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The Skook
Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Miller, J.P.; American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.
Date made: 1984
Materials: white light transmission; foil
Measurements: 9 1/2 in x 6 in x 1 in
Nomenclature: commercial
Classification: holograms
Hard-cover book `The Skook' by J.P. Miller. Top of front panel of paper book jacket reads `The Skook'; at bottom is `J.P. Miller' and `A Novel by the Author of Days of Wine and Roses.' Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1984.34.01
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Miller, J.P.; American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.
Date made: 1984
Materials: white light transmission; foil
Measurements: 9 1/2 in x 6 in x 1 in
Nomenclature: commercial
Classification: holograms
Hotstamped in middle of front of jacket is a small rainbow-colored foil hologram, showing a small imaginary 4-legged creature with big round ears and a rope-like tail; according to book jacket, this creature is the character `the skook' from the book.
Hard-cover book `The Skook' by J.P. Miller. Top of front panel of paper book jacket reads `The Skook'; at bottom is `J.P. Miller' and `A Novel by the Author of Days of Wine and Roses.' Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1984.34.01