THE WANAMAKER DIARY 1927

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

THE WANAMAKER DIARY 1927

Entry/Object ID

93.8.1.9

Description

Color: Red "The Wanamaker Diary 1927" (Philadelphia/New York: Carey Craft Press, 1927), 494 pp. The book has a red fabric hard cover with the title and border in black. With many black and white illustrations, the artifact is a combination of a diary, an almanac and has many advertisements, a map of Philadelphia attached to the inside of the back cover, and has many diary entries. On the front endpaper in ink reads "License No 135586 1927 (circled)" and "2/15/93", while in pencil is "7 50(over ?)," Entries in the diary are on pages 183, 189, 196, 199, 214, 225, 304, 305, 307, 347, 350, 351, 352. The object is in fair condition with creases on the title page and facing page; a loosened binding, especially at the back; and cover edge abrasions.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Calendars, Diaries

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Diaries, Carey Craft Press, Wanamaker's [Store], Department stores--Philadelphia (Penn.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Diaries