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Birth announcement for Jonathan Holiff

Birth announcement for Jonathan Holiff worded like a concert promotion. It states, "Saul Holiff in association with Barbara Holiff proudly presents," then reprints a telegram to Johnny Cash that reads, "Confirming Jonathan Joel Holiff at 7 1/4 lbs STOP terms-life guarantee STOP one hundred percent top billing STOP show time 327 PM STOP building location St. Joseph's Hospital room 314 London STOP no mikes spotlights or extra talent required STOP admission free . . STOP dontcha dare miss him paternally = Saul." The advertisement ends with: "Jonathan hopes you'll all come to his Daddy's upcoming shows here in London because his Daddy needs the money!!"

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Publisher Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 clipping ; 18 x 22.1 cm
Geographic Coverage Coordinates
  • 42.98339, -81.23304
  • 34.35753, -119.12603
Additional physical characteristics
  • Occupies bottom-left corner of page and is surrounded by other advertisements.
Physical Repository Collection
  • Saul Holiff Collection
Provenance
  • Acquired from Jonathan Holiff, October 2016.
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • File: 1.3
  • Accession Number: 2016-018
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • 2007 to 2008
Technical note
  • Scanning done by Edgeworx Inc. between 2007-2008 for documentary My Father and the Man in Black. Exact dates of scanning and equipment used for scanning unknown. Image resized to 600dpi tiff using Photoshop CS5 by Libraries Digitization. Metadata by SMacFarlane and KD.
Rights
  • Material is made available for research and private study; all other uses require permission of the copyright holders.
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