Tichnor Brothers Explained

Tichnor Brothers, Inc. was a Boston-based American graphic arts and printing company in operation from 1908 to 1987.[1] Tichnor was one of the major producers of souvenir postcards of American cities in the 20th century, including large-letter postcards from 1936 to 1952.[2] Tichnor and Curt Teich were rivals; in at least one case Curt Teich managers wanted to copy a view from a Tichnor postcard.[3] The Tichnor Bros. archives, a valuable source for American architectural and cultural history, are held at Boston Public Library, which has also posted thousands of free-use images online at their Digital Commonwealth site and in Flickr albums.[4]

The founding brothers were Harry N. Tichnor (July 7, 1877 – July 26, 1911) and Louis Tichnor (September 11, 1879 – November 6, 1974).[5] [6] Harry and Louis were two of Morris and Dora (Weiss) Tichnor's eight children; the others were Annie, Rose, Caroline, Samuel, Rudolph and Fred.[7] [8] Morris and Dora were emigrants of Jewish ancestry from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[9] Louis was born Leopold Tichnor; Louis' obituary said the firm was established in 1897.[10] [11] Harry Tichnor died of a burst appendix in 1911. Louis died at age 95 after a long illness; he was survived by his brother Samuel (among others). The name is sometimes spelled Ticknor or Teichner in early records.

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  1. Web site: Tichnor Brothers, Inc. (1908 - 1987) . 2023-03-02 . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps .
  2. Web site: Tichnor Bros. Large Letter Linens 1936-1952 . 2023-03-01 . thrillist.com.
  3. Book: Meikle, Jeffrey L. . Postcard America: Curt Teich and the Imaging of a Nation, 1931-1950 . 2016 . University of Texas Press . 978-0-292-72661-1 . 249 . en.
  4. Web site: Tichnor Brothers Inc. Postcard Collection . 2023-03-02 . Boston Public Library (bpl.org) . en-US.
  5. Book: Moreno, Barry . The Statue of Liberty . 2017-02-27 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-1-4396-5959-5 . en.
  6. Web site: Ancestry.com . Louis Tichnor in Massachusetts, U.S., Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990.
  7. Louis Tichnor New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915 Source info Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915
  8. News: Boston Globe . 1966-06-03. 28. Annie Tichnor Davis obituary.
  9. Harry N Tichnor, Source Citation, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911 Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915
  10. Web site: Leopold Tichner, 11 Sep 1879; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston . Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 . 2020-11-10 . FHL microfilm 004032081.
  11. The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts · Wednesday, November 06, 1974 p 73

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