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- John Burroughs inside Slabsides, circa 1915 - John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer whose nature essays were well-received in both literary and scientific circles. From his home in the Catskills of upstate New York, Burroughs wrote mostly about accessible and familiar landscapes. After 1895, he did much of his writing at Slabsides, a rustic retreat he built a mile from his home.
- circa 1915
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John Burroughs inside Slabsides, circa 1915
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer whose nature essays were well-received in both literary and scientific circles. From his home in the Catskills of upstate New York, Burroughs wrote mostly about accessible and familiar landscapes. After 1895, he did much of his writing at Slabsides, a rustic retreat he built a mile from his home.
- Interior of John Burroughs' "Slabsides" Retreat, West Park, New York, 1917 - John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer whose nature essays were well-received in both literary and scientific circles. From his home in the Catskills of upstate New York, Burroughs wrote mostly about accessible and familiar landscapes. After 1895, he did much of his writing at Slabsides, a rustic retreat he built a mile from his home.
- May 27, 1917
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Interior of John Burroughs' "Slabsides" Retreat, West Park, New York, 1917
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer whose nature essays were well-received in both literary and scientific circles. From his home in the Catskills of upstate New York, Burroughs wrote mostly about accessible and familiar landscapes. After 1895, he did much of his writing at Slabsides, a rustic retreat he built a mile from his home.
- Music Sheet Cover, "Arouse Ye, Patriot Whigs!," 1840 -
- 1840
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Music Sheet Cover, "Arouse Ye, Patriot Whigs!," 1840
- Trade Card for Russell & Holliday, Grocer, 1880-1890 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1880-1890
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Trade Card for Russell & Holliday, Grocer, 1880-1890
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Engraving, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, 1897 -
- 1897
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Engraving, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, 1897
- Ebersole Family with 1929 Chevrolet Sedan at Tourist Cabin in Saco, Maine, 1929 - During the 1920s, owners of roadside autocamps discovered that motorists would happily pay extra for their own private accommodations. Bare-bones tourist cabins and cottages promised privacy, car parking, quiet, and less expense than a hotel stay. This family parked their Chevrolet next to "home" for the night -- a tourist cabin in Saco, Maine.
- 1929
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Ebersole Family with 1929 Chevrolet Sedan at Tourist Cabin in Saco, Maine, 1929
During the 1920s, owners of roadside autocamps discovered that motorists would happily pay extra for their own private accommodations. Bare-bones tourist cabins and cottages promised privacy, car parking, quiet, and less expense than a hotel stay. This family parked their Chevrolet next to "home" for the night -- a tourist cabin in Saco, Maine.
- Frontier Nursing Service, "The Nurse on Her Rounds," 1931 - Mary Breckinridge, the daughter of a prominent Southern family, established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925. Breckinridge initially backed the enterprise with her own money, but soon cultivated wealthy individuals, including Clara Ford and her son Edsel, to help support the FNS. Through her philanthropic efforts, Breckinridge brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to many inaccessible areas of eastern Kentucky.
- 1931
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Frontier Nursing Service, "The Nurse on Her Rounds," 1931
Mary Breckinridge, the daughter of a prominent Southern family, established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in 1925. Breckinridge initially backed the enterprise with her own money, but soon cultivated wealthy individuals, including Clara Ford and her son Edsel, to help support the FNS. Through her philanthropic efforts, Breckinridge brought qualified nurse-midwives and modern, life-saving healthcare to many inaccessible areas of eastern Kentucky.
- Commemorative Half Dollar Coin Featuring Booker T. Washington, 1946 - In 1946, Booker T. Washington became the first African American featured on a coin issued by the U.S. Mint. Artist, sculptor, and educator Isaac Scott Hathaway -- the first African American commissioned by the U.S. Mint to design a coin -- created the commemorative half-dollar. Sales of the coin were earmarked to establish and maintain Washington's birthplace as a national monument.
- 1946
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Commemorative Half Dollar Coin Featuring Booker T. Washington, 1946
In 1946, Booker T. Washington became the first African American featured on a coin issued by the U.S. Mint. Artist, sculptor, and educator Isaac Scott Hathaway -- the first African American commissioned by the U.S. Mint to design a coin -- created the commemorative half-dollar. Sales of the coin were earmarked to establish and maintain Washington's birthplace as a national monument.
- Whiskey Bottle, 1860-1875 -
- 1860-1875
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Whiskey Bottle, 1860-1875
- Interior of William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, 1954 -
- August 11, 1954
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Interior of William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace in Greenfield Village, 1954