An unusual indenture binding a young German immigrant woman to the chief warden of the New Orleans city jail, where she was employed for her “understanding of the household business.” This remarkable indenture specifies the financial arrangement and terms of employment for one Annah David of Anspach, Germany—aged twenty-three and.....
An interesting catalog for a New Jersey girls’ school, revealing details of student life in the 1860s. Outlined herein is the Course of Instruction for “Fourth Class,” “Third Class,” Junior, and Senior classes, with offerings—many named for the textbooks used—such as Sargent’s Speller, Watt’s Improvement of the Mind, Greenleaf’s Natural.....
A scarce advertising circular featuring an appeal from the women of the United Garment Workers of America to union men to buy the union-manufactured trousers of Sweet, Orr & Co. in order to support the organization and ensure humane working conditions. The cover illustration depicts a carpenter at work wearing.....