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9 4 P E R S P E C T I V E | M A Y / J U N E 2 0 2 0 the use of real issues since the cover art can't be cleared. owever, cover replications with licensed artwork in place were allowed. ocating uality cover art from the period was a challenge. or the first newsstands, a selection of titles from various genres was researched, with an emphasis on photo covers which would be easier to find images for. After settling on ten different magaines, photos and a few illustrations were sourced from iStock and the ibrary of ongress digital collection. The props department purchased vintage issues from eBay so the magazines could be accurately sized and wrapped with the cleared covers. All of the cover scans required a cleanup so they would present as new, with a combination of retouching, vector redrawing, and new typography. To finish, real back cover ads were found and cleared. The fourth episode would feature a newsstand at Newark's Penn Station where Alvin Levin returns home from anada. erman would buy the New York Daily News featuring indbergh, other publications featuring the president, including LIFE magaine would also appear. y this point in the production, the graphics department had a bit of luck on our side that helped enormously. irst, was now allowing licensing from Alamy, which had previously been denied. They have a huge selection of uality vintage art and photos, and the pricing was a fraction of what I'd expected, and well within our budget. econd, things had calmed down enough between the ending of the lock 1 shoot on stage and the beginning of lock 2, that I was able to have three designers devote most of their time to the proect. ver the course of two weeks many new covers were produced, and the first set revised. The package was large enough to provide what was needed for the shot ewspapers appear throughout the series. Herman is often seen reading The Newark Star- Ledger, and PM, their headlines relaying the alternative history. ewspaper props are among the most detailed and time-consuming to create. A. NEWARK-PENN STATION. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CAR AND PLATFORM SIGNAGE. SET PHOTO BY MICHELE K. SHORT. B. NEWSSTAND PERIODICALS, NEWARK- PENN STATION. SET PHOTO BY JORDAN JACOBS. C. NEWSPAPERS COVERING PRESIDENT CHARLES LINDBERGH DESIGN BY ROSS MACDONALD. SET PHOTO BY JORDAN JACOBS. A B C