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Homespun Textile Tradition of the Pennsylvania Germans

1976

pennsylvania farm museum of landis valley

" ....a significant exhibition and publication illustrating the varied textiles utilized within the agrarian society of the pennsylvania germans. and varied indeed were the uses for homespun and handwoven fabrics these industrious people produced....."

98 photographic plates - 6 color including covers, 48 pgs
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A book of 36 large pull-out pages on vintage tractors including specifications and detailed color photographs. ... Read more

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Amazing foldouts
The only part of the book that is not foldouts is only the first introductory pages. Anyone who enjoys tractors would love this book-very sturdy cover and spiral. A must have for the tractor enthusiast! ... Read more

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Chapters: New Jersey State Museum, Liberty Science Center, Newark Museum, Space Farms Zoo and Museum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:The New Jersey State Museum is located at 205 West State Street in Trenton, New Jersey, United States, overlooking the Delaware River. The Museum is operated as part of the New Jersey Department of State. General admission is free. The Museum's main collection of artifacts and fine art dates back to items collected in the early 1800s. The Museum also includes a 150-seat planetarium and a 380-seat auditorium. The Museum's replica of a Hadrosaurus a specimen unearthed in Haddonfield in 1858 that was selected as the state's official dinosaur in 1991 was the target of a renovation project in the late 1990s to correct a display that had been on exhibit since the 1930s. The replica's original skull, a model created as a substitute because the actual skull was not preserved, was to be replaced with the narrower skull of another duck-billed dinosaur. The New Jersey State Museum serves a broad region between New York and Philadelphia. Because the Museums general admission is free and all programs are free or offered at a very low-cost, the Museum is accessible to visitors with low- to moderate incomes. The New Jersey State Museum, located in Trenton, New Jersey, was the first state museum in the country established with education as a primary focus of its mission. The New Jersey Legislature formally established the Museum by law in 1895; the Museum received re-accreditation from the American Association of Museums in August 2003. As eloquently put forth in the mission statement: The New Jersey State Museum serves the life-long educational needs of residents and visitors through its collections, exhibitions, programs, p...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19175121 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Aurora, Illinois), Fox River Trolley Museum, Garfield Farm and Inn Museum, William Beith House, Elgin Public Museum, Aurora Regional Fire Museum. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Aurora, Illinois The Grand Army of the Republic Hall is an historic building located at 23 East Downer Place in Aurora, Illinois, in the United States. The hall was built in 1877 by members of Aurora Post No. 20, Grand Army of the Republic, as a memorial to the Union Army veterans of the Civil War. It was one of many such halls built in the country. On August 23, 1984, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is now the David L. Pierce Art and History Center, which is owned and operated by the City of Aurora. The first page indicates that it is now the David L. Pierce Art and History Center. This is incorrect. It is still the GAR Memorial Hall. The archives are temporaily located across the street at the David L. Pierce Art and History Center while the GAR is underoing a major renovation. Originally the hall was the meeting place of the Aurora GAR Post No. 20, which was one of 779 posts in the Department of Illinois. It is now owned and operated by the City of Aurora as the David L. Pierce Art and History Center. The David L. Piece Art and History Center is a separate building located across the street from the GAR Memorial Hall building. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15015824 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Waterloo Village - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although opened in 1831, the Morris Canal's traffic volume, which was primarily anthracite coal from Pennsylvania, peaked during the late 1860s, shortly after end of the American Civil War. Up until that time, the local railroads the Lackawanna Railroad's Sussex Branch and Morris ... Read more

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Chapters: Elizabeth Farm, New South Wales, National Museum of Rural Life, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Doon Heritage Crossroads, Cogges Manor Farm Museum, Kolomenskoye, Kalyna Country, Denny Abbey, Museum of English Rural Life, Stockwood Discovery Centre, Northern Life Museum (Fort Smith, Nwt), Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Mennonite Heritage Village, Sheung Yiu Folk Museum, Milton Keynes Museum, Canadian Grain Elevator Discovery Center, Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia, West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School, Heritage Acres Farm Museum, Scandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum, Hessenpark, Country Heritage Park, Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred, Village Museum, Wimpole Home Farm, Fife Folk Museum, Krause Milling Co., South Peace Centennial Museum, Rural Life Centre, Tilford, Vergu-M?n?il? House, Ellis Bird Farm. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 116. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Elizabeth Farm is an historic estate in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Elizabeth Farm was the family home of wool pioneer, John and his wife Elizabeth Macarthur. It was commenced in 1793 on a slight hill overlooking the upper reaches of Parramatta River, 23 kilometres west of Sydney Cove. This area belonged to the Burramattagal clan of the Dharug people, whose presence is recalled in the name Parramatta. The small, solid three-roomed brick cottage was transformed, by the late 1820s, into a smart country house, surrounded by pleasure grounds, orchards and almost 1000 acres (4 km²) of semi-cleared land. Enveloped within later extensions, the early cottage remains intact, making it Australias oldest surviving European dwelling. It is managed by the Historic Houses...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3879158 ... Read more

