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A Rare 8 x 10 Size Complete Set of Who is Bill Jones? with Easel Motivational Parker-Holladay 1920's

If you have been following me and my store for awhile you might be familiar with Who is Bill Jones? I have been very fortunate to have had the different versions of these 1920's Motivational Propaganda Cards.
I have have the B&W 2 x 3 cards, the Color 2 x3 Cards, a grouping of the thin 8 x 10, later edition pages with the "score" card grading the progress of the work, a 5 x 7 complete set of cards with the easel stand and now the very rare larger 8 x 10 edition complete with the Easel.
This is rare to see and is an amazing chance to own full color set of these 1920's WPA style Motivational and Propaganda works of Art.
Background information:
Who is Bill Jones?
Bill Jones Motivations MiniPosters, circa 1927 by the Parker Holladay Co. located in Chicago.
These cards were created by a man named Charles Rosenfeld who was a sales man for The Mather Co. in Chicago.
From a recent Exhibition at the Rockwell Center: “Early in the 1920s Charles Mather, who worked for his family’s Chicago printing house, the Mather Company, took an idea brought to him by one of the firm’s salesmen, Charles Howard Rosenfeld.[iii] What Rosenfeld proposed was a series of posters whose focus was to give workers incentive to work better and to work harder. Mather called these prints, “Constructive Organization Posters.” These posters were made to be placed on office and factory walls and were expected to inspire workers to do their best. Mather sold his posters by subscription and produced more than 300 varieties between 1923 and 1929.”

Size: 8 x 10 cards. The Easel is larger to fit the grouping
Condition: Very good, the Easel is missing the stand which snaps onto the back. The Cards are in wonderful condition with minor bumps to the edges. The Colors are bright and crisp.

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NOTE:
I am selling this as one item and will not sell pieces from the set.

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