Search results

Log in for more access

[
]
Searching as Anonymous (not verified)
8 items [showing 1 - 8]
Woodbourne Orchards and Francis R. Cope family: Agriculture
Title:
Woodbourne Orchards and Francis R. Cope family: Agriculture
Date:
1911 - 1948
Collection:
Woodbourne Orchards and Francis R. Cope Family: Agriculture
1875 September 3, Reichenbach, to Father
Title:
1875 September 3, to Father
Description:
Letter also recounts Elizabeth Cope's failed attempt to communicate in German with a chambermaid who speaks no English.
Date:
1875-09-03
Collection:
Cope Evans Family Papers
William Warren Woodruff letter to Martha Schofield
Title:
William Warren Woodruff letter to Martha Schofield
Description:
William Woodruff was the principal of Lincoln University's preparatory department. Discusses Lawrence Obanyon Posey and Allen A. Scott, former students of Martha Schofield's who were studying at Lincoln University. Describes their academic performance and the exercise they are getting. Invites Schofield to the Lincoln University commencement in June. Describes his religious background.
Date:
1870-04-11
Collection:
Martha Schofield Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Untitled trade card
Title:
Untitled trade card
Description:
Trade card with circus-theme illustration. Among numerous cards in the collection without advertising copy, and one of two with a circus theme. Businesses during this period would have been able to choose from among similar pre-printed examples. Card with illustration of a man dressed in a costume and holding one weight in each hand.
Date:
1880 - 1910
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Perles du Japon (Potage recherché)
Title:
Perles du Japon (Potage recherché)
Description:
Advertisement for Perles du Japon (Potage recherché). One of seventy-three cards for this product in the collection, most featuring soldiers in uniform. This illustration depict a soldier drinking at a bar, recommending military life to another man for its health benefits. The caption at the bottom reads "Et puis d'abord le regiment, vois-tu, c'est la santé, parce que pour la santé faut d'l'exercice et que nulle part au monde ou ailleurs, on n'a autant d'exercices qu'au régiment." The caption under the title reads "Ne se vendent qu'en boîtes rondes bleues de 250 grammes". A lithographer's trademark also appears.
Date:
1890 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Perles du Japon (Potage recherché)
Title:
Perles du Japon (Potage recherché)
Description:
Advertisement for Perles du Japon (Potage recherché). One of seventy-three cards for this product in the collection, most featuring soldiers in uniform. This illustration depicts a line of soldiers, at attention, being directed by an officer. The caption at the bottom reads "Qui que ce soit de vous, qu'ce soit et tout un chacun d'vous que j'rentends causer su'l'rang..... deux petits jours d'abord..... après.... nous voirons." The caption under the title reads "Ne se vendent qu'en boîtes rondes bleues de 250 grammes". A lithographer's trademark also appears.
Date:
1890 - 1900
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Boy Scout Calisthenics Drill Le Grandier.
Title:
Boy Scout Calisthenics Drill Le Grandier.
Description:
Synchronized rows of Boy Scouts performing calisthenic exercises at Le Grandier.
Date:
(approximate) 1919
Collection:
Quaker Relief in Europe, 1914-1922
'How to Keep Young" by Belva Lockwood
Title:
'How to Keep Young" by Belva Lockwood
Description:
Advice column written by Lockwood. Publisher and date unknown. Her advice includes: have an interest in your town; be calm, patient, and thoughtful; do not believe any scandal; master your profession; aspire to motherhood; do not quarrel; form good habits in youth; eat simple, wholesome food; do not take medicine; wear comfortable clothes adapted to the season; and follow the Ten Commandments and the law of Moses. Part of the last paragraph is slightly cut off on the right side.
Date:
1866-1917
Collection:
Belva Ann Lockwood Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College