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Chapters: Bell Museum of Natural History, Redwood County Poor Farm, Science Museum of Minnesota, National Eagle Center. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Bell Museum of Natural History is a museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the campus of the University of Minnesota. On display are numerous animal specimens from all over the world. The museum is currently planning a move to the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus University Of Minnesota#St. Paul. The James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History was established by state legislative mandate in 1872 to collect, preserve, skillfully prepare, display, and interpret our state's diverse animal and plant life for scholarly research and teaching and for public appreciation, enrichment, and enjoyment. Its governance belongs, by state legislative designation, to the University of Minnesota. The Bell Museum of Natural History is a portal to experiences that bring people closer to the natural world. It is a small, personable place with big ideas, an historic state treasure, and a landmark destination. It is a familiar point-of-entry to the resources of the University of Minnesota and a gateway to the natural wonders of our state. The Bell Museum serves young and old alike as they seek to findand better understand and appreciatetheir own place in a living, changing world. People can become a member of the Bell Museum of Natural History by being a sponsor and supporter of the events and research that take place at the museum. Members receive exclusive invitations to opening receptions and private events. Members are also the first to hear about new activities, and only members receive discounts on classes, camps, and field trips. Members also receive a subscription to their seasonal magazine Im...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11733402 ... Read more

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Chapters: Houston Museum of Natural Science, Butterfly Zoo, Museum of Life and Science, Berkeley Castle, Stratford Butterfly Farm, London Butterfly House, the Magic of Life Butterfly House, Butterfly World, Butterflies Go Free, Kuranda Butterfly Farm. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a science museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, USA. The museum was established in 1909 by the Houston Museum and Scientific Society, an organization whose goals were to provide a free institution for the people of Houston focusing on education and science. Museum attendance totals over two million visitors each year. The museum complex consists of a central facility with four floors of natural science halls and exhibits, Burke Baker Planetarium, Cockrell Butterfly Center and the Wortham IMAX Theater. The museum is one of the most popular in the United States and ranks second only to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in attendance amongst non-Smithsonian museums. Much of the museum's popularity is attributed to its large number of special or guest exhibits. Sundial (right) and front exterior of Houston Museum of Natural Science. The initial museum organization was called the Houston Museum and Scientific Society, Inc., and was created in 1909. Originally located in the City Auditorium building in downtown, the museum moved to a building within Houston Zoo in 1929. The museum's primary collection was acquired between 1914 and 1930. The museum's now extensive education programs began back in 1947, and by its second year, it was already hosting 12,000 children a year. The current facility in Hermann Park was constructed in 1969. In 1988, the Challenger Center was opened i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3688355 ... Read more

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Chapters: Harley-Davidson Museum, SS Meteor, Stonefield, Pendarvis, Trimborn Farm, National Dairy Shrine, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Camp Five Museum, William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design, Alexander House Center for Art & History,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Harley-Davidson Museum is a North American museum near downtown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin celebrating the more than 100 year history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m) three building complex on 20 acres along the Menomonee River bank contains more than 450 Harley-Davidson motorcycles and hundreds of thousands of artifacts from the Harley-Davidson Motor Company's 106 year history. The museum attracts an estimated 300,000 visitors annually. The museum opened to the public on July 12, 2008, on a 20 acres (81,000 m) site in the Menomonee Valley. The museum was built in an historically industrial area of Milwaukee. Prior to Harley-Davidson's purchase of the land from the city, the site was formerly used by the Milwaukee Department of Public Works, Lakeshore Sand Company, and Morton Salt. In late February 2006, designs for the museum were unveiled. The designs were created by James Biber a partner at Pentagram Architects, his team, and Michael Zweck-Bonner, an associate at Pentagram. The architecture firm designed the museum over a period of 8 years. On June 1, 2006, Harley-Davidson began the construction of the $75 million complex with a groundbreaking ceremony that included legendary Harley-Davidson dirt track motorcycle racer, Scott Parker, breaking ground by doing a burnout with a Harley-Davidson XL883R Sportster, instead of with the traditional golden shovel. The site includes parking spaces for 1,000 motorcycles and 500 cars. The Museum's fa...http://booksllc.net/?id=8298974 ... Read more

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I wasn't aware until recently that this was available as a book. The copy I have is a catalog to a 1968 exhibition of FSA photos at the Newport Harbor Art Museum. It has fifty-six photos by fifteen photographers, impressively printed in 200dpi but the really interesting thing about the publication are the seven pages of Roy Stryker's shooting scripts.

Good as the FSA photographers were I feel it wasn't just their creativity that created thousands of memorable images,Stryker's shooting script made them focus on what was required so that eventually the FSA collection became the most complete photo coverage of any nation at a particularly trying time.

Though there are only seven pages devoted to the scripts what is included is pretty impressive, a section called Highway details sixty-seven visual situations to look for, Small Towns lists twenty-six, Railroads includes over seventy items to photograph, American Habit again has over seventy. The book also includes interviews with Arthur Rothstein, John Vachon and Roy Stryker. The back includes a list of the 256 photos in the original exhibition with detailed captions and Library of Congress catalog numbers.

Despite being only seventy pages long I've always treasured this little catalog, it seems to embody the spirit and integrity of the FSA collection and I think it well worth searching out.

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