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David ShieldsHappy Birthday William Hamilton Page—born in Tilton, New Hampshire, March 14, 1829. Page lived nearly 40 years of his adult life in Norwich, Conn as a wood type manufacturer. Images shown here from 1878 specimen catalog, slightly repurposed from specimen catalog from 1867. Engraving likely created by Charles Tubbs. More text &amp; images about Page’s life and work at www.woodtyperesearch.com/william-hamilton-page/<br> —————————————<br> Image of the engraved title page from _Specimens of Wood Type, Manufactured by Wm. H. Page Wood Type Co., Norwich, Conn._ (1878); held in the ATF Library Collection at Rare Books &amp; Manuscripts Library, Columbia University.<br> <br> Image of the engraved title page from _Specimens of Wood Type, Borders, Rules, &amp;c., Manufactured by Wm. H. Page &amp; Co., Greenville, Conn._ (1867); held in the Kemble Collection, California Historical Society (currently being transferred to Stanford Special Collections)<br> ——————————————<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WoodType?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WoodType</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TypeSpecimen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TypeSpecimen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TypeDesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TypeDesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/letterforms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#letterforms</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/typography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#typography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/letterpress?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#letterpress</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/type?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#type</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/design?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GraphicDesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GraphicDesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NineteenthCentury?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NineteenthCentury</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OnThisDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnThisDay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birthday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birthday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bibliography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bibliography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/archives?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#archives</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/libraries?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/collections?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collections</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/excelsior?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#excelsior</a>
jmac<p>I stand and face Albany. :mta: <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Excelsior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Excelsior</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
LateNite<p>A photo I took last night in the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Excelsior" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Excelsior</span></a>. My weekend hangout.</p>
Joel VanderWerf<p>The Sunday Streets on Mission in the Excelsior was hopping!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Excelsior" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Excelsior</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SundayStreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SundayStreets</span></a></p>
LateNite<p>View from <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Daly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Daly</span></a> City. It was one of those sunny days and I was visiting friends in the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Excelsior" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Excelsior</span></a> District and I had to go for a walk. 09.03.2022</p>
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