Ephemera Journal, Volume VII

In 1994, the Ephemera Society held its fourth Symposium. It was co-sponsored by the Clements Library, University of Michigan, and the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village. The eight papers in this volume all revolve around the topic of the Symposium: "The American Spirit of Transportation."

Articles:

• Mr. Golightly and His Friends: American and European Transportation Caricatures in the 19th Century, by Andrew Watt
• Now, Brownies Seldom Idle Stand: Palmer Cox, The Brownies, and Curiosity, by Wayne Morgan
• Transportation Images on Rewards of Merit, by Alfred P. Malpa
• Western Views: Enticing Trans-Mississippi Immigration and Tourism, by Jane Lenze
• Elder and David Farmer The Best and Fastest Route to Denver: The Development and Promotion of the East-west
• Route Across Kansas, by Nicolette Bromberg
• Automobile Advertisements and the Changing Role of Women, 1905-1929, by Cynthia Read-Miller
• On a Wheel Against Time: Nick Kaufmann, Trick Cyclist and Impresario, by Sandra Markham
• The Transportation of American Spirits: Gender, Spirit Photography and American Culture, 1861-1880, by Robert S. Cox

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