The Bird’s Nest Le Blond No. 93 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ A sentimental scene of children discovering a bird’s nest. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 109. The Bird’s Nest. Le Blond, No. 93. The bird’s-nester is up a tree, both metaphorically and actually. He has thrown…
The 5th of November Le Blond No. 86 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ A village scene marking the traditional Fifth of November festivities. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 102. The 5th of November. Le Blond, No. 86. The anniversary of the day of ‘Gunpowder treason and plot’;…
Sunday Morning Le Blond No. 101 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ A quiet Sunday morning scene capturing the rhythms of rural village life. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 112. Sunday Morning. Le Blond, No. 101. This and No. 113 are the only two upright ovals. The village…
The Village Spring Le Blond No. 88 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ Villagers gather around a spring in a quiet country setting. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 104. The Village Spring. Le Blond, No. 88. On the right of the picture are a pool and the spring…
Waiting at the Ferry Le Blond No. 91 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ Travelers pause at the water’s edge while waiting for the ferry crossing. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 From a painting by Creswick. This, although not a rare, is a very delightful print. Under a…
The Swing Le Blond No. 92 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ Children enjoy a swing amid the trees of a peaceful rural setting. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 108. The Swing. Le Blond, No. 92.After a painting by Webster. On the branch of a large tree, in…
The Pedler Le Blond No. 82 Date: 1854-1867 Size: 6 3/4″ × 5 1/4″ An itinerant pedler offers his wares in a rural village setting. From The LeBlond Book by C. T. Courtney Lewis, 1920 Here is another beautiful country lane, and on the left, seated by a cottage door, with his pack on the…
This research was done by my uncle, John Farquhar, who spent many years exploring the life, military service, and death of William James Fisher of Seaford, Delaware. William James Fisher, at the age of 17, received a civilian appointment as 2nd lieutenant to the 10th US Infantry, a regiment of the Regular Army, dated and…
Alice Morse Earle, Home Life in Colonial Days (New York: Macmillan, 1898) Alice Clark, Working Life of Women in the Seventeenth Century (New York: Harcourt, Braqce, and Howe, 1920) Elizabeth Dexter, Colonial Women of Affairs:A Study of Women in Business and the Professions in America Before 1776 (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1924) Mary Sumner Benson, Women in…
Octorara Area High School is in Atglen, Chester County, Pennsylvania. I found a few documents in my files and thought I would share. Class of 1984 Commencement Booklet This is a scan of the Twenty-eighth Commencement, Octorara Area High School Graduation Booklet, Class of 1984. Graduation took place on Sunday, June 3, 1984. Here’s a…
