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- Booklet, "Important Historical Relics Lately Added to the Ford Collections at Dearborn," 1937 -
- 1937
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Booklet, "Important Historical Relics Lately Added to the Ford Collections at Dearborn," 1937
- Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 32-33, 1846 - <body><i>Godey's Lady's Book</i>, later <i>Godey's Magazine</i>, was an American women's magazine published from 1830 to 1896. Sarah Hale, editor from 1837 to 1877, used the magazine to advance women's causes, particularly in the realm of education. It featured colored fashion plates, sewing patterns, sheet music, and works by notable authors. Several of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories were first published in <i>Godey's</i>. </body>
- January 1846-December 1846
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Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 32-33, 1846
Godey's Lady's Book, later Godey's Magazine, was an American women's magazine published from 1830 to 1896. Sarah Hale, editor from 1837 to 1877, used the magazine to advance women's causes, particularly in the realm of education. It featured colored fashion plates, sewing patterns, sheet music, and works by notable authors. Several of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories were first published in Godey's. - Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Edgar Allan Poe House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937 - By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- 1937
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Brochure, "Some Facts regarding the Edgar Allan Poe House," Dearborn Inn Colonial Village, 1937
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford and had five reproduction houses constructed behind the Inn. The exteriors were exact replicas of homes famous in American history, but guests found modern amenities inside.
- Portable Writing Desk, Owned by Edgar Allan Poe, 1830-1849 - Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer known for poetry and short stories. His mystery stories were innovative in American literature. Poe led an unsettled life traveling up and down the East Coast of the United States, staying in jobs for short periods of time. For someone who earned his living through writing, a portable desk would have been a valued possession.
- 1830-1849
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Portable Writing Desk, Owned by Edgar Allan Poe, 1830-1849
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer known for poetry and short stories. His mystery stories were innovative in American literature. Poe led an unsettled life traveling up and down the East Coast of the United States, staying in jobs for short periods of time. For someone who earned his living through writing, a portable desk would have been a valued possession.
- "Edgar Allen Poe Grave, Baltimore, Maryland" - Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author and poet, perhaps best known for his mysterious and macabre short stories. He is also credited with inventing the detective fiction genre. After Poe's death in mysterious circumstances in Baltimore, he was buried at Westminster Hall. This postcard shows his second burial place in the cemetery, with a monument erected in 1875.
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"Edgar Allen Poe Grave, Baltimore, Maryland"
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author and poet, perhaps best known for his mysterious and macabre short stories. He is also credited with inventing the detective fiction genre. After Poe's death in mysterious circumstances in Baltimore, he was buried at Westminster Hall. This postcard shows his second burial place in the cemetery, with a monument erected in 1875.