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Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? We’re going to try training an owl to jump through a hoop, want to join? The Book of nouns, or, Things which may be seen. (Philadelphia: J. Johnson, 1802.) ##########

Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? We’re going to try training an owl to jump through a hoop, want to join? 

The Book of nouns, or, Things which may be seen. (Philadelphia: J. Johnson, 1802.)
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— 1 year ago with 124 notes
#RareBooks  #FowlFriday  #Owls  #ChildrensBooks  #ChildrensLiterature  #MiniatureBooks  #SpecialCollections  #BensLibrary 
A variety of plain and fancy feathers for #FowlFriday! This card is part of a series of twelve circa-1895 flash cards created for the Berlitz Method of teaching foreign languages, developed in 1878 by Maxmillian Berlitz. Illustrations for the Berlitz...

A variety of plain and fancy feathers for #FowlFriday! This card is part of a  series of twelve circa-1895 flash cards created for the Berlitz Method of teaching foreign languages, developed in 1878 by Maxmillian Berlitz.

Illustrations for the Berlitz Method [graphic]. [United States?] [ca. 1895] 1 volume (12 prints): chromolithographs; volume 21 x 15 cm.(8.25 x 4.75 in.)

— 5 years ago with 36 notes
#BensLibrary  #LCPprints  #BerlitzMethod  #FowlFriday  #Birds  #SpecialCollections  #1890s  #Tumblarians 
Perfect printed paper wrappers for #FowlFriday The history of birds. Portland : Bailey & Noyes, [1860-1875?] 16 p. : ill. ; 10 cm.

Perfect printed paper wrappers for #FowlFriday

The history of birds. Portland : Bailey & Noyes, [1860-1875?]
16 p. :  ill. ;  10 cm.

— 5 years ago with 33 notes
#BensLibrary  #FowlFriday  #Birds  #PutABirdOnIt  #RareBooks  #SpecialCollections  #HistoryoftheBirds  #Woodcuts  #ReliefPrints  #Tumblarians  #1860s  #1870s 
These fowl aren’t foul at all, they are quite fancy. … Homonyms are sometimes unfortunate. David Heston, manufacturer of advertising cards, Frankford, Phil’a. [graphic]. [Philadelphia]: [David Heston], [ca. 1880]. 1 print : color wood engraving ; 7 x...

These fowl aren’t foul at all, they are quite fancy.  … Homonyms are sometimes unfortunate. 

David Heston, manufacturer of advertising cards, Frankford, Phil’a. [graphic]. [Philadelphia]: [David Heston], [ca. 1880]. 1 print :  color wood engraving ;  7 x 12 cm (2.75 x 4.5 in.)


— 5 years ago with 12 notes
#fowlfriday  #BensLibrary  #ephemera  #lcpprints  #visualculture  #vcpatlcp  #1880s  #tradecards  #tumblarians  #specialcollections 
There’s lots to see on this circa 1880 fowl and frog filled trade card #FowlFriday [William Y. McAllister trade cards] [graphic]. [Philadelphia] [ca. 1880] 5 prints : 4 chromolithographs, 1 engraving ; 8 x 13.5 cm. (3 x 5.25 in.)

There’s lots to see on this circa 1880 fowl and frog filled trade card #FowlFriday

[William Y. McAllister trade cards] [graphic]. [Philadelphia] [ca. 1880] 5 prints : 4 chromolithographs, 1 engraving ; 8 x 13.5 cm. (3 x 5.25 in.)

— 5 years ago with 65 notes
#BensLibrary  #TradeCards  #FowlFriday  #Tumblarians  #LCPprints  #SpecialCollections  #Owls  #Frogs  #Storks  #1880s 
July 4th weekend begins with the fowl that almost became our national bird. We will always have Thanksgiving together… Now what is Mr. Stork thinking? He looks quite introspective. Garber & Bro., Lehigh and Schuylkill coal, N.E. cor. Thirteenth &...

July 4th weekend begins with the fowl that almost became our national bird. We will always have Thanksgiving together… Now what is Mr. Stork thinking? He looks quite introspective. 

Garber & Bro., Lehigh and Schuylkill coal, N.E. cor. Thirteenth & Noble Sts., Philadelphia. [graphic] : Cannel coal for grates. [ca. 1880]   1 print : chromolithograph ; 7 x 11 cm. (2.75 x 4.5 in.)

— 5 years ago with 14 notes
#FowlFriday  #BensLibrary  #IndependenceDay  #Turkey  #thanksgiving  #turkeyday  #nationalbird  #tradecards  #lcpprints  #1880s  #tumblarians  #birds 
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