L.L. Bean Recreates Old Catalog Covers as Modern-Day Photos

Part of company's 100th birthday celebration

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When I learned that L.L. Bean hired photographer Randal Ford to recreate four of its old illustrated catalog covers as photographs for the Maine retailer's 100th birthday celebration, my initial reaction was: L.L. Bean still publishes catalogs? Indeed it does. The first photo is based on artwork from 1933, showing a grandpa-type and a young boy in a fishing scenario. Reboots of covers from 1956 and 1966, both depicting family scenes, are set to follow.

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