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Beecher Newspaper Caricatures Published During the Beecher Trial/Portraits of the Beechers
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0202
Overview
A selective collection of newspaper
caricatures, cartoons, sketches and portraits of the Beecher family especially related
to the scandalous adultery trial in 1875 involving the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher and
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton. Beecher was the younger brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author
of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The entire Beecher family was involved in the abolition cause.
The collection contained in this bound volume is an interesting insight into the public
opinion of the era...
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Civil Engineering Works Photograph Collection
Item
Identifier: SC Photo-0020
Overview
The collection of photographs illustrate various types of civil engineering works including the Whipple through truss railroad bridge, Pennsylvania through truss bridge, suspension bridges, cantilever bridges, reinforced concrete arch bridges and buttress dams. Among the bridge photographs are included the Brooklyn Bridge, the Firth of Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Niagara Falls “Honeymoon” Bridge collapses, the Pecos River railroad trestle bridge and the “Luten Design” reinforced concrete...
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Lehigh University Special Collections
Elijah D. and John Tompkins Social Services Account Book, 1843 - 1851
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0209
Overview
This account book is an interesting
observation into 19th century social services or attitudes. The notations in the little
account book indicate that Elijah D. Tompkins had the title of “Overseer of the Poor.”
The entries seem to have been made by an officer of the local government whose job was
to deal with the diverse problems of a New Jersey township believed to be Hanover Township.
Many entries are made regarding dealing with the indigent and the 19th century attitudes
toward the poor. ...
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Gold Discoveries Scrapbook 1848-1852
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0234
Overview
A fascinating collection of nineteenth century
published information about gold discoveries, mining, economical influence and transportation around
the world. Anything anyone wanted or needed to know about gold is included in the newspaper articles
glued to the pages of the scrapbook. Whoever took the time to collect the information had a very
serious intent or need to know about gold.
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
King Iron Bridge Company Scrapbook, 1892
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0206
Overview
This scrapbook is an interesting contrast of nineteenth
century ephemera – albumen photographs and chromolithographic trade cards and calling/visiting cards. The
photographs present the metal truss design of bridges built by the King Iron Bridge Company in various places
in the 1880s. The trade cards promoting patent medicines and perfume and the calling cards display the
beautiful art of the chromolithograph printing process. The scrapbook seems to represent a popular Victorian
Era family...
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Windsor County, Vermont General Store Day book 1819-1821
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0205
Overview
This document is considered a store day book
and begins on Tuesday, November 9, 1819 and ends Thursday, May 24, 1821. Based on the
reoccurrence of family names as customers, the census records and left letters, the location
of the country store/post office has been determined to be Weathersfield, Windsor County,
Vermont. The daily entries list name of customer and items purchased or put on account.
The purchased goods present an interesting view into life in nineteenth century rural...
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