Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by R. W. Sawyer
June 07, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated by R. W. Sawyer, was published in 1909 by John W. Luce & Company of Boston. The book, at 34 pages long, was printed on imitation birch bark paper and included a slipcase. It originally retailed for 75 cents.
The book was well received by the industry and readers alike. The Boston Globe wrote that “Rip Van W...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by Edna Cooke
May 31, 2025
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Rip Van Winkle, as illustrated in color by Edna Cooke and in line by Felix O. C. Darley, was published in 1923 by the J. B. Lippincott Company of Philadelphia. The book contained four color illustrations by Cooke and six line illustrations by Darley. The cover of the book is based on one of Cooke’s color illustrations.
The four Rip Van W...
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Rip Van Winkle: Treasury of American Folklore
May 24, 2025
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The Hamilton Mint manufactured a limited-edition series of 24 ingots in.999 fine silver titled the Treasury of American Folklore. The ingots were offered for sale in 1975 and originally sold for $13.75 per ingot. The 24 ingots were issued at a rate of two per month for 12 months. Each ingot measured 1 1/4 inch by 1 3/4 inch in size.
The Hamilton...
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Sullivan County Museum Photo Exhibition
May 17, 2025
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The Sullivan County Parks & Recreation Department recently sponsored a photo contest that sought to showcase the landscapes and wildlife at their parks and museums. Photographs could be taken at one of the selected county parks, including:
D&H Canal Interpretive Center and Linear Park, Summitville
Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History, Narro...
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The Story of Rip Van Winkle
May 10, 2025
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The Story of Rip Van Winkle, a much-condensed version of the original, was first published in Germany. The 8-page pamphlet contained four illustrations, including three that were full-page and one that was half-page. The story, in its shortened attempt, makes occasional errors when compared to the original.
In a small cottage near the town l...
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Rip Van Winkle: The Raphael Tuck & Sons Series
May 03, 2025
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Raphael Tuck & Sons was a prominent British publishing and printing company. It was founded by Raphael Tuck and his wife Ernestine in London in 1866. The company would become a very successful merchant of pictures, greeting cards and postcards; and they also played a significant role in the postcard boom of the early 1900s.
After Raphael Tuck re...
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Rip Van Winkle: Fit the Picture to the Story
April 26, 2025
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Stampkraft Poster Stamp Art Books were a novel new idea in the 1910s that combined reading and art for young children. The Rip Van Winkle version was published in 1916.
Published by the United Art Publishing Company in New York, the Stampkraft books were marketed with a tagline of “fit the picture to the story.” The pages of the book contained a...
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Rip Van Winkle, Illustrated by Donald E. Cooke
April 19, 2025
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The Folio Club of Philadelphia published a beautifully illustrated version of the classic story Rip Van Winkle in 1946. The book includes 12 illustrations, all of them created by Donald E. Cooke (1916-1985), who was an acclaimed artist, author, illustrator, educator, publisher and journalist.
Cooke was born in the Germantown section of Philadelp...
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Rip Van Winkle Council
April 12, 2025
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The Rip Van Winkle Council of the Boy Scouts of America serves the youth of Ulster and Greene counties in the state of New York. The Rip Van Winkle Council is headquartered in Kingston, New York. Camp Tri-Mount, the council’s camp, is a 500-acre camp located in East Jewett, New York.
The Boy Scouts of America, now known as Scouting America,...
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Rip Van Winkle: The 1981 Franklin Mint Calendar and Art Medal
April 05, 2025
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The Rip Van Winkle calendar and art medal was issued in 1981 by the Franklin Mint. The 3-inch bronze medal was designed by Al Fiorentino and modeled by Dominic Angelini, a staff sculptor at the Franklin Mint.
The front of the medal depicts three scenes, including a young Rip Van Winkle walking with his dog Wolf, then an aged, newly awakened Rip...
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Abe Minckler: Famous Rattlesnake Catcher
March 08, 2025
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Everybody’s friend Abraham “Abe” Minckler gained a small degree of local fame in the Sullivan County section of the Catskills as a well-known rattlesnake catcher, entertainer and salesman. By around the year 1900, Abe had worked at catching rattlesnakes for over 30 years.
Abraham Minckler was born on June 21, 1829, the son of John Minckler a...
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Alfred S. Landis: The Postcard Artist
March 01, 2025
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Introduction
Alfred S. Landis was one of the most unique and prolific artists in Catskills history. He published nearly 800 artistic postcards that depicted the hotels, resorts, boarding houses and scenery from throughout the four counties of the Catskill region. His beautiful and colorful postcards remain highly sought after collectibles to thi...
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William C. North: The Man Who Photographed Emily Dickinson
January 18, 2025
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Introduction
William C. North holds a special place in photographic history. He was one of the pioneer photographers of Cleveland and made many of the oldest daguerreotypes in the city. He was a frequent prize winner at county and state fairs and achieved widespread recognition for his daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and stereoscopic views. He took f...
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John Jacob Loeffler in the Catskills – Part 2
January 11, 2025
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This week’s post is a continuation from last week, where I posted a series of recently acquired Catskills stereoviews published by photographer John Jacob Loeffler. I had acquired 39 new stereoviews, 20 of which were published last week, and the remaining 19 are included here.
They have all been added to the Loeffler gallery, which now contains...
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John Jacob Loeffler in the Catskills – Part 1
January 04, 2025
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John Jacob Loeffler is one of the great Catskills photographers of all time. He made hundreds of stereoviews of the Catskills throughout the 1870s and 1880s. The photographs, part of the series titled Catskill Mountain Scenery, demonstrate his skill and vision as well as the timeless beauty of the Catskills, being equally compelling today as they w...
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