Richard Beck journal. February 13, 1880 - October 1, 1880 1880

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Richard Beck journal. February 13, 1880 - October 1, 1880 1880

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This is an interesting and detailed journal of his trip to America and travels therein. Using Philadelphia as his base, Beck commented on the city's society and institutions, and mentions locals, including an interesting note on Titian R. Peale. Other areas visited included: Atlantic City, St. Louis, Colorado, Utah, California and New York, where he visited the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company and Washington D.C., where he met, and described, artist Henry Ulke. The volume is filled with memorabilia: advertisements, photographs, playbills, menus, original pencil and watercolor sketches, some of machinery.

1.0 Volume(s), 1 volume, 289 p.

American Philosophical Society

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Beck, Richard, 1897-1980

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Richard Beck was an English Quaker and member of the Devonshire House Monthly Meeting. From the guide to the Richard Beck journal. February 13, 1880 - October 1, 1880, 1880, (American Philosophical Society) Richard Beck resided in North Dakota and was a professor of Scandinavian Languages. He gave a significant Icelandic collection to the University of Victoria. From the description of Richard Beck fonds. [1930-1982]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat ...

Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885

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Titian Ramsay Peale was a naturalist, explorer, and artist. From the description of Sketches, 1817-1875, [n.d.]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624313 From the description of Correspondence, 1820-1868. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523569 From the guide to the Titian Ramsay Peale correspondence, 1820-1868, 1820-1868, (American Philosophical Society) Painter and naturalist. From...

Bausch & Lomb Optical Company

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Ulke, Henry, 1821-1910

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