‘Slim’ Boyd – A Tribute To Hank Williams album art

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1. Bryson Stohr says:

   Jun 19th, 2023 5:27 am

   That isn’t Franklin Gothic Condensed, but rather Modern Gothic Condensed (a.k.a. Tourist Gothic), which is generally distinguished by bolder letterforms and less contrast.

2. Florian Hardwig says:

   Jun 19th, 2023 8:51 am

   Can’t fool Bryson!

   Thank you for catching this. In addition to what you wrote, I find the horizontal terminals in S a distinctive detail.

   This variant originated at the Triangle Type Foundry in Chicago. Mac McGrew writes:

   Medium Condensed Gothic Outline, cut by Triangle Type Foundry in Chicago, is an open version, without lowercase, of this face; some other sources inaccurately call it Franklin Gothic Condensed Outline.