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Background

Blackhawk Films was founded in 1927 in Davenport, Iowa. From the 1950s through the early 1980s, marketed motion pictures on 16mm, 8mm and Super 8 film. Most were vintage one or two-reel short subjects, usually comedies starring Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and other famous comedy series of the past.

1st Logo (1950s?-1970s)

Logo: On a black background, we see a person with a feather on the back of their head all in white enclosed in a white circle. We also see "Blackhawk Films" in cursive, with a registered symbol above the "m" and "s", to the right of the head. There is a white line underneath the logo and under the line is the text "THE EASTIN- PHELAN CORPORATION". And finally, below that is the location of the company, "DAVENPORT, IOWA 52808".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None, or the closing theme of the film

Availability: Rare. Was seen at the end of Blackhawk Films' programming at the time

Editor’s Note: None.

2nd Logo (1950s?-1970s)

Logo: On a black background, we see see the same white person from the previous logo above some text saying “A BLACKHAWK FILM”.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Either none or the opening theme of the program.

Availability: Rare. Was seen on programs like Lew Lehr’s Newsettes and Rabbit Stew.

Editor’s Note: None.

3rd Logo (1950's-1960's)

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-Logo descriptions by Super Metro
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+=== Background ===
-st Logo
-(1950s?-1970s)
+Blackhawk Films was founded in 1927 in Davenport, Iowa. From the 1950s through the early 1980s, marketed motion pictures on 16mm, 8mm and Super 8 film. Most were vintage one or two-reel short subjects, usually comedies starring Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and other famous comedy series of the past.
+=== 1st Logo (1950s?-1970s) ===
+[[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1950's-1970's).jpg|center|thumb]]
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/iI9YKCrnTms}}
 Logo: On a black background, we see a person with a feather on the back of their head all in white enclosed in a white circle. We also see "Blackhawk Films" in cursive, with a registered symbol above the "m" and "s", to the right of the head. There is a white line underneath the logo and under the line is the text "THE EASTIN- PHELAN CORPORATION". And finally, below that is the location of the company, "DAVENPORT, IOWA 52808".
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 Editor’s Note: None.
+===  2nd Logo (1950s?-1970s) ===
+[[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1950's-1970's, alternate variant).jpg|center|thumb]]
-nd Logo
+{{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/lWsXFHaPkXI}}
-(1950s?-1970s)
 Logo: On a black background, we see see the same white person from the previous logo above some text saying “A BLACKHAWK FILM”.
 FX/SFX: None.
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 Music/Sounds: Either none or the opening theme of the program.
-Availability: Rare. Was seen on programs like Lew Lehr’s Newsettes and Rabbit Stew.
+Availability: Rare. Was seen on programs like ''Lew Lehr’s Newsettes'' and ''Rabbit Stew''.
 Editor’s Note: None.
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-rd Logo
+=== 3rd Logo (1950's-1960's) ===
+[[File:Blackhawk Films logo (1960's).jpg|center|thumb]]
-TBA