Pictures and Stories for the Young; or Pleasing Tales in Poetry and Prose
date: label: date made
content: 1841
notes: label: Description
content: <i.>Pictures and Stories for the Young; or Pleasing Tales of Poetry and Prose</i> contains several short stories, poems, and a fable. The selections are designed to reinforce moral values. There are several detailed black and white engravings of early 19th Century urban scenes and landscapes. The green front cover displays 11 small illustrations of children playing hoops, badminton, flying kites, playing baseball, etc. The back cover advertises other children's books by the publisher. There is a faded signature of a previous owner on the title page. This short reader is 24 pages in length.
label: Description
content: This short reader was printed and published by Sidney Babcock (1797-1884) in New Haven, Connecticut. This 19th Century American publishing house was known for its series of morally instructive and amusing children’s books.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, New Haven
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.3049.77
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content: 2017.3049
label: catalog number
content: 2017.3049.77
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 1/16 in; 14.605 cm x 9.525 cm x .15875 cm