We know that Woody Guthrie and Arlo Guthrie, both famous American folk singers, are father and son. However, you probably never envisioned Arlo as an infant, and Woody Guthrie as a proud new father bursting to tell the world about his newborn. He designed the announcement you see here.
The Arlo Guthrie birth announcement was sent by Woody to his friend Alan Lomax in 1947. Typed and embellished with finger-painted lettering, the announcement is in the form of a handmade greeting card, a single sheet folded in half to form a front and back cover and a center spread. The front consists of stylized line art representing a mother and baby, a greeting to the Lomax family, and the name “Arlo Guthrie,” painted in several different styles and colors. The back consists of the words “Here I Am” in large painted letters. Both sides bear the date, and the name “Arlo Guthrie” written in Woody’s handwriting.
Inside he wrote the story of Arlo's birth from the baby's point of view, which is quite funny, whether or not any of it is true. Read it at No Depression. -via Nag on the Lake