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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:1/1/1953 - 1/1/1953
Album Info:Here are the back cover and a one-page article entitled "Grif Teller: PRR Calendar Artist." Both were published originally in the January 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine. No author is specified. "Mr. Teller, art consultant for the Osborne Company, Clifton, N.J., maker of advertising calendars, has made paintings for 22 of the Railroad's 29 calendars distributed since 1925." (Page 1) * Repaired Album *
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"Grif Teller: PRR Calendar Artist," Page 1, 1953
Title:  "Grif Teller: PRR Calendar Artist," Page 1, 1953
Description:  Here is a one-page article entitled "Grif Teller: PRR Calendar Artist." It was published originally in the January 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. Photo Caption: "Calendar scene for 1953 shows PRR trains on main line near Steubenville, O." His painting is entitled " "Crossroads Of Commerce."
Photo Date:  1/1/1953  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 5:07:04 PM
Location:  Little Falls, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Calendar, "Crossroads Of Commerce," 1953
Title:  PRR Calendar, "Crossroads Of Commerce," 1953
Description:  Here is the back cover of a one-page article entitled "Grif Teller: PRR Calendar Artist." It was published originally on the January 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine. It shows Mr. Grif Teller's painting entitled " "Crossroads Of Commerce." Implicit Caption: "Calendar scene for 1953 shows PRR trains on main line near Steubenville, O."
Photo Date:  1/1/1953  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 5:07:24 PM
Location:  Steubenville, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 2012(RF-16A)
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Mr. Grif Teller, 1989
Title:  Mr. Grif Teller, 1989
Description:  Here is an original 35mm color slide by Ken Murray that was taken in Little Falls, New Jersey, during September of 1989. Shown here working on one of his paintings is Mr. Griffith Harold "Grif" Teller (9 December 1899 – 8 April 1993). Among many notable accomplishments during his 94 years, Mr. Teller composed and painted the Pennsylvania Railroad's annual advertising calendars from 1928 through 1942 and from 1947 through 1958. [N.B.: This is my last RRPA upload before the "blackout"!]
Photo Date:  9/22/1989  Upload Date: 11/16/2024 11:31:53 PM
Location:  Little Falls, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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