Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms

Cola’s American Cooking – Columbia, SC – Gaia Son

Nov 3rd, 2023

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Palmetto Candy & Tobacco – Columbia, SC – Gaia Son

Nov 3rd, 2023

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Wiley & Wright Ice Cream & Confectionery – Coca-Cola – Gay Street – Cambridge, MD

Jul 29th, 2022

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Skewed, Saturated & Altered Hue © Frank H. Jump

Sidney Poitier – Cooped Up?

Jan 8th, 2022

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Sidney Poitier outside the Apollo Theatre in Midtown in 1959. Credit…Sam Falk/The New York Times

© Frank H. Jump 1997-2022 (from book Fading Ads of NYC, History Press, 2011)

This contact sheet from a 1959 photo shoot by the New York Times photographer Sam Falk shows previously unpublished images of the actor. Credit…Sam Falk/The New York Times

Read the NY Times article here.

Photoshopped the COOPED UP ad from my photo.

Coca-Cola – Petaluma, CA – Djodi Deutsch

Dec 30th, 2021

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Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum – Polk Street – SF, CA – David Silver

Dec 27th, 2021

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Sen-Sen – For Hoarseness – Milwaukee WI – Ari Rutbeck-Goldman

Oct 11th, 2021

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Seeing Ghosts – Neon Museum of Philadelphia

Jun 29th, 2021

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SEEING GHOSTS – Seven Photographers Capture Faded Wall Ads – Neon Museum of Philadelphia – July 2 – August 8, 2021

Jun 29th, 2021

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NEW EXHIBIT opening next week! “Seeing Ghosts: 7 Photographers Capture Faded Wall Ads.” Very excited to see this talented group come together to haunt our neon gallery with images, stories, and videos of ghost signs. Featured work by Jordan Keiffer (@phillyghostsigns), Peter Woodall of @hiddencityphila, Frank Jump (@fadingadsnyc_fjump), Chris Brace (@vintage_imageny), MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson (@bittsjackson), Gibbs Connors (@gibbsconnors), and our very own Len Davidson.

A LIVE wall painting event will be held at the Museum by Philadelphia sign painter @gibbsconnors on July 3rd! Don’t miss it! Appearances by the show’s photographers will occur throughout the exhibit, as will additional demonstrations by Gibbs. Stay tuned for announcements.

The show runs from July 2nd – August 8th. Learn more and book your tickets at the link in bio!