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This is a block of granite which serves as a sample of the NH granite used for the Gettysburg PA monument to 41 Commanders of the Civil War "not hitherto memorialized." This memorial (whose picture is in the Photographic Data Base # 2006-128, please…

Scrapbook - Photo Album This Photo Album from the Rice Room at the Library is made of black cloth and contains black and white photographs of people from the Rice family. To be identified.

Scrapbook - Photo Album This Photo Album from the Rice Room at the Library is made of brown cloth and contains black and white photographs of people from the Rice family. To be identified.

Scrapbook - Photo Album This Photo Album from the Rice Room at the Library is made of corrugated cardboard and contains black and white photographs of people and places. To be identified. the album itself is black cloth. There are cars, interiors,…

Scrapbook - Photo Album This Photo Album from the Rice Room at the Library contains black and white photographs of people and places. To be identified. the album itself is black cloth. There are cars, interiors, exteriors, and people.

Scrapbook - Photo Album This Photo Album from the Rice Room at the Library contains black and white photographs of people and places. To be identified. the album itself is brown cloth with the word "photographs" in gold on the front. There are cars,…

Scrapbook - by Katharine McDowell Rice This scrapbook made by Katharine McDowell Rice is about an ice storm in Worthington. The frontispiece is the Woodbridge House. The article about it contained within the scrapbook was written for the Springfield…

Art - Pencil Drawing, "Maple Opposite the Rices" by William G. Rice This double sketch of "Maple Opposite the Rices" by W. G. Rice is very similar to DR11 in style. A smaller drawing on the top half of this three-fold paper seems to be dated July…

Art -Sketch Book, Pencil Drawings, by William G. Rice The cover of this sketch book of pencil drawings is missing. The writing seems different from DR10 (which see) but so similar to DR12 that it seems to be W. G. Rice. Formerly identified as 36-8.…

Art - Sketch Book, Water Color Drawings by Susan Tracy Rice Green, leather bound sketch book of water color drawings by Susan Tracy Rice containing "Digby Nova Scotia", Congregational Church"(not the colonial style church), Jassamin," "Old Well,"…

Clothing - Christening Dress and Cloak - Susan Tracy Rice "Christening Dress and Cloak of Susan Tracy Rice, Born June 23, 1863, Died August 22, 1937." This item was in a glass case in the Rice Room of the library along with the christening dress of…

Legal - Referee in Bankruptcy Certificate, Walter L. Stevens The original certificate with seal was in a frame. Frame was removed and the original is now is Drawer #4 of the wooden cabinet on the mezzanine. A photocopy of this certificate is in Box…

Newsprint - Showcases in the Rice Room This is a small, undated newspaper article taken from a large collection of newspaper articles which had been saved by Katharine McDowell Rice. This article reads: "Two show cases have been completed in the Rice…

Publication - Offprint, "Two Days in Bavaria," by Katharine McDowell Rice Blue offprint of "Two Days in Bavaria," a stirt bt Katharine McDowell Rice. Three pages folded. These items were removed from a deteriorating scrapbook from the Rice…

Newsprint - Advertisement for Rice Publications (see notes) Pasted on the front side is an advertisement for "The Lights of Home," "Christmas," "Easter Day," and "Over Here" all by Josephine Rice Creelman. Pasted on the back side is an advertisement…

Household Implement - Leather Tooler This leather tooler is wooden and metal. It was used to tool saddles, etc. with a name or a brand and could have been used by Rice in the Civil War. It is finely made, the wooden handle is polished and the metal…

Household Implement - Fleam This is a fleam according to Catherine Rude-Sena.It seems to be a letter opener and is in half a case, which is made of leather and is deteriorating. Stamped on the metal spade-like head is the name of the manufacturer…

Household Implement - Sander This is a sander which was used in the 18th and 19 centuries to refine sand to its finest so it could be shaken over fresh ink in order to dry it. It is made of maple wood and is polished. It is on a stand with felt on…

Household Implement - Pewter Ink Well Stand This is a pewter ink well stand, with no ink bottle. Incised in the well for the bottle is the name Creelman. There is also a place for the pen. It is decorated in a vine pattern and has two handles.…

Miscellaneous - Cloth Book Mark Used in Pulpit Bible of Reverend Creelman The note attached to this artifact reads: "Book Mark used in the Pulpit Bible of the Third Meeting House." This could have belonged to Reverend Creelman. This object was in a…