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Amazing avian friends to brighten your day.

Godey’s Lady’s Book (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1840). Philadelphia, Pa: L.A. Godey. January 1843

Poe, Edgar Allan (editor). Graham’s Magazine. Philadelphia: G. R. Graham]. July 1848, July 1850.

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Augustus A. Gould – Scientist of the Day

Augustus Addison Gould, an American zoologist, malacologist (expert on mollusks) and conchologist (expert on shells), was born Apr. 23, 1805, in New Ipswich, New Hampshire. 

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Lovely lace designs.

The Lady’s Book. New York [etc: Godey Co. [etc.]., 1830

Feb. 1839

Godey’s Lady’s Book (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1840). Philadelphia, Pa: L.A. Godey, 1840.

May, 1841

Oct. 1854

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The Newest Fashions, 1832-1836.

Atkinson’s Casket. Philadelphia: [Saml. C. Atkinson], 1831. Jan. 1832, July 1832, Feb. 1833, Jan. 1834, Aug. 1835, Oct. 1836

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“Many live with entire reputation, on much less, and none ought to expend more.”

--Princeton's Board of Trustees, as quoted in Poulson's Daily Advertiser, April 14, 1819, on why parents should not send students too much money. (The cost of attendance was then estimated to be a maximum of $450 per year.)

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1829, Frederick Myrick, Scrimshawed whale tooth depicting the whaleship Susan

Below the ship, not visible in the images is an inscription reading: "Death to the living long life to the killers / Success to sailors wives & greasy luck to whalers."

Source: Nantucket Historical Association, 1918.0015.001

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Fun activities of the past.

Warner, Benjamin. The Book of Games, or, A History of Juvenile Sports Practised at the Kingston Academy : Illustrated with Twenty-Four Copperplates. Philadelphia: Published by Benjamin Warner, [171?] Market Street, 1821.

GV1203 .B72 1821

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Charles Wilkes – Scientist of the Day

Charles Wilkes, an American naval officer, was born Apr. 3, 1798.   

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Thomas Proudley Otter – Scientist of the Day

Thomas Proudley Otter, an American painter, was born Apr. 2, 1832.

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Isaac I. Stevens – Scientist of the Day

In 1853, the U.S. Congress authorized the Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, to survey the American West, in order to determine the best route for a transcontinental railroad. 

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Andrew J. Russell – Scientist of the Day

Andrew Jackson Russell, an American artist and photographer, was born Mar. 20, 1829, in Walpole, New Hampshire, and grew up in Nunda, New York, where he showed early talent as an artist.

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Some flowers for your Friday.

Barton, William P. C. (William Paul Crillon). A Flora of North America. Philadelphia: M. Carey & Sons, 1821. Print.

QK112 .B29 1821

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“They should not allow the mud to accumulate on the pavement so as to make the crossing inconvenient to ladies.”

Local residents of Princeton, New Jersey, on their hopes for the improvements anticipated from the new town Street Commissioners, as quoted in the Princeton Press, February 18, 1859

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A few fancy spines to enjoy!

Henderson, W. A. (William Augustus). Common Sense in the Kitchen : Being a Complete Treatise on the Art of Cooking Every Variety of Food in Common Use in a Palatable and Digestible Manner at a Reasonable Cost : To Which Is Added a Chapter on the Art of Carving and Two Hundred of the Most Valuable and Popular Receipts Known for Domestic Purposes : The Whole Forming a History of Domestic Knowledge and Useful Economy. New York: Hurst & Co., Publishers, 122 Nassau Street, 1870. Print.

TX717 .H5 1870

The Western Farmer’s New and Universal Hand-Book, or, An Improved and Complete Guide to the Treatment of Soils, the Operations of Productive Field Husbandry, Kitchen Gardening, Dairy Practice, Fruit Growing, Management and Diseases of Animals, Fowls and Bees, Culture of Flowers, Ornamental Trees, &c., Construction of Farm Buildings, Grafting, Budding, Pruning, Training, the Great Diseases of Trees and Plants, Insects Injurious to Animals, Fruit-Trees, Grain, &c. : The Whole Embodying a Plain, Practical, and Comprehensive Detail of Agricultural Economy, in All Its Departments, throughout the United States and the Canadas : Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred Splendidly Executed Engravings by Practical Agriculturists. Chicago, Illinois: Keen & Lee, 1856.

S499 .W47 1856

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From: Wilson, Alexander, and George Ord. American Ornithology : Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States ; Illustrated with Plates, Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings Taken from Nature. Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1808. Print.

QL674 .W75 1808

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From: Holbrook, John Edwards. North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States. Philadelphia: J. Dobson, 1842.

QL651 .H72 1842

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Some cozy cottages for getaway goals. Every house needs a room just for books.

From: Elliott, Charles Wyllys. Cottages and Cottage Life. Containing Plans for Country Houses, Adapted to the Means and Wants of the People of the United States; with Directions for Building and Improving; for the Laying out and Embellishing of Grounds; with Some Sketches of Life in This Country. Cincinnati: H. W. Derby, 1848. 

NA7561 .E46 1848