Scrapbook
1800 · [Worcester?]
by [Herman W. Haynes] [Scrapbook]
[Worcester?]: n/a, 1800. n/a. Scrapbook. Fair. Oblong quarto. Repurposed old ledger book from an unknown source. 98 pages were used for pasted down newspaper and illustrations from the 1870's to 1900. Marbled paper covered boards. Black leather spine and corners. Boards are loose but attached. Spine is cracked and chipped. Text block shaken with one loose leave. News clippings are mostly clean and nicely arranged.
Contents cover Civil War History (with portraits of General Lee and Phil Sheridan), politics, 1881 election of Hayes for President, local news, literature, children's department, science, etc. Most of the clippings are from the "Worcester (truncated)
Contents cover Civil War History (with portraits of General Lee and Phil Sheridan), politics, 1881 election of Hayes for President, local news, literature, children's department, science, etc. Most of the clippings are from the "Worcester (truncated)