George A. Kubler Collection, c. 1800s.

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George A. Kubler Collection, c. 1800s.

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Collection consists of Among the publications from which illustrations were removed are Harper's weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Puck, Illustrated London News, and King's New York City Views. Dates Kubler noted on the individual items are the dates on which the illustrations appeared in the publication from which they were extracted, not the date of the events or subjects being documented. Each print is mounted on tissue. Folders marked by a red circle indicate extremely rare prints.

39 vertical file drawers.

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Kubler, George A. (George Adolf), 1876-

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Stereographer and collector. George A. Kubler was born in Ohio in 1876. He was the founder and president of the Certified Dry Mat Corporation in New York City. The firm made stereotype matrices and initiated the process of rotary press printing of newspapers. Kubler was particularly interested in illustrations in magazines and newspapers. This collection is the product of his avid interest in print collecting and cataloging. To create this collection, Kuler gathered Euro...