Name/Title
E. S. Boss Scrapbook, Columbia ