Fumigate it with one of the various fumigation products from Johnson & Johnson – circa the early 1900s, that is. Page from A Book With A Mission, copyright 1903, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A.
Tag: 1900s
This Black Cat Is A Bat?
This antique composition cat sits upon a wooden bat. Germany, circa 1905. Find more ye olde Hallowe’en here.
FDR, What A Knitter
Long before Rosey Grier, FDR was sporting the needlecraft. Of course, FDR thought he was a cheeky little monkey, mocking men knitting. Or maybe he thought it was ironic. That FDR, what a hipster.
Image via The National Archives:
Newly married Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt ham it up for the camera—he knits while she drinks from his cocktail glass. Hyde Park, New York, 1906. ARC Identifier 197222.
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Dames & Dogs #78
From the National Archives:
Although Fala might be the most famous of the Roosevelts’ dogs, this is a different Scottish terrier from decades before Fala joined the family. This photograph was taken in 1907. The dog, Duffy, is competing with Anna Roosevelt for a treat from the hand of FDR (who is standing over them, not yet stricken by polio).
How We Travel(ed)
More pages with photos from How We Travel, by James Franklin Chamberlain, an antique school reader. Shown here are a Belgian milk-cart, pulled by a dog, and a “peculiar vehicle” called the jaunting car, from Ireland, pulled by a horse.
Ye Olde Subway
A photo of the entrance to the New York subway; from How We Travel: A Geographical Reader, by James Franklin Chamberlain, 1909.
Having A Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Here
I guess that’s something to write home about but… What if that’s your home?
A real photo postcard, showing the bomb-tastic remains of the H. Bowman residence.
Dated August 10, 1908; seller says it’s from York, PA.
Nothing Says “Car Sickness” Like The Oyster Bar On The Train In 1907
A real photo postcard of the train’s interior “Oyster Bar.” Circa 1907; via.
