includes photographs, negatives, correspondence, clippings, administrative records, cartoons, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and newsletters. Primarily documents Hamer's career in outdoor advertising with the Foster and Kleiser Company in Southern California, and also touches on events in his personal life. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs of Foster and Kleiser billboards in Southern California, covering two time periods, 1926-1935 and 1950-1970. Other photographs document business activities from 1937-1977, including Foster and Kleiser social events; commercial art production; and sign painting. Clients represented in the collection include Anheuser-Busch, C.H. Baker Shoes, and Slavick's Jewelry. Other clients represented are from the alcoholic beverage, food, travel, and automobile industries, and financial institutions. Included is a typewritten transcription of correspondence (1857-1880) by Hamer's ancestor, Samuel A. Jackson.

1800 items (2.4 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963174

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Anheuser-Busch, inc.

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Hamer, Robert A. (Robert Adolph), 1914-1996.

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Executive of the Foster and Kleiser Outdoor Advertising Company in California. He worked as a pictorial artist from 1936 to 1953, and as Paint Manager, California Region, from 1956 until his retirement in 1979. From the description of Robert A. Hamer papers, 1857-1995 and undated, bulk 1926-1995. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 192094095 ...

C.H. Baker Shoes (Firm)

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Slavick's Jewelry (Firm)

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Jackson, Samuel A.

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John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History

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Foster and Kleiser Company

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Foster and Kleiser was an outdoor advertising company founded in 1901 by Walter Foster and George William Kleiser. Secundo Guasti founded the Italian Vineyard Company in 1883 and built it into California's largest wine enterprise prior to Prohibition. From the description of Foster and Klieser Comany billboard photographs, 1928-1929. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 741510842 Foster and Kleiser are an advertising company with an office in San Jose, California. ...