Standard cardstock weight and thickness; the same thickness as the original cards.
Dimensions: 4 inches x 6 inches (10.16x15.24 cm)
This set of alphabet cards features restored reproductions from a set of classroom ABC posters entitled "Black ABCs." The photo set was created in 1970 by June Heinrich and Bernadette Triplett and published by the Society for Visual Education in Chicago, Illinois.
A quote from the back of the original cards: "The pictures are of people and situations particularly relevant to many city children and thus can make the reading readiness program in city schools more meaningful."
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Note
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This listing is for all 26 postcards.
The watermark statement is not on the cards you will receive.
The back of the restorations does not have this message.
For a larger set of cards (7.5x10"), click here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/160123954/back-to-school-alphabet-abc-posters
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About the Cards
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These cards are reproductions of a set of oversized alphabet posters I acquired when I was an elementary school teacher. It took me 5 years to find a complete set. The cards were worn and damaged when I found them. I had them scanned on a special large format scanner and restored them using Photoshop. The restoration project, done as a hobby, took another 5 years. My internet research on the images and the agency that produced them shows that the copyright expired in 1990 and I was not able to find evidence that the agency renewed the copyright. I do not claim ownership of the images but reproduce them in good faith with the understanding that the copyright has expired.
More information here:
https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/16/black-abcs-celebrate-50-years-new-photo-series
https://www.civilrightsteaching.org/black-power/freedom-liberation-politics-pedagogy-movement-schools
https://shop.whitney.org/products/black-power-abcs-card-set