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A Fella Can't Win

Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
picture postcard
Subject:
Fish  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Mail  Search this
Comic prints  Search this
Credit Line:
Wayne Hill Photographica Collection
ID Number:
2016.0066.107
Accession number:
2016.0066
Catalog number:
2016.0066.0107
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cd1f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1806685
Online Media:

Celia K. Erskine Scrapbook of Valentines, Advertising Cards, and Postcards

Creator:
Baker, Lester R., 1879-1884 (donor's cousin)  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 scrapbook)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertising cards
Postcards
Scrapbooks
Valentines
Place:
Vineland (N.J.)
Wildwood (N.J.) -- History
Wildwood Crest (N.J.) -- History
Date:
1882-1883
Summary:
One scrapbook of Valentines, postcards, and advertising materials assembled by Lestor R. Baker, who died in 1884 at age five.
Scope and Contents note:
A scrapbook containing Valentines, advertising cards, and postcards.
Biographical/Historical note:
Lester R. Baker, the only child of Eloise and Latimer R. Baker, owned the scrapbook and evidently assembled it as a young boy in the 1880s. He died at age five in 1884 and is buried in the Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, New Jersey. Celia K. Erskine, a much younger cousin, donated the scrapbook in 1983. Lester's father, Latimer, was the brother of Philip B. Baker, New Jersey state senator, and J. Thompson Baker, U.S. Congressman; according to Mrs. Erskine, the brothers founded Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, ca. 1905.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Celia K. Erskine, 1983, June 13.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
advertising  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertising cards
Postcards
Scrapbooks -- 19th century
Valentines
Citation:
Celia K. Erskine Scrapbook of Valentines, Advertising Cards, and Postcards, ca. 1882-1884, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0136
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Celia K. Erskine Scrapbook of Valentines, Advertising Cards, and Postcards
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bbdc0427-52e0-4aa9-8242-d25355eb0c9b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0136
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Naval Air Station Wildwood / Joseph E. Salvatore, and Joan Berkey

Author:
Salvatore, Joseph E  Search this
Berkey, Joan  Search this
Physical description:
127 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
New Jersey
Wildwood
Naval Air Station Wildwood (N.J.)
Wildwood (N.J.)
Date:
2009
C2009
Topic:
Flight training--History  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_972883

Travel guide published by the Afro-American

Published by:
The Afro-American, American, founded 1892  Search this
Distributed by:
Allen Hotel, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 x 4 1/4 in. (22.9 x 10.8 cm)
Type:
travel guidebooks
Place made:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Place used:
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1940s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Travel  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Capparell, author of The Real Pepsi Challenge
Object number:
2011.35.2.50
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e496b5f0-700d-4c4f-bc4b-3443e8d7f3a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.35.2.50
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