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Women of Viet Nam
This book explores the role of women in Viet Nam’s history and their fight for liberation. It starts by discussing the early history of patriarchal oppression and highlights legendary women generals, cultural traditions, and folk songs that shaped…
Toll Service: A Guide to Teaching Overlapping Techniques for Toll Service Operating
An employee handbook by The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company describing the importance of overlapping (multitasking) for the most efficient management of operating a switchboard for both the customer’s and the employer’s sake.
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Tillie Lewis and the Rise of Industrial Food Innovation
Holding a miniature model of one of her 1935 tomato-processing kettles, Tillie Lewis posed in front of the original in 1975.The size of her early food-processing business is seen in the big copper kettle behind her, which is set against the backdrop…
Their Facts and Legends
In Greek mythology, so many of the constellations were people that just so happened to upset the gods and goddesses when they did nothing wrong. A children's book about the stories of constellations.
The Raising at Brown’s Ferry
It is a story about finding a very old sunken ship, excavating and pulling it up from the riverbed, discusses some of the relics found on the ship, and what ultimately happened to the ship.
Physical Dimensions: 12 inches x 10 inches
Physical Dimensions: 12 inches x 10 inches
The Greatest Bonus (Good) for our veterans is a STEADY JOB
Magazine advertisement promoting that the Greatest Bonus ("Good") for veterans is a steady job. This 1922 ad is from the pro-veteran American Legion Employment Bureau, which started following WW1. The ad suggests the idea of a steady job was uncommon…
The Fifties Book
A collections of images from The Fifties Book ranging from focused passages on Little Richard, Buddy Knox, Sindey Portier, Gene Autry, and Bridgette Bardot. It also includes news articles documenting hope for a polio vaccine and Queen Elizabeth II's…
The Culture of Aids
This is a magazine article that confronts public health and social justice issues. It captures the quiet grief of losing a loved one, while confronting societal indifference and institutional neglect. It reflects the urgency and fear of the early…
The American Woman’s Cookbook
This cookbook from the late 1950’s has over 800 pages of different authentic food recipes in many categories for readers to try at home. The great variety of these recipes highlight how different modern-day desserts were made back in the 1950s. It…
The Agri Book Club
This article mentions the different prizes Children are able to win when they turn in their own agri book to the contest.