{"id":21687,"date":"2015-09-25T19:30:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T19:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waitesmith.org\/?page_id=21687"},"modified":"2025-11-22T16:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:46:56","slug":"legacy-decks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/legacy-decks\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy decks (post 1939)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legacy decks (post 1939)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-22290 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-decks category-legacy-decks-post-1939\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/university-books-decks\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ubd-1ed-complete-2-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"University Books decks\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ubd-1ed-complete-2-min.jpg 780w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ubd-1ed-complete-2-min-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ubd-1ed-complete-2-min-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ubd-1ed-complete-2-min-700x313.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/university-books-decks\/\" target=\"_self\" >University Books decks<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The second wave of the tarot revolution began here; in America (&#8220;Go USA!&#8221;) by handful of people you have never heard of. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21362 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-legacy category-legacy-decks-post-1939 category-merrimack\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/legacy\/the-merrimack-deck\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MM-main-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Merrimack deck\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MM-main-min.jpg 936w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MM-main-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MM-main-min-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MM-main-min-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/legacy\/the-merrimack-deck\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Merrimack deck<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A derivative from the University Deck, is this plagiarism or the copyright holder taking their deck and going home? <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21344 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-decks category-frankie-albano-decks category-legacy category-legacy-decks-post-1939 category-tarot-productions\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/tarot-productions-albano-deck\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Albano-1-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tarot Productions&#8217; Albano deck\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Albano-1-min.jpg 936w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Albano-1-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Albano-1-min-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Albano-1-min-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/tarot-productions-albano-deck\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tarot Productions&#8217; Albano deck<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How did the world&#8217;s most most iconic Waite-Smith legacy deck come about? Here is its story. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-21325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-decks category-legacy-decks-post-1939 category-morgan-press-decks category-morgan-press-inc\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/the-aquarian-deck\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/aq-or-white-min-e1458321869989.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Aquarian deck\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waitesmith.org\/index.php\/decks\/the-aquarian-deck\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Aquarian deck<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">These two brothers were well-versed in the printing trade and the art world, and thus perfectly suited to create a new kind of tarot deck; 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