The Gerlach Barklow Co. was an art calendar factory located in Joliet, Illinois, which was "one of the largest calendar and advertising companies in America.
[3] Artists who worked for Gerlach Barklow included Arthur H. Hider, Bradshaw Crandell, Fletcher C. Ransom,[4] Adelaide Hiebel,[5][6] and Zula Kenyon.
Lois Delander of Joliet, better known as Miss America 1927, was among the most famous models.
A Gerlach-Barklow fan is displayed in the collection of the Oakland Museum of California.
[8] Gerlach Barklow calendars were purchased by businesses to be given to their important customers as gifts.