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Items with subject 'City and Town Life'
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Religious Tract Society of Baltimore Broadsides
by Religious Tract Society (1810s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These three Christian broadsides were published by the Religious Tract Society of Baltimore (Maryland) in the 1810s.
Scrapbook of Clara Walters
by Walters, Clara (1915 – 1919)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Scrapbook of Clara Walters dates between 1915 and 1919 and documents the young girl's high school experience. The photographs and ephemeral items are pasted within a "The Girl Graduate: Her Own Book" that provided formatting and pages to record school memories. Walters attended Englewood High School in Chicago, Illinois.
Scrapbook of Ethel Barguet
by Barguet, Ethel (1891 – 1901)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Scrapbook of Ethel Barguet was compiled between 1891 and 1901. Barguet, who was an 1891 graduate of the Fifth Avenue Grammar School in Mount Vernon, New York, worked as a "play room teacher" with the Children's Aid Society in New York City. Barguet was also invited to continue her work with the Episcopal City Mission in Boston. The scrapbook consists of invitations to social gatherings in upstate New York, New York City, and Long Island, stamps, collections of phrases and writing, hair clippings, and flower pressings. While the last quarter of the scrapbook appear empty, there is at least one poem written on a folded sheet of paper.
Second World War French Job-Seeking Letters
by Unknown (1944 – 1948)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 13 letters were written by French citizens in 1944 and 1945 during the Second World War and contain requests for employment. Many of the Parisian job seekers describe their previous experiences and their reason for application. Also included are charts that recorded employment data about various individuals after the war, such as name, position title, and entry and termination dates.
Senior Citizens of Southside Neighborhood Center Ledger (Birmingham, Alabama)
by Senior Citizens of Southside Neighborhood Center (1970 – 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Senior Citizens of Southside Neighborhood Center Ledger provides a record of the meetings and financial activities of the African American neighborhood organization in Birmingham, Alabama that was created through the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity.
The Cities Game
by Psychology Today (1970)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This board game was published by Psychology Today magazine in 1970 and was created to demonstrate the complexities of urban politics. Players chose a role as either Government, Agitator, Business, or Slum Dweller who discussed and negotiated issues such as riots, teacher strikes and business boycotts.
The Fair of the Iron Horse Program
by The Fair of the Iron Horse (1927)
1 drawer (0.1 linear feet)
This program was created The Fair of the Iron Horse, which took place in Halethorpe, Maryland from September 24 to October 8, 1927. The event was held to commemorate the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s first one hundred years of service to the public. The massive undertaking was spread over 25 acres along the Old Main Line and was attended by more than 1.25 million people. In addition to stationary exhibitions, it featured a moving pageant each afternoon that dramatized the progress of inland transport during the previous 100 years. Featured in the pageant were Native American Indians, horseback riders, stagecoaches, Conestoga wagons, and the evolution of locomotives including entries from Canada and Great Britain.
Thomas Family Photographs
by Thomas Family (1909 – 1982)
4 folders (0.4 linear feet)
These approximately 250 photographs were taken between 1909 and 1982, though primarily in the 1930s and 1940s, and document the lives of family and friends of the Thomas family from Detroit, Michigan. Many of the photographs feature Costrella Thomas (later Griggs, then Hightower), who was the daughter of Bill and Lucille (maiden name Nelson). Also included is Lucille's mother, Ella Price, both of whom moved from Mississippi after the death of Lucille's father, John Nelson, between 1920 and 1930. There are photos of members from the Havard family, Mary Washington, George and Gerald Taylor, Mrs. Provost (who owned land in Ontario, Canada), and many other individual photos of identified people.
Works Progress Administration Prints
by Works Progress Administration (1939)
1 drawer (0.1 linear feet)
These 34 prints were commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939. They depict scenes of American life by various artists and include descriptions on the verso of each print. While some are in color, the majority are black and white.
Zacharias and Christ Exchange Bank Day Book (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
by Christ, Augustus; Zacharias, Adam (1846 – 1849)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The day book of the Zacharias and Christ Exchange Bank of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records the transactions of the bank owned by Adam Zacharias and Augustus Christ between 1846 and 1849.