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Postcard

American Baptist Assembly; National Christian Writing Center

Date: 1961
Description: Color postcard view of the Writing Center, a stone building with several gables. Text on reverse reads: "This lovely setting is for those desiring a qui...
Manuscript

Seventies Stationery

Date: 1972
Description: Letter from Carol Lampe of Fairfield, Connecticut to Women for a Peaceful Christmas written on colorful stationery with a writing surface in the shape of a...
Photograph

The Original Cowboy Band

Date: 
Description: The Original Cowboy Band poses on the steps of Simmons University in Abeline, Texas. Writing on drum reads: "The Original Cow Boy Band" and writing on bann...
Photograph

Frame 30: Man Learning to Read and Write

Date: 1964
Description: A man is seated at a desk, writing and smoking a cigarette.
Photograph

Alice E. Smith

Date: 04 01 1973
Description: A candid portrait of Alice E. Smith sitting behind a typewriter. She appears to be sitting on an outdoor patio, and is writing on a pad of paper.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Writing father's biography refreshing, daughter of samuel fallows believes

Date: 1923-12-31
County: Dane
City: Madison
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Besse, Robert

Date: 1922 - ????
County: 
Photograph

Writing on Chalkboard at Citizenship School

Date: 
Description: A woman writing on a chalkboard as part of the Citizenship School on Johns Island.
Photograph

Gauer and Bloch Working Outdoors

Date: 
Description: Harold Gauer and Robert Bloch sit on chairs outside in a backyard writing on sheets of paper. A liquor bottle sits on the table between them.
Book or Pamphlet

Illustration from The Yellow Wallpaper

Date: 1892
Description: Illustration to the story The Yellow Wallpaper, depicting a woman seated in a rocking chair next to a window writing. The caption reads, "I am sitti...
Photograph

Irna Phillips and Rose Cooperman

Date: 
Description: Irna Phillips, with her friend and secretary Rose Cooperman. Irna is holding papers and smoking a cigarette. Rose is sitting in the background writing.
Photograph

Scribes in Damascus

Date: 
Description: Scribes in the streets of Damascus writing letters to the parents.
Photograph

First Graders

Date: 06 01 1989
Description: First graders writing and drawing while lying on the floor.
Print

Thomas Jefferson Seated with Quill Pen

Date: 
Description: Engraving from a painting of Thomas Jefferson, seated with books and writing implements.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wisconsin's lakes and Rolling Hills inspire writing of State song

Date: 1924-10-26
County: Dane
City: Madison
Photograph

Eleanor Holt Writing or Drawing

Date: 1906
Description: Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Eleanor Holt sitting at a small table, writing or drawing on paper, with classmates kneeling and standing...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Supposed Indian writing on rocks

Date: 1915-11-06
County: Adams
City: 
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Dunn would be Dover but for poor writing of clerk

Date: 1922-07-23
County: Dane
City: Dunn
Photograph

Adam Davis

Date: 06 28 1967
Description: View across desk towards a man talking on a telephone and writing in a notebook. Caption reads: "Adam Davis, who is an insurance salesman, represents the g...
Photograph

Wounded German Soldiers

Date: 1914
Description: Wounded German soldiers writing quick notes home before the departure of the train. A sign on the far left reads: "Annahme von Handgepäck."

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