The Old Farmer's Almanac, 1878
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Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. The Old Farmer's Almanac was first published in 1792 -- and is the oldest almanac still published in the United States.
Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. The Old Farmer's Almanac was first published in 1792 -- and is the oldest almanac still published in the United States.
Artifact
Almanac
Subject Date
1878
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Creator Notes
Published by William Ware and Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
57.118.262
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 4.75 in
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