tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58075656111523016722012-02-16T02:46:04.432-08:00A Place of Reading: AddendaJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-69810878944423928392011-01-06T06:36:00.000-08:002011-01-06T06:36:56.879-08:00lunatic asylum image<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TSXS2I19NSI/AAAAAAAAA8E/WrBVSo5HkFQ/s1600/lunatic3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TSXS2I19NSI/AAAAAAAAA8E/WrBVSo5HkFQ/s320/lunatic3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TSXS4AJr8SI/AAAAAAAAA8I/5kV2xjDJ_Ao/s1600/lunatic2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TSXS4AJr8SI/AAAAAAAAA8I/5kV2xjDJ_Ao/s400/lunatic2.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Interior page and title shop from <em>The Opal</em>. [Utica, N.Y.] : Printed at the Office of the "Journal of Insanity." Began in 1851. Ceased in 1860. <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&SAB1=opal+17885&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=&BOOL2=as+a+phrase&FLD2=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=&BOOL3=any+of+these&FLD3=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&CNT=10">online catalog record</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-6981087894442392839?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-2136603878909992862010-12-22T17:31:00.000-08:002010-12-22T17:31:07.675-08:00The Hard Word<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TRKlqf3tXAI/AAAAAAAAA7U/OS7ohHYEIUU/s1600/460296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TRKlqf3tXAI/AAAAAAAAA7U/OS7ohHYEIUU/s640/460296.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br />Image of a young man seated with a newspaper. <br /><br /><a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&BBID=460296">Catalog record</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-213660387890999286?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-35281054254881890032010-08-17T10:12:00.000-07:002010-08-17T10:12:45.714-07:00Se-quo-yah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TGrCxKtct5I/AAAAAAAAAzk/-yvibNwH14o/s1600/4p8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TGrCxKtct5I/AAAAAAAAAzk/-yvibNwH14o/s400/4p8.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><br />A lithograph entitled: Se-quo-yah / R.T. [signed on stone] ; Drawn printed & coloured at J.T. Bowen’s lithographic establishment no. 94 Walnut St.<br /><br /><a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&v1=2&ti=1,2&SAB1=148501&BOOL1=all%20of%20these&FLD1=Keyword%20Anywhere%20%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND%20with%20next%20set&SAB2=&BOOL2=as%20a%20phrase&FLD2=Keyword%20Anywhere%20%28GKEY%29&GRP2=AND%20with%20next%20set&SAB3=&BOOL3=any%20of%20these&FLD3=Keyword%20Anywhere%20%28GKEY%29&CNT=10&SID=2">AAS Online catalog record</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-3528105425488189003?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-90673102964247285492010-08-03T09:32:00.000-07:002010-08-03T09:32:20.265-07:00Another newspaper scene<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TFhEHayXG7I/AAAAAAAAAv8/PIotm2L1UoI/s1600/001020-0001S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TFhEHayXG7I/AAAAAAAAAv8/PIotm2L1UoI/s320/001020-0001S.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TFhELaql_MI/AAAAAAAAAwE/7VsH4-oHy6E/s1600/001020-0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TFhELaql_MI/AAAAAAAAAwE/7VsH4-oHy6E/s320/001020-0001.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Detail and full lithograph of <em>Politics in an oyster-house | Les politiques au cabaret.</em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lithographied by Michele Fanoli</div><a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&v1=1&ti=1,1&SAB1=woodville%20politics&BOOL1=all%20of%20these&FLD1=Keyword%20Anywhere%20%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND%20with%20next%20set&SAB2=&BOOL2=as%20a%20phrase&FLD2=Keyword%20Anywhere%20%28GKEY%29&GRP2=AND%20with%20next%20set&SAB3=&BOOL3=any%20of%20these&FLD3=Keyword%20Anywhere%20%28GKEY%29&CNT=10&SID=3">aas online record</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-9067310296424728549?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-45582260250508182902010-08-03T09:25:00.000-07:002010-08-03T09:25:41.826-07:00Reward of Merit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TFhCl_60baI/AAAAAAAAAvs/C47VPkaZLn8/s1600/002266-0001S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TFhCl_60baI/AAAAAAAAAvs/C47VPkaZLn8/s320/002266-0001S.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TFhCpuB9XlI/AAAAAAAAAv0/xWgTPgwc4V4/s1600/002266-0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TFhCpuB9XlI/AAAAAAAAAv0/xWgTPgwc4V4/s320/002266-0001.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reward of merit - detail and full award. The award is for W. Abner Bow engraved by Abner Reed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See full catalog record here: <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&SAB1=002266-0001&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=&BOOL2=as+a+phrase&FLD2=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=&BOOL3=any+of+these&FLD3=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&CNT=10">aas catalog record</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-4558226025050818290?