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Letter from Daniel D.L. Farson to Margaret M. Booth, May 9, 1888
- 1888-May-09
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Secretary, Daniel D. L. Farson, writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza, with information concerning the date of her husband, James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888), election to the…
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Letter from Edwin Lonsdale to Margaret M. Booth
- 1888-May-09
Edwin Lonsdale, a florist, forwards a request to Margaret M. Booth, wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), for information concerning the date of Booth's election to the Horticultural Society for his successor as…
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Letter from David J. Hill to Margaret M. Booth
- 1888-Apr-20
Letter from David J. Hill (1850-1932), president of the University of Lewisburg (now Bucknell University), informing Margaret M. Booth, that her late husband, James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), received an honorary degree…
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Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, March 10, 1888
- 1888-Mar-10
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth, wife of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), informing her that progress is being made in Washington on the bill for James'…
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Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, February 7, 1888
- 1888-Feb-07
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza concerning Preston's attempts to relieve James C. Booth from responsibility for making good on two stolen…
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Letter from R.E. Preston to Margaret M. Booth, February 2, 1888
- 1888-Feb-02
Letter from Robert E. Preston (1836-1911), of the United States Mint Bureau, to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza concerning Preston's attempts to secure relief for James Booth from responsibility for making good on two…
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Letter from Campbell Morfit to Margaret M. Booth, December 10, 1888
- 1888-Dec-10
Campbell Morfit (1820-1897), a distinguished chemist from the United States and co-editor with James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850), writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza to mourn her…
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The Gyroscope
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration of a gyroscope, an apparatus that exemplifies the laws of conservation of angular momentum, meaning it will maintain rotational movement in a plane of rotation in spite of the force of gravity. The…
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Preparation of Metallic Iron
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration showing an apparatus used to generate an environment in which iron is able to ignite with oxygen at room temperature. The illustration is labeled to indicate a source of hydrogenated gas, a desiccative…
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The Electric Stamp
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an electric stamp, a device used to deface stamps with a heated platinum wire in the form of a design or initial. The device is powered by electricity, using the hand of its user to complete the…
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Smee's Cell and Smee's Battery
- 1870 – 1900
Illustrations of the electric cell and battery apparatus developed by Alfred Smee (1818-1877). The cell consists of two positively charged zinc plates and one negatively charged platinized silver plate immersed in…
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The Electric Machine
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an Electric Machine, or a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy to store a static positive charge. The device operates by turning a glass plate between two metal-coated…
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Bessemer's Process
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting a chamber with bursts of heat emitting from either side. The scene represents an environment in which the Bessemer process may be conducted. The Bessemer process, developed by Sir…
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Will-O'-The-Wisp (Phosphuretted Hydrogen and Marsh Gas)
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting an evening marsh scene. The illustration demonstrates the natural occurrence of phosphoric compounds which become luminous in the presence of atmospheric gases. The illustration…
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Edison's Electric Pen
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting the electric pen, an invention of Thomas Edison (1847-1931). Powered by an electric motor, the pen was created as a means to duplicate documents. It operates by using a perforating…
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Casting Plate-glass
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting the manufacture of plate glass, a form of glass traditionally made by casting and rolling and characterized by its excellent surface produced by grinding and polishing.
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Sulphur [Sulfur] Furnace
- 1870 – 1900
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Experiment of Magic Fish Set in Motion by Electricity
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an apparatus used to animate tin fish through the use of an electro-magnet.
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Double-Needle Alphabet
- 1870 – 1900
Table detailing the alphabet used to communicate using a double-needle telegraph system. One of the two main types of electromagnetic telegraphs, needle telegraphs use indicating needles moved electromagnetically as a…
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Passage of current between London and York
- 1870 – 1900
Diagram depicting the passage of current between the cities of London and York in a needle telegraph system. One of the two main types of electromagnetic telegraphs, needle telegraphs use indicating needles moved…
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Passage of current in needle telegraph system
- 1870 – 1900
Diagram depicting the passage of current in a needle telegraph system. One of the two main types of electromagnetic telegraphs, needle telegraphs use indicating needles moved electromagnetically as a means of displaying…
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Phosphorescent Flower Emitting Light in a Dark Room
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting a flower temporarily illuminated through the use of phosphorescent powder.
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Artificial Flower Coated with Phosphorescent Powder, Exposed to the Light of Magnesium Wire
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an experiment in which an artificial flower coated with phosphorescent powder temporarily becomes luminous and shines in the dark when exposed to magnesium wire.
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Experiment of Instantaneous Crystallization
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an experiment in the instantaneous formation of salt crystals.
