Observed arrival · 2026-08-20
The Smith Family, in 12,000 Strips
A family-run archive of George and Virginia Smith’s newspaper comic, published from 1950 to 1997.
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Why it surfaced
The archive preserves more than 12,000 strips, original boards, clippings, books, and family photographs from a cartooning household that ran from Brooklyn to White Salmon. Its stated territory—“theology in the kitchen,” eleven children, politics, and garbage night—sounds less like a conventional funny page than a domestic record with punchlines.
A family-run archive of George and Virginia Smith’s newspaper comic, published from 1950 to 1997.
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●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
One card from the complete issue