Thrift, to be thrifty is to spend wisely for the present and save carefully for the future, location unknown, undated

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Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-288380

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Children
General
Children - General - Folder 1
Thrift, to be thrifty is to spend wisely for the present and save carefully for the future, location unknown, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Children
    - General
      - Children - General - Folder 1
        Butcher picture card, location unknown, undated
        Dry goods picture card, location unknown, 1880-1899
        Fish market picture card, location unknown, undated
        Furniture picture card, location unknown, undated
        Grocery picture card, location unknown, undated
        Picture card, woman in red with a dog and a fan, house in the background, location unknown, undated
        Picture card, red and yellow house, location unknown, undated
        Picture card, man with a cigar and a walking stick, house in the background, location unknown, undated
        Picture card, cabin boy, house in the background, location unknown, undated
        Daniel and his companions, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, September 10,, vol. 23, 3rd quarter, 1911, no. 3, part 11, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911
        Psalm of deliverance, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, October 29, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 5, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911
        Ezra's journey to Jerusalem, Little Pilgrim lesson pictures, November 19, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 8, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911
        Nehemiah and his enemies, December 10, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 11, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911
        Ezra teaches the law, December 17, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 12, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911
        Jesus born in Bethlehem, December 24, vol. 23, 4th quarter, 1911, no. 4, part 13, Pilgrim Press, Boston; New York; Chicago, 1911
        Our father's care, vol. 18, no. 1, part 6, first quarter, February 6, 1898, American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898
        John the Baptist beheaded, vol. 18, no. 1, part 12, March 20, 1898, American Baptist Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898
        French alphabet card, letter P, location unknown, undated
        Picture card, house, barn, buggy, location unknown, undated
        Picture card, barn, house, buggy, location unknown, undated
        Picture card, bugle, rifle, drum, location unknown, undated
        Cutout card of a young girl trying on a bonnet in front of a mirror, location unknown, undated
        Burdens become light when cheerfully borne, location unknown, undated
        Silence is always safe, location unknown, undated
        Thrift, to be thrifty is to spend wisely for the present and save carefully for the future, location unknown, undated (current record)
        Vision enables a man to extend his observation beyond his own sphere and make it encircle the community, nation or earth, location unknown, undated
        Jig saw puzzle card of "The helping hand," by Emile Renouf, J.V. Sloan & Co., 213 W. 26th Street, New York, New York, undated
        Who's in my cupboard, J. Ottmann Lithographic Co., Puck Building, New York, New York, August 25, 1895
        Student and schoolmate, a monthly reader for school and home instruction, declamation and self-imprivement, September 1856, Edited by N.A. Calkins and A.K. Phippen, published by Robinson & Richardson, 119 Washington Street, Boston, and by N.A. Calkins & C

Description

John Alden holds yarn between his hands while Priscilla winds the yarn into a ball in the illustration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

definition
yarn
wool (hair)
spinning wheels
children (people by age group)
cards (information artifacts)

Physical Descrption

1 card : color illustration ; 6 x 4 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.019a.01.01.025

Image Dimensions

6 x 4 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, 2001.

Places

Plymouth (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

cards (information artifacts)

Other People

Alden, Priscilla
Alden, John, 1599-1687

Subjects

Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)

Description Level

Item

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