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by David Lee Guss
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Queen duvet cover (88" x 88") featuring the image "Closeup of 1930s era Owl Drug wall sign Tucson Arizona 1989" by David Lee Guss. Our soft microfiber duvet covers are hand sewn and include a hidden zipper for easy washing and assembly. Your selected image is printed on the top surface with a soft white surface underneath. All duvet covers are machine washable with cold water and a mild detergent.
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The Owl Drug Co. sign was exposed when the outer wall was removed prior to the leveling of the entire structure for the building of the Ronstadt... more
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The Owl Drug Co. sign was exposed when the outer wall was removed prior to the leveling of the entire structure for the building of the Ronstadt Transit Center.
When the Dillinger gang was staying at the Hotel Congress Dillinger used to walk the few blocks from the hotel to the Owl Drug.
Jess Hurlbert worked at the Owl as a pharmacist, filling prescriptions and serving lunch to patrons.
"In early 1934, he noticed that one of his newer customers dressed like an Easterner and had a habit of chewing Black Jack gum.
The man would dine on a 35-cent Triple Decker Sandwich at lunchtime.
As Hurlbut would bring out the customer's order, the patron would stick his gum underneath the counter. Unbeknownst to Hurlbut, the man was mobster John Dillinger.
After Dillinger's capture, Hurlbut noticed the gangster's picture in the newspaper. He went to Dillinger's usual seat at the Owl Drug Store, searched under the table and collected the mobster's c...
I first became obsessed with photography and motion pictures while growing up in post WW2 Manila in the Philippine Islands in the late 1940's/early 1950's. Film noirs were a particular influence. But my first love remains the theater. I acted in numerous amateur productions from 1958 to 1978. In 1979 I earned a MA in drama from the University of Arizona; earlier getting a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, where I co-founded the first film society on campus and ran it for four years. While at the U of A, I studied with the master black and white photo essayist W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) the last year of his life. I am the last person cited in Jim Hughes' definitive biography of Gene, as I wrote about attending his final...
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