Social Welfare
wanted poster
A poster with three different images from photographs of the individual, who is a professional nurse who claims to be a physician. Among his aliases “Nativity Hollander” Includes a comprehensive description including an active quick and nervous disposition, slightly bow legged. It also lists his relative with addresses. Issued by.....
Price: $75.00
Bicycles, Safety, Cycling, Vehicles
Moravia, New York: 1896. A relic of the dawn of the "Golden Age of Bicycles", this 1896 notice to bicycle riders by order of the Village Trustees in Moravia, New York states: "Section 12 of the ordinances ... regarding the riding of Bicycles or any other wheel Vehicle upon the.....
Price: $150.00
AIDS, HIV, AIDs epidemic, informational pamphlets, health, social services,
Boston, MA: AIDS Action Committee, [1985]. A pair of pamphlets, entitled "What Do We Know About AIDS?" and "Guidelines for AIDS Risk Reduction - Update", both produced by the AIDS Action Committee, now known as AIDS Action. Original formed by Fenway Community Health as a response to the AIDS epidemic.....
Price: $125.00
Work Horses, Humane Treatment
1911. 8 pp booklet. Revised and re-issued, August 1911. Content includes information on Watering and Bedding and Bedding and Rest for parade horses. Primarily discusses need for bedding in stables and watering both day and night. The inside cover has a postscript with testimonials from stable owners. Measures 7 1/2".....
Price: $65.00
Social Security, Social Welfare, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
US Government Printing Office, 1939. 8 pp pamphlet with an image from a photograph of gently "puffing his chest". The content describes the monthly old-age and survivor's insurance benefits beginning January 1, 1940. It describes how to qualify - retire from work, or made at least $50 in each of.....
Price: $100.00
Genealogy, death, funeral, journal, social welfare, Lancaster county, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania
Lancaster and Dauphin Counties of Pennsylvania: 1894-1899. A burial ledger, kept by an unknown individual, of the deaths of residents of the Lancaster and Dauphin Counties in Pennsylvania between 1894 and 1899. The ledger lists approximately 600 individuals' name, place they lived, burial date, burial location, and age at time.....
Price: $125.00
Education, Child Welfare, WWII, Rebuilding Japan
1940s-1951. A collection of cards gathered by an American education official and consultant to the Ministry of Education who worked with Japanese counterparts during the American occupation of Japan. All have been translated presumably by the original owner and written on the card, including title and responsibility. Many are personally.....
Price: $550.00
Social Welfare, Women's Work
1930s. Leaflet promoting the Laden Plan of Distribution, and reprinting recent positive reactions in the press. Goldie Laden was an advocate for the poor, and developed her Plan in order to right what she perceived as an inherent wrong in modern society: "The most heinous crime in America is our.....
Price: $150.00
Benevolence, Letter Carriers, Dance Card
Springfield [MA]: J. E. Shipman, 1894. 8 pp dance card die-cut in the shape of a mail box. Litho on orange stock covers. Ribbon binding. The order of dance includes sixteen dances. Seven dances were spoken for (written in pencil). Music by the Springfield Orchestral Club. Hosted by Branch No.....
Price: $85.00
fire, fire safety, french canadian, kitchen fire, cooking, public works, government, death, mortality
Quebec, Canada: Ministry of Public Works, 1940s. A fire-safety postcard distributed by the Ministry of Public Works in Quebec. The blotter is specifically warning against cooking fires. On the right side of the postcard is a black and white illustration of a woman cooking on the stove as she appears.....
Price: $55.00
Die-cut, Christmas, charitable organizations, chromolithography, children, child welfare
Detroit, Michigan: National Child Welfare League, 1913. A festive Christmas-themed contribution envelope for the National Child Welfare League, which advocated for child welfare and was based in Detroit, Michigan. The contribution envelope, which measures 1.75" by 3", is sandwiched between two pieces of card which have been die-cut to resemble.....
Price: $50.00
American Female Guardian Society, annual reports, charity
New Tork: Female Guardian Society, 1852. 32 pp. Printed paper cover, frontispiece. An annual report for the American Female Guardian Society, beginning with the board members, annual meeting, annual report, and ending with the treasurer's report. Page 30 has a listing of the life members. 9" x 5 3/4" wear.....
Price: $55.00
Early United States Prohibition, Anti-Prohibition Efforts, Social Welfare
The Voice (Prohibition Paper), c. 1888. 16pp. An attempt to rebuke the idea of prohibition through the use of quotes that support the ineffectiveness of it. Starting with a passage from "The Voice" which was the prohibition newspaper, the argument against prohibition, and the inability to enforce it, is briefly.....
Price: $85.00
Froebel Kindergarten, History of New York, Social Work, Public Health and Hygiene
New York, New York: Bloomingdale Neighborhood Association, 1908. Fourth Annual Report of the Bloomingdale Neighborhood Association, featuring a photograph on the upper wrapper of over a dozen schoolchildren and their social workers in front of the Bloomingdale Guild. The organization's purpose was "To raise higher educational and social ideals"; "To.....
Price: $150.00
Schools and Universities, Social Events,
[State College, Pennsylvania]: 1919-1920. "Poverty Day" was a light-hearted tradition at Penn State University that required incoming freshmen to parade around campus for the day in thread-bare clothing. The present six (6) photographs convey the jovial atmosphere and good times had by all. One photo of Poverty Day 1920 has.....
Price: $225.00
Women's History, Social History, Women's Liberation
Boston: c1977. An 8 1/2" x 11" two-sided typewritten and mimeographed newsletter. Includes information on New Study Groups, Equal Rights Panel, M.O.R.A.L. Teach-In, Females and Self-Defense, Washington Conference, Street Rallies, B. U. Women's Center, and Self-Defense. This is followed by a Calendar of events for October 13-18. The group was.....
Price: $90.00
Photography, Satire, Cartoons, Prints, Humor
North Bridgewater, Massachusetts: L.B. Howard, 1870s. Photographic reproduction on cabinet card of humorous cartoon by L.B. Howard of North Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Howard was a photographer and sold stereoscopes, engravings, chromolithographs, views and albums. The cartoon, "Mutton Chorus", is signed by by Fred Holmes and depicts seven towns (Abington, Braintree, North.....
Price: $175.00
social welfare, charity, school, social clubs, community
Curtis Bay, MD: The Neighborhood House, 1916. 10 pages (including covers) staple brochure printed for the Neighborhood House in an effort to help generate funds for the charity. Founding in 1906 the goal of the Neighborhood house was to support the community of Curtis Bay by providing school and social.....
Price: $55.00
Women and Charitable Causes, History of New York, Prostitution and Fallen Women
New York, New York: The Institution, 1862. Vol. VI, No. 2 of the Monthly Record of the Five Points House of Industry, a society formed to counteract rising crime and poverty rates in New York in 1851. The recipients of the society's charity were often fallen women and prostitutes who.....
Price: $150.00
Hospital Financing, Medical Trends, Indigent Care
New York. NY: Presbyterian Hospital, 1908. 16 (unnumbered) pp. Printed on lightly polished paper. Images from photographs throughout of staff assisting patients, mostly the indigent. The narration begins with acknowledgment of the trend in hospital work toward scientific exactness, and the keeping of fuller records of all symptoms and treatment.....
Price: $100.00
Red Cross, WWII, Home Front, Women's History, Women's Work
Single-fold brochure with images from photographs of nurses, volunteers and soldiers. Requesting women to volunteer using the following points Bandages you roll may save a life You keep the wheels rolling (speaker's bureau) You may say that cheery farewell that means so much! You can reach the necessary aid You.....
Price: $50.00
Crime, Police Work, Public Notices
Buffalo, New York: Superintendent of Police, 1882. Printed handbill (8.5" by 5.5", verso blank) distributed to the public by the Buffalo Superintendent of Police reporting a safe burglary at the general store of Bates & White in Erie County. Includes a full listing of items stolen, including certificates of deposit.....
Price: $110.00
Social Welfare, Temperance, Propaganda, Calendar
Chicago ILL: Messenger Publishing Co., 1917. A seven page calendar, printed on both sides. A 15 3/4" x 7" calendar with medal top binding and braided string hanger printed on polished stock. The front cover depicts a color illustration of a mother peeking through currents at her toddler son playing.....
Price: $250.00
Traveling Salesmen, Social Causes, Dental Hygiene
New York, New York: Commercial Travelers' Home Association of America, 1896. Illustrated season ticket for the Commercial Traveler's Fair, held at Madison Square Garden. Profits from the fair are advertised as earmarked as being "devoted solely to the completion of the Commercial Travelers' Home for indigent commercial travelers and their.....
Price: $115.00