Scrapbooks, 1885-1956.

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Scrapbooks, 1885-1956.

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Scrapbooks, 1885-1956, undated, include a wide variety of stamps and seals of the following topics: souvenirs; advertising; World War II propaganda, national defense, patriotic, POWs, Bataan War POWs, Poland, Jews; Free Palestine; refugees; flags of various countries; state seals; presidents; movie stars; the coronation of King George VI and family; baseball players; Will Rogers; Helen Keller; planes; airmail; trains; boats; sports teams; rodeos; Audubon Society; Osteopathic Foundation; Christmas Seals; foreign stamps; political; historic; biographical; philatelic societies and meetings; various anniversary and commemorative stamps; temperance; religious images and topics; conservation; colleges and universities, including their mascots; travel and tourism; hotels; national parks; wildlife; pets; animal abuse; father's day; stamps and postcards for the Columbian Exposition, 1898, and St. Louis Exposition, 1904; Girl and Boy Scouts; and children. Some ration books, Rewards of Merit for school children; various types of licenses; postcards; wedding or anniversary napkins; placemats; fruit, vegetables, liquor, and tobacco labels; and correspondence, 1940s-1950s from penpals around the world are also included. An Oct. 26, 1900 copy of the naturalization record of John Dickson from Britain on April 10, 1872 in Kent County (Mich.) is also included. Except for a few seals which stuck to the pages in front of them, the scrapbooks and their contents are in excellent condition. Some of the materials document Mich., although many states and countries are represented.

3 cubic ft. (12 Oversized v. in 7 flat boxes) : ill.

Clarke Historical Library

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