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Stakes to be Roughly Labeled for Trees, Flowers, etc.
- Circa 1884
- Creator Of Work Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture)
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Handwritten list of trees
- Circa 1884
- Creator Of Work Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Trees
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Plants Put into the Ground 29 April-1 May by John Harlin
- 1884-Apr-29 – 1884-May-01
- Creator Of Work Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), O.J. Sheridan & Co.
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List of trees and prices
- Circa 1884
James Curtis Booth's (1810-1888) handwritten list of trees. On the verso is a printed clipping of an appeal for the support of a congressional bill relating to Sioux lands.
- Creator Of Work Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Nurseries (Horticulture), Očhéthi Šakówiŋ
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Jesse Y. Burk
- 1884-Oct-21
A letter of recommendation from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to Rev. Jesse Y. Burk, Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, recommending chemist Prof. Samuel P. Sadtler (1847-1923).
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, October 17, 1884
- 1884-Oct-17
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, explaining an error in Booth's tabulated Statement of Refining…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, October 13, 1884
- 1884-Oct-13
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, with an explanation of errors in the Reports on Refining for…
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to A. L. Snowden, October 9, 1884
- 1884-Oct-09
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835-1912), Superintendent of the United States Mint at Philadelphia from 1879 to 1885, regarding a proper price for black lead crucibles.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to his daughter, Margaret "Rita" Booth
- 1884-Sep-24
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) discusses a vacation to Atlantic City with his daughter, Rita.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Addressee Booth, Margaret C.
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, New Jersey--Atlantic City, Vacations
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Samuel T. Sadtler
- 1884-Feb-26
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) thanks Samuel T. Sadtler for an invitation.
- Addressee Sadtler, Samuel T.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Sadtler, Samuel T.
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Letter from James Curtis Booth to Mr. Samuel B. Brown
- 1884-Jan-14
James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) writes to Samuel B. Brown to discuss rent that is due on his farm.
- Addressee Brown, Samuel B.
- Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from L. Sadtler to James Curtis Booth, February 25, 1884
- 1884-Feb-25
L. Sadtler of the Office of the Secretary of the University of Pennsylvania writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to extend an invitation to a chemistry lecture.
- Author Sadtler, L.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Chemistry teachers, University of Pennsylvania
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Letter from Samuel Durborow to James Curtis Booth
- 1884-Feb-04
Samuel Durborow, of the Philadelphia Protestant Episcopal City Mission, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with thanks for his donation.
- Author Durborow, Samuel
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from L. Knowles to James Curtis Booth
- 1884-Jan-21
L. Knowles, of the Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men, writes to thank James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for his donation of $50.
- Author Knowles, L.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from S.B. Brown to James Curtis Booth
- 1884-Jan-16
Letter from S. B. Brown to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with the "receipt for Mr. Kirk as requested."
- Author Brown, S. B.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Figure 90. Machinery for Filling Bottles with Artificial Mineral Waters
- 1884
Color plate illustration depicting a man and young boy operating machinery used to fill bottles with artificial mineral waters.
This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and…
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Figures 68-76: The Great Diamonds of the World (Natural Size)
- 1884
Figure 68. The Sancy
Figure 69. The Polar Star
Figure 70. The Empress Eugenie or Pigott
Figure 71. The Koh-i-noor
Figure 72. The Star of the South
Figure 73. The Regent or Pitt
Figure 74. The Grand Duke of Tuscany…- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Mineralogy, Diamonds, Precious stones
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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…