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Box 2

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Contains 2 Results:

Teal album with a girl in a hammock on the front cover, 1880-1889

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: data_value_missing_06338ce32f23883c997bf99c77abba6d
Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection begins with four 19th century autograph albums, containing autographs, poetry, prose, and wishes from friends. An album presented to Miss Ellen Nickles by a friend on April 3, 1852 in Winchester, Virginia mirrors the gift book or literary annual that was so popular from the 1820s through the 1860s. Published annually, these anthologies of fiction and poetry were presented to friends and family members as Christmas or birthday presents. Inside Ellen Nickles' album are engraved...
Dates: Other: 1880-1889

Burgundy album missing front cover, 1880-1889

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: data_value_missing_177b3c673e940aa5fcf4401a98414a69
Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection begins with four 19th century autograph albums, containing autographs, poetry, prose, and wishes from friends. An album presented to Miss Ellen Nickles by a friend on April 3, 1852 in Winchester, Virginia mirrors the gift book or literary annual that was so popular from the 1820s through the 1860s. Published annually, these anthologies of fiction and poetry were presented to friends and family members as Christmas or birthday presents. Inside Ellen Nickles' album are engraved...
Dates: Other: 1880-1889