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Walter Stanton Rogers (born May 12, 1870 - 1937) was one of the primary illustrators used by the 
Stratemeyer Syndicate
The Stratemeyer Syndicate was a publishing company that produced a number of mystery book series for children, including Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others. They published and ...
for its children's book series from the 1910s-1930s. For many collectors, Rogers, "with his many wonderful full-color dust jackets," was "a benchmark for a successful series-book illustrator."
Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for ''The Bobbsey Twins
The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was, for 75 years, the Stratemeyer Syndicate's longest-running series of American children's novels, written under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope. The first of 72 books was published in 1904, t ...
,'' ''Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in several mystery series for children and teens. The series revolves around teenagers who are amateur sleuths, solving cases that stumped their adult counterpa ...
'' (Vol. 1-10), ''Tom Swift
Tom Swift is the main character of six series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. First published in 1910, the series totals more than 100 volumes. The character was ...
,'' ''Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue,'' ''Six Little Bunkers,'' ''Ted Scott Flying Stories
The ''Ted Scott Flying Stories'' was a series of juvenile aviation adventures created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate using the pseudonym of Franklin W. Dixon (also used for ''The Hardy Boys'') and published almost exclusively by Grosset & Dunlap. The ...
,'' ''Motion Picture Chums,'' ''Motion Picture Boys,'' ''Motion Picture Girls,'' ''Outdoor Girls,'' ''X Bar X Boys The ''X Bar X Boys'' was a series of western adventures for boys created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and written under the pseudonym of James Cody Ferris and published by Grosset & Dunlap. At first, a total of 2 or 3 volumes were published per year ...
,'' ''The Rover Boys
The Rover Boys, or The Rover Boys Series for Young Americans, was a popular juvenile series written by Arthur M. Winfield, a pseudonym for Edward Stratemeyer. Thirty titles were published between 1899 and 1926 and the books remained in print for ...
'' and others. Taking over from artist Henry Richard Boehm after his death, Rogers illustrated about 300 volumes for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, as well as magazines, and a few books for other authors and publishers. Rogers was replaced at Stratemeyer in the 1930s by several other illustrators (Marie Schubert
Marie Schubert (1890-1983) was an American commercial artist and an illustrator of children's books in the early 20th century.
Personal life
Marie Tancre Schubert was born on July 23, 1890.Social Security Death Index records
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and J. Clemens Gretta, for example) whose work was more modern and "edgy".
Born in Burlington Iowa, Rogers was the third child of Edward Payson Rogers and Clara Elisabeth Harvey Rogers. Earlier in his career, he provided illustrations for the ''St. Louis Republic'' newspaper, then in 1896 worked on an illustrated weekly paper published in Peoria, Illinois.Conway and Shaw. 1899. Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive Men of Iowa: Leaders in Business, Politics and the Professions; Together with an Original and Authentic History of the State, by Ex-Lieutenant-Governor B. F. Gue, Volume 2, p. 253.
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