Fax Fax Fax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (the latter short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device. The original document is scanned with a fax machine (or a telecopier), which processes the contents (text or images) as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system in the form of audio-frequency tones. The receiving fax machine interprets the tones and reconstructs the image, printing a paper copy. Early
Elton Fax featured in a solo art show at the offices of the "Baltimore Afro-American" newspaper. Elton Fax taught art at the Harlem Community Art Center in New York beginning in 1934, and was involved with the Works Project Administration Federal Art Project. Fax was an illustrator for magazines such as "Weird Tales", "Astounding Science-Fiction", "Complete Cowboy", "Real Western", "Story Parade", "Child Life", and "All Sports". In 1942 he began a newspaper comic named "Susabelle", and later an illustrated history panel, "They'll Never Die", both carried in African-American newspapers. He also created greeting card illustrations for The Links. Books written and illustrated