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-73360083725730243282010-07-26T18:44:00.000-07:002010-07-26T18:47:43.848-07:00Sampson OccomPortrait of Sampson Occom "the first Indian minister"; undated lithograph <a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&SAB1=Lithf+OccoS&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=&BOOL2=as+a+phrase&FLD2=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=&BOOL3=any+of+these&FLD3=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&CNT=10">aas online record</a><div><a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&SAB1=Lithf+OccoS&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=&BOOL2=as+a+phrase&FLD2=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=&BOOL3=any+of+these&FLD3=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&CNT=10"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3Zpbzy0zI/AAAAAAAAAuY/ZAZXi4Q1-bw/s1600/occom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290025952105266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3Zpbzy0zI/AAAAAAAAAuY/ZAZXi4Q1-bw/s320/occom.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 233px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3ZohSMTmI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/Pd8ovfzPE-4/s1600/occomdetail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290010241912418" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3ZohSMTmI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/Pd8ovfzPE-4/s320/occomdetail.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 302px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-7336008372573024328?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-20730881087991371252010-07-26T12:41:00.000-07:002010-07-26T12:41:33.950-07:00Man | Woman<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3R5El2iFI/AAAAAAAAAtY/0horpv7O_Dc/s1600/july22+002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281498504497234" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3R5El2iFI/AAAAAAAAAtY/0horpv7O_Dc/s320/july22+002.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 243px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3R4qbXFfI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/B1rrsHNwZPA/s1600/historyholyjesusman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281491481171442" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3R4qbXFfI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/B1rrsHNwZPA/s320/historyholyjesusman.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 206px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 182px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3R4GtzuVI/AAAAAAAAAtI/nO1P3DsZQ0E/s1600/historyholyjesuswoman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498281481894869330" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3R4GtzuVI/AAAAAAAAAtI/nO1P3DsZQ0E/s320/historyholyjesuswoman.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 242px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 164px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />[click to enlarge] <br /><a href="http://catalog.mwa.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&SL=none&SAB1=321119&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=&BOOL2=as+a+phrase&FLD2=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&GRP2=AND+with+next+set&SAB3=&BOOL3=any+of+these&FLD3=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29&CNT=10">aas online record</a><br /><br />The above details are of a man and woman reading in separate spaces; interior page from <i>The History of the Holy Jesus </i>1762 edition.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-2073088108799137125?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-45377946070042249542010-07-26T11:45:00.001-07:002010-07-26T12:30:30.622-07:00One of the many....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3Yrl9GDLI/AAAAAAAAAuI/FkUiFQ8-pDU/s1600/Picture+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3Yrl9GDLI/AAAAAAAAAuI/FkUiFQ8-pDU/s320/Picture+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288963523579058" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3YrGZ3xxI/AAAAAAAAAuA/QUCX9tq7Y6I/s1600/003550-0001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TE3YrGZ3xxI/AAAAAAAAAuA/QUCX9tq7Y6I/s320/003550-0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498288955054343954" /></a><br />The AAS online inventory for the Portraits collection is one resource which features many examples of sitters and their books. One such example is that of Hannah Adams. <br />For a snapshot of the collection (or a quick browse for portraits of readers) you may go to the page <a href="http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Inventories/Portraits/browse.htm">Browse Portraits by Thumbnails</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-4537794607004224954?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-26095631951267005752010-06-23T19:00:00.000-07:002010-06-23T19:04:21.408-07:00How could we forget...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TCK84FaStmI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/o7QL2UzlEY8/s1600/mather.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TCK84FaStmI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/o7QL2UzlEY8/s320/mather.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486154967801837154" /></a><br /><br />The first image published in the colonies was that of Richard Mather. Included is his book.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-2609563195126700575?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807565611152301672.post-59349923762216212052010-06-20T19:11:00.000-07:002010-06-23T19:15:21.903-07:00Game Cover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TCK_Z352IbI/AAAAAAAAAqY/fsYYyfGY09U/s1600/mapcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mDDTKGrYyhk/TCK_Z352IbI/AAAAAAAAAqY/fsYYyfGY09U/s320/mapcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486157747314893234" /></a><br /><br />Reading images are everywhere; one recently was located on the cover of an item from the Games Collection entitled "Dissected Map of the United States".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5807565611152301672-5934992376221621205?l=aplaceofreading.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13114491684633070671noreply@blogger.com0