Tichnor Brothers

Tichnor Brothers, Inc. was a Boston-based American graphic arts and printing company in operation from 1908 to 1987. 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. Tichnor and Curt Teich were rivals; in at least one case Curt Teich managers wanted to copy a view from a Tichnor postcard. 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.

The founding brothers were Harry N. Tichnor (July 7, 1877 – July 26, 1911) and Louis Tichnor (September 11, 1879 – November 6, 1974). Harry and Louis were two of Morris and Dora (Weiss) Tichnor's eight children; the others were Annie, Rose, Caroline, Samuel, Rudolph and Fred.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 Morris and Dora were emigrants of Jewish ancestry from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.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 Louis was born Leopold Tichnor; Louis' obituary said the firm was established in 1897.The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts · Wednesday, November 06, 1974 p 73 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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