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Archive: Good & Gone

Things to celebrate & share, even if they're no longer for sale.

One Hundred Hieroglyphic Bible Readings for the Young, compiled by the editors of the "Children's Friend"

One Hundred Hieroglyphic Bible Readings for the Young, compiled by the editors of the "Children's Friend"

[juvenile] (William Carus Wilson, ed.)
Finnish Manuscript Sewing Book with Hand Drawn Color Diagrams (Sloyd Handicraft Student Notebook)

Finnish Manuscript Sewing Book with Hand Drawn Color Diagrams (Sloyd Handicraft Student Notebook)

[student work, manuscript notebook, original drawings]
Daniel Hoffman & Co. Autumn of 1869. [pocket memo book]

Daniel Hoffman & Co. Autumn of 1869. [pocket memo book]

[ephemera, home gardening]
The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book

The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book

Foster, William (illus.) [juvenile]
Matilda Snyder’s response to Adolphus H. Smith talking trash about her personal hygiene

Matilda Snyder’s response to Adolphus H. Smith talking trash about her personal hygiene

[correspondence, ALS]
Printer/Sunday School leader's record & calling card specimen book

Printer/Sunday School leader's record & calling card specimen book

[ephemera]
Lamplighters, child laborers. Pittsburgh, ca. 1900-10

Lamplighters, child laborers. Pittsburgh, ca. 1900-10

[photograph]
Spring 1883 Jordan Marsh & Co. Washington & Avon Sts. Boston Mass. (cover title)

Spring 1883 Jordan Marsh & Co. Washington & Avon Sts. Boston Mass. (cover title)

[trade catalog]
Manual of the Mental Examination of Aliens 1918

Manual of the Mental Examination of Aliens 1918

Treasury Department, United States Public Health Service [psychological testing] [Howard Andrew Knox, Augustus F. Sherman]
Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin

Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin

Martin Madan (1726-1790)
Poor? A New Political Standard for a New Democracy for a Millionaire Age

Poor? A New Political Standard for a New Democracy for a Millionaire Age

"A. N. Unknown"
Japanese Silk Dye Specimens, Catalog of 60 Swatches

Japanese Silk Dye Specimens, Catalog of 60 Swatches

[textiles, dye charts, fabric samples]
7 ca. 1930s sample books for specialty papers by Hughes & Hoffman

7 ca. 1930s sample books for specialty papers by Hughes & Hoffman

[sample books] Hughes & Hoffman
Litany of sewing and needlework skills, 1901

Litany of sewing and needlework skills, 1901

[sewing ephemera]
19C French herbarium in 20C notebook cover

19C French herbarium in 20C notebook cover

[herbarium, botanical notebook]
Eleventh annual report of the board of managers of the Prison Discipline Society, Boston, May, 1836.

Eleventh annual report of the board of managers of the Prison Discipline Society, Boston, May, 1836.

[Louis Dwight; prison reform]
Depression-era Teacher's manuscript notebook with instructions for papercraft projects

Depression-era Teacher's manuscript notebook with instructions for papercraft projects

[education ephemera]
Cahier de Couture (les manches)

Cahier de Couture (les manches)

[sewing ephemera, textiles, student work]
Thumb O Graphs: We'll Note You in Our Booke of Memory

Thumb O Graphs: We'll Note You in Our Booke of Memory

[autograph books]
Who Makes It and Where: Geyer's Catalog-Directory of Stationery and Office Equipment, with which is incorporated Walden's Red Book

Who Makes It and Where: Geyer's Catalog-Directory of Stationery and Office Equipment, with which is incorporated Walden's Red Book

[trade catalog]
Explanation of Dreams (Dr. J.H. McLean, cover title: No. 2 Dreaming)

Explanation of Dreams (Dr. J.H. McLean, cover title: No. 2 Dreaming)

Dr. J.H. McLean
Westinghouse Girls Drum & Bugle Corps, with a mini-majorette, ca. 1940

Westinghouse Girls Drum & Bugle Corps, with a mini-majorette, ca. 1940

[photograph]
1960 Aircraft Accident Investigation Reports on 16 plane crashes and disasters, incl. Flight 2511 bombing

1960 Aircraft Accident Investigation Reports on 16 plane crashes and disasters, incl. Flight 2511 bombing

Civil Aeronautics Board
The Future Life: as Described and Portrayed by Spirits, through Mrs. Elizabeth Sweet

The Future Life: as Described and Portrayed by Spirits, through Mrs. Elizabeth Sweet

Sweet, Gilbert; [Elizabeth Sweet]; Judge J. W. Edmonds (intro.)
Manual of Buhl-work and Marquetry, with Practical Instructions for Learners, and Ninety Colored Designs

Manual of Buhl-work and Marquetry, with Practical Instructions for Learners, and Ninety Colored Designs

Bemrose, William
Les encolures (examples of neckline hems from French sewing course)

Les encolures (examples of neckline hems from French sewing course)

[sewing ephemera, textiles, student work]
Fantastical whimsy of a needle book

Fantastical whimsy of a needle book

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South Berwick Cadet Band (Framed collective photo of brass musicians in uniform)

South Berwick Cadet Band (Framed collective photo of brass musicians in uniform)

[photograph]
Physical Exercise Training Manual (Japanese Army Gymnastics)

Physical Exercise Training Manual (Japanese Army Gymnastics)

Terauchi Masatake [Imperial Japanese Army]
Paper Folding (Educational Manual Training, No. 1)

Paper Folding (Educational Manual Training, No. 1)

Hammel, Wm. C. A. [William Charles Adam]
Silk Dyeing, Printing, and Finishing (with samples)

Silk Dyeing, Printing, and Finishing (with samples)

Hurst, George H.
Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology

Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology

Bowen, Wilbur Pardon; Boughner and Rynearson
Home-fashioned mailing pouch...

Home-fashioned mailing pouch...

[folk art, ephemera, vernacular objects]
1923 Automotive Engineering notebook with naive drawings of motors, circuits

1923 Automotive Engineering notebook with naive drawings of motors, circuits

[folk art, drawing, illustrated engineering notebook]
The Struggle for Existence

The Struggle for Existence

Gavilan Peak (Henry Pope)
Ideal Suggestion Through Mental Photography: A Restorative System for Home and Private Use

Ideal Suggestion Through Mental Photography: A Restorative System for Home and Private Use

Wood, Henry
The Picture Book; or Familiar Objects Described

The Picture Book; or Familiar Objects Described

[juvenile, chapbook]
The Series of Plates Designed as Tests for Colour-Blindness

The Series of Plates Designed as Tests for Colour-Blindness

Ishihara, Dr. Shinobu
The Perfection Extension Shoe and Sandal. For Men, Women and Children, with one limb from 1 to 12 inches short.

The Perfection Extension Shoe and Sandal. For Men, Women and Children, with one limb from 1 to 12 inches short.

Henry A. Lotz
What time can I call you? 1906 Leather postcard rebus

What time can I call you? 1906 Leather postcard rebus

[postcard]