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Paul S. Snyder graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1932, before attending the Art Institute of Chicago, the Art Center School and the Chouinard Art Institute, all located in Los Angeles, California. Snyder worked in New York city until he joined the United States Army in 1942. Stationed at Keesler Field, Snyder was training to be an aerial photographer when his drawing skills were noted and he was assigned to the Public Relations Office as an artist, producing cartoons relating to life in the Army Air Corps. His most well-known cartoon character was "Hubert." Snyder also contributed cartoons and posters for syndication for the flying safety program of the War Department.
NASM.2009.0006
Snyder, Paul S.
bulk 1942
William Snyder, Gift, 2008
0.1 Cubic feet ((2 folders))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of scans of cartoons drawn by Paul S. Snyder during his service in the Army Air Corps, stationed at Keesler Field, Mississippi. Most of the cartoons feature "Hubert," and are from newspapers. The collection also contains scans of newspaper articles, discussing Paul Snyder and his cartooning as well as eleven color cartoon postcards.
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Paul S. Snyder Cartoon Collection, Accession 2009-0006, Smithsonian Institution.
World War, 1939-1945
Caricatures and cartoons
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Newspaper clippings
Cartoons (humorous images)