Stanley A. Piltz (November 24, 1887 – January 16, 1973) was an American photographer and publisher of

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graphic design and printed

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. Stanley A. Piltz Company, San Francisco, issued many Linen Type

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s from the 1930s to the 1950s, depicting scenes of California, especially of the

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and the 1939

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. They consisted primarily of scenic views, city, town, civil and military infrastructures and national monuments views. Linen Type postcards were produced on paper with a high rag content which gave the postcard a fabric type look and feel. At the time, this was an inexpensive process. Along with advances in printing technique, linen type cards allowed for vibrant ink colors. Stanley Piltz pioneered the Linen Type postcards with his "Pictorial Wonderland Art Tone Series".

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was the most prominent and largest printer and publisher of Linen Type postcards, based in Chicago. Stanley Piltz was one of the most prominent publishers on the West Coast. Curt Teich printed most of the Linen Type postcards for Piltz utilizing Teich's "C.T. Art-Colortone" printing method. Other publishers in California include Burton Frasher in Pomona, Western Publishing and Novelty Company, Tichnor Art Company in Los Angeles, B. W. White in Monterey and Stephen H. Willard in Palm Springs.Stephen H. Willard Photography Collection & Archive. Art Museum Palm Springs. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

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External links

San Francisco Bay Area Post Card Club

Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York CityCurt Teich Postcard Archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piltz, Stanley 20th-century American photographers Postcard publishers Artists from San Francisco 1887 births 1973 deaths People from San Pedro, Los Angeles