A reporter wrote me on Flickr as I have a Sun Times specimen book from 1961. http://is.gd/ZVtD3X
The image is here http://twitpic.com/9bayzs
I'm pretty sure the sans face is Futura bold condensed, though the lower case "a" troubles me a bit. Although the Sun Times masthead resembles a number of faces I can't find an exact match.
Thanks for your help.
You're looking at the Nameplate, not the masthead. Here's a history of the nameplate:
Great article, thanks. However, the example in the image is from 1970 according to the writer, pre-dating the redesign. Still trying to identify the typeface.
for the title (similar but not an exact match):
Gazette LT Std Bold - close with a different /A
ITC Cheltenham Bold - not so close
...and for the sans: Futura ND Cn Bold looks like a perfect match
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I found them using Find my Font - http://www.findmyfont.com
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