An illustrated writing sheet, printed in London, filled out with an original Christmas poem by a young girl named Rebecca Jane Mitchell in New York, 1807.

June 2, 2008

Beinecke Library, Shirley Collection, 1807, christmas, hymn, juvenile, new york, poem, sheet, writing

Urban puzzle

A wood block, lithographed puzzle featuring scenes of world cities. Publisher unknown, ca. 1880s, possibly made in Germany.

January 10, 2008

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, 1880s, Germany, lithographed, new york, puzzle, wood block

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