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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Blackhawk Films was founded in 1927 in Davenport, Iowa. From the 1950s through | '''Blackhawk Films''' was founded in 1927 in Davenport, Iowa. From the 1950s through 1983, marketed motion pictures on 16mm, 8mm and Super 8 film. Most were vintage one or two-reel short subjects, usually comedies starring Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and other famous comedy series of the past. | ||
=== 1st Logo ( | === 1st Logo (1953-1970)=== | ||
[[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1950's-1970's).jpg|center|350px]] | [[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1950's-1970's).jpg|center|350px]] | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a person with a feather on the back of their head all in white enclosed in a white circle. There is also "Blackhawk Films" in cursive, with a registered symbol above the "m" and "s", to the right of the head. There is a white line underneath the logo and under the line is the text "THE EASTIN- PHELAN CORPORATION". And finally, below that is the location of the company, "DAVENPORT, IOWA 52808". | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a person with a feather on the back of their head all in white enclosed in a white circle. There is also "Blackhawk Films" in cursive, with a registered symbol above the "m" and "s", to the right of the head. There is a white line underneath the logo and under the line is the text "THE EASTIN-PHELAN CORPORATION". And finally, below that is the location of the company, "DAVENPORT, IOWA 52808". | ||
'''Technique:''' A printed image made using traditional ink and paint. | '''Technique:''' A printed image made using traditional ink and paint. | ||
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=== 2nd Logo ( | === 2nd Logo (1956-1979)=== | ||
[[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1950's-1970's, alternate variant).jpg|center|350px]] | [[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1950's-1970's, alternate variant).jpg|center|350px]] | ||
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=== 3rd Logo ( | === 3rd Logo (1958-1967)=== | ||
[[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1960's).jpg|center|350px]] | [[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1960's).jpg|center|350px]] | ||