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Drawing Caricatures of Locals

There was no doubt this young man had talent.  He was operating motion picture as the local opera house in the early 1900s and drawing…

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Elzie Segar’s Story

The name Elzie Segar doesn’t resonate with most folks, unless you happen to live in Chester, Illinois.  Folks there know the man who created characters…

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