One of the basic human needs is to have a roof overhead to protect from rain, sleet, snow, high winds and wildlife looking to nest. In new construction, roofing structure (lumber) is installed, topped off with some all-important waterproof sealant . . . tiles, slate, shingles, asphalt, tin, iron, steel, tar[…]
[…] of FABS, The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies. As a member, you will be receiving their bi-annual newsletter, and 7,500 other scholars and colle ctors will be learning about us, as well. For more information: http://www. fabsocieties.org/about.html Our annual Mid-Year event will take place in Allentown, PA, October 1-4. Please let us know if […]
[…] up to become a teacher and marries a rich widower. It is a variation of the Cinderella story where virtue is rewarded (figure 5). The Ladder to Learning (1852, figure 6), is intended to help teach the basic phonetics of the alphabet, while Amusing Additions (ca.1850), uses clever rhymes to teach math. Erastus, not […]
[…] tangible, day-to- day purpose the Ciociaro dialect served a community of several hundred immigrants thousands of miles from home. Through the collecting, digitizing, and archiving of the materials these people hold dear, I am able to both connect with their stories, and work to preserve them for generations to come. I sincerely believe that […]
[…] custom. Dorothy Dix returned to the topic in 1928, saying that although women had gained the right βto vote, to own property, to attend institutions of higher learning, to follow any business of professional career . . . The only masculine right that is denied them is the right to choose their mates.β No […]
[…] the prices quoted were at the giddy height of cigar label sales and are no longer current. But the rarity scale applied to all examples is still valid. Though the book (ar- ranged thematically but without table of contents or index) is attractive, it is a good example of how digital pub- lishing of […]
[…] Cards, Barrel Circulars, Large Colored Posters, Cuts of Machinery Finely Executed, and Orders for Photo Engraving Taken. 13 While the millers could purchase many of their promotional materials directly from printers like Monasch or Harrison and Smith in Minneapolis (or from firms in Buffalo or Milwaukee), advertising in magazines and newspapers was usually handled […]
[…] Cards, Barrel Circulars, Large Colored Posters, Cuts of Machinery Finely Executed, and Orders for Photo Engraving Taken. 13 While the millers could purchase many of their promotional materials directly from printers like Monasch or Harrison and Smith in Minneapolis (or from firms in Buffalo or Milwaukee), advertising in magazines and newspapers was usually handled […]
[…] 3 5 continued on page 6 Figure 3 (left): Army Relief Bazaar postage stamp, issued February 22, 1864 for correspondence from the Bazaar. These stamps were not valid for U.S. postal service, but they were prepared for, sold and used at the fair post offices with the approval and participation of the local postmaster. […]
[…] my great-grandfather, Moses Harris, and operated by him and his four sons for many years thereafter. The Company specialized in demolishing buildings and then selling the building materials and contents to the general public. During the first two decades of this business activity the Company wrecked and sold building materials from four worldβs fairs, […]