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#JonWhitcomb
January 10, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Cadillac
*The Saturday Evening Post*, January 7, 1956
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January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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*The Ladies’ Home Journal*, June 1948
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June 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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‘Only a girl who was falling in love could hate a man so much.’
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May 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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*McCall's*, May 1948
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May 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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June 1938
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June 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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#OTD in 1948
Illustration by Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988)
Cover of *Collier's*, February 7, 1948
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February 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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*The Ladies’ Home Journal*, June 1947
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June 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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of their gracious Community. ...’
Oneida Ltd. Community silverware
#Illustration by Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988)
*The Ladies’ Home Journal*, April 1947
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JonWhitcomb #silverware #OneidaCommunity #engagement #engagementring #records #recordplayer
April 24, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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“What makes a man handsome?” (pp.92-93)
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August 17, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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‘Only a girl who was falling in love could hate a man so much.’
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JonWhitcomb #chess #mensfashion #1950s
May 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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(anticipating the 1939 New York World's Fair)
January-February, 1938
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February 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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#OTD in 1956
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‘Happy Resolution for a Happy New Year!’
Illustration by Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988)
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January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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In #MAY 1948
‘His mind doubted there was magic in a woman’s smile or music in her laughter. But his heart believed.’
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May 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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In #June 1948
‘The happiest brides have Community’
Illustration by Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988)
Oneida Ltd. *The Ladies’ Home Journal*, June 1948
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June 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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In #SEPTEMBER 1949
“I’m fine,” he said. “All I need is a kiss.”
Illustration by Jon Whitcomb for ➡️
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September 13, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Elise Taye, “Someone should have told her”
*McCall's*, March 1951
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March 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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In January-#FEBRUARY 1938
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‘Presenting the Sensational New Cadillac Sixty Special. The Newest Car in the World’
#Illustration by Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988)
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February 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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*The Ladies’ Home Journal*, April 1952
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April 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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In #AUGUST 1954
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“How to draw a beautiful face”, article written and illustrated by Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988)
*Cosmopolitan*, August 1954 pp. 90-91
[I can identify only #KatherineHepburn]
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August 17, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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“We Always Have Each Other” by Irma Phoryllen
‘How would you choose - YOU! - between your best friend and your first beau?’
*The Ladies’ Home Journal*, March 1949
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March 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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In (November-)#DECEMBER 1938
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“Now I’ll show you how to fly on land!”
Illustration by Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988)
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December 28, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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In #MARCH 1949
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‘“Do I look that old?” I was terribly flattered.’
Illustration by Jon Whitcomb (1906-1988) for ➡️
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March 30, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Marjorie Carter, “The Vaccination”
‘Just a case of one man too many on a honeymoon’
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August 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Elizabeth Inskip Wye,
“My Dear, how perfectly thrilling --"
‘Why was it you always thought, “This may be the time, this may be the Great Love”?’
*Ladies Home Journal*, July 1947
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July 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM