Sleeping and Sitting in the Open Air

Name/Title

Sleeping and Sitting in the Open Air

Entry/Object ID

2024.3.17

Secondary Title

Pamphlet No. 101

Description

Pamphlet created by the National Tuberculosis Association to promote sleeping and sitting outdoors in the fresh air. Contains information on the value of fresh air, how to access fresh air, designs for porches and other modifications, furniture, supplies, and other items needed for sleeping out. Includes photographs and illustrations. Based off a pamphlet entitled "Directions for Living and Sleeping in the Open Air," by Thomas Spees Carrington, with updates. Originally printed March, 1917, reprinted March, 1919. Cover has drawing of a woman sitting reading in a cure chair with snow-covered mountains behind her.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tuberculosis, Curing (Healing), Air

Publication Details

Publication Type

Pamphlet

Volume/Number/Issue

Pamphlet No. 101

Publisher

National Tuberculosis Association

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Date Published

Mar 1919

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

6-1/4 in