Name/Title
Almanac: Dodd's Almanac, 1946Entry/Object ID
990.13.7Description
This object is "Dodd's Almanac" for 1946. It is a softcover book made of paper. The spine is executed via saddle stitch. The cover features a blue rectangle with a decorative border which occupies the majority of the space. The upper center of the cover displays a woman's face in an oblique view, oriented to the proper right; the face is surrounded by a wreath. The face and wreathe are rendered in blue ink using negative space to create white elements. Below the face is the word "Dodd's" in red ink centered on the page. Below this is the word "ALMANAC" in all capital white letters. Below almanac is the numeral "1946" rendered in white negative space. Below 1946 the phrase "USEFUL INFORMATION FOR FAMILY AND HOME" is rendered in a smaller font, in red ink, in all capital letters. The back cover features an 8 paneled comic-style advertisement for "Dodd's Kidney Pills". The comic is titled "EVERY DAY SEEMED LIKE BLUE MONDAY" at the top of the page. The comic is rendered in red, black, and blue inks. The comic depicts a woman afflicted with tiredness. She is recommended the pills by her mother after which she makes a full recovery. The final panels at the bottom feature a doctor praising the pills at bottom left and an advertisement in the bottom right.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
AlmanacNomenclature Primary Object Term
SerialNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
