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Pantomime Play Productions – Set and Prop Lists, mid 1800s
Comprises set lists and prop lists for various pantomime play productions. There are over 35 set and prop lists, for pantomimes such as Dame Trot and Her Comical Cat, Asphodel or the Magic Pen, Mother Goose, Raoul, Jack and the Beanstalk, Red Gnome and the White Warrior, the Schoolmaster, Little Boy Blue, Dechalumeau, and other pantomimes. The manuscripts appear to be from the about the mid-19th century, with two items specifically dated 1866 April 28 and 1869 December 10, and the latter noted as being performed in Washington, D.C.
Series 4: Additions, circa 1840-1970
Consists of headbills, photographs, and articles for Renton Circus.
Series 1: General, 1837-1987
Consists of information, papers, and photographs on acrobats, bands, circus acts, clowns, posters, and sideshows, as well as other subjects.
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Various spells for combatting demons, the evil eye, etc., late 19th century
incorporating magical names, in Ge'ez except for one [fols. 14v-15v] which is in part at least in Arabic, or what purports to be Arabic, written in Ethiopian script.
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Waterhouse, Frederic A., Late 1862
E.G. to son Frederic. ALS, Philadelphia. Happy to hear his son currently safe, discussing "The Invincibles" of the Republican Party and how Irishmen are the epitome of Democrats. 4 pp.
Advertisements/Promotional Materials, late 1700s-1866
Miscellaneous advertisements and promotional materials from various businesses including a water-cure hotel, cloth store, eighteenth-century hat maker, and lottery salesmen. 10 items.
Waterhouse, Frederic A., circa 1862 September
Lucretia to brother Frederic. ALS. Writing a final note to her brother before he leaves for war, telling him that the family is proud of him and supporting him though they may not show it outwardly, promising to send him supplies when he needs them. 4 pp.
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Notebook Containing Sketches of Indigenous Clothing, Weaponry, and Other Material Culture, circa mid- to late-1800s
Consists of a notebook containing hundreds of illustrations of historic fashion and wardrobe studies from the mid- to late-1800s. The majority of the pages are filled with diagrams and written notes of the clothing from different Indigenous groups such as the Apache, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Choctaw, Pawnee, and Sioux people. Specialized dress, accessories, and tools are shown for Cheyenne buffalo hunting, Comanche horsemanship, Sioux dance and sports, and Pawnee ranking.
Two Photographs of Pueblo Native Americans in Tesque, New Mexico, circa late 1800s
Consists of two cabinet cards. One of the cabinet cards is mounted on cardstock with the debossed name of the photography studio: W. E. Hook Wholesale View, of Colorado Springs, CO. The photograph shows a group of women and children, mostly children, standing in front of a house. There is an inscription in negative at the bottom left of the photograph: "Pueblo Indians, Tesuqua, N. M." The donor included some identifying description of the women in the photograph, including Anastasia Romero, Benita Romero, and Francicita Romera. The second photograph shows buildings in a village with donkeys and/or mules in the foreground. The inscription in negative at the bottom reads, "Tesuque Indian Village A.T. + S.F.R.R."
Engravings and Drawings Related to Mormon History, circa 19th century
Consists of a group of engravings and drawings related to Mormon history. There are drawings of the houses of Brigham Young and Joseph Smith, the Nauvoo Temple, and the Nauvoo Expositor office. There are also engravings depicting numerous famous Mormon figures and their homes. The creators/collectors of these materials are unknown.
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"Scrapbook", circa 1937-1841
Scrapbook of ephemera. Includes clippings about Parrish's collection of Victorian Novelists; printed invitations and announcements from "The Philadelphia Club"; typed letters and printed material concerning Parrish's honorary degree from Princeton, dated 1939; clippings, invitations, and announcements of exhibitions from the "Library Company of Philadelphia," etc. Newspaper clippings from the "Philadelphia Record," "Times Literary Supplement," "Philadelphia Inquirer," etc.
J. G. Marks Album of Frederick Walker and William Makepeace Thackeray Illustrations, circa 1861-1871
The album contains illustrations (primarily proof engravings) by Frederick Walker (1840-1875) and William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), likely comprising the collection of J. G. Marks and annotated by him with title and other contextual information. The volume contains proofs of Frederick Walker's contributions to various periodicals and other items by him, as well as some text and drawings by William Makepeace Thackeray relating to his The Adventures of Philip, as serialized in Cornhill Magazine in 1861-1862, with relevant proofs.
"Quarry for Romola", circa 1861-1862
Manuscript notebook containing notes concerning Savonarola and Florence, which Eliot compiled in 1861 in preparation for the writing of "Romola."