Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous papers, circa 1880-1907.

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Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous papers, circa 1880-1907.

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Four holograph short stories, apparently unpublished, in pen, by Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous. Included are "Aunt Katy's Adventure"; "In Litchfield Hills"; "A Hen of Course"; and an untitled story. All stories are undated. A pocket diary, records Watrous's short daily observations from Jan. 1, 1892 to April 10, 1893. It contains frequent notes about the weather and about Rosabelle and Edgar's work making and delivering bottled sodas. Also present are "1893 World's Fair Notes," 30 leaves, in pencil, in which Watrous describes scenery on a long train trip from Connecticut to Chicago, with special mention of a stop at Niagara Falls. Her remarks on the Columbian Exposition include notes on the Cyclorama of the Crucifixion and travel on the elevated train into downtown Chicago. Also present is a "Cash Book of Paul Milo Watrous," 71 p. in pen, widely spaced, for accounts kept in 1908 and 1909; and 14 of Edgar H. Watrous's cancelled checks, 1880-1891.

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Watrous, Rosabelle Nettleton, b. 1858.

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Rosabelle Nettleton was born March 12, 1858, in Killingworth, Connecticut. In 1880 she married Edgar H. Watrous, grocer/merchant, born circa 1850, of Chester, Connecticut. From the description of Rosabelle Nettleton Watrous papers, circa 1880-1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702194769 ...

Watrous, Paul Milo.

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Cycloramas.

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Watrous family.

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Watrous, Edgar H.

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