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#OTD in 1959
‘Casselman staggered and released his hold on his victim’s neck as the bullet plunged into his chest.’ Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
*The Saturday Evening Post*, September 28, 1959
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September 28, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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#OTD in 1954
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Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971) for ➡️
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August 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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OTD in 1955
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‘“Just a moment,” Rice said. “You aren’t going anywhere yet, buddy.”’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971) for ➡️
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April 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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*American Magazine*, July 1952
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July 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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‘Philadelphia - The Heritage Whisky’
*Collier’s*, March 24, 1945.
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March 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
'Fram takes the trouble out of travel’
Fram Filters. *The Saturday Evening Post*, 29 May 1954
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May 29, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #PerryMason #mensfashion #suburbanhouse #CrimeFiction #1950s
April 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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#OTD in 1944
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‘How Great the Promise!’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
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March 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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*Collier’s*, April 21, 1945
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April 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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#OTD in 1944
‘After this, the ship kept catching fire every couple of minutes. Gilman and I ran around between the guns and the fire.’
#Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971) for ➡️
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June 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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In #DECEMBER 1955
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
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*The Saturday Evening Post*, December 1955
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Western Electric - A Unit of the Bell System Since 1882
*Collier’s*, March 12, 1949
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March 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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#OTD in 1944
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First Continental Congress, Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia
Illustration by James Bingham (1917-1971)
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August 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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‘Hamner, his face twisted with a murderous fury, lunged forward, but he never got to Duke Merritt’
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July 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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#OTD in 1944
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First Continental Congress, Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia
Illustration by James Bingham (1917-1971)
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August 19, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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October 1954
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JamesBingham #industrialsublime #insulation #Foamglas #buildings #factories #architecture #PittsburghCorningCorporation
October 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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#OTD in 1949
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‘Young man with good connections’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
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April 30, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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In #JUNE 1960
‘“Did you kill her?” Mason asked Gilman.’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
*The Saturday Evening Post*, June 1960
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June 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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‘When Duke didn’t answer their calls, Johnny and Bob started running toward the sand trap’
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July 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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"Case of the Duplicate Daughter" illustration by James R. Bingham for the June 4, 1960 edition of The Saturday Evening Post #illustration #storytelling #saturdayeveningpost #jamesbingham #jamesrbingham
July 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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#OTD in 1944
‘America’s first successful air flight, Philadelphia’
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Illustration by James Bingham (1917-1971).
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November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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#THISWEEK in 1949
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‘What makes it worth having’
Illustration by James R. Bingham (1917-1971)
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March 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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moderate price. That of course will be after the war is won. ...’
Association of American Railroads
*Collier’s*, April 22, 1944
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April 22, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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#OTD in 1944
‘Tank Corps’
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Illustration by James Bingham (1917-1971)
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January 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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*The Saturday Evening Post*, January 7, 1956
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January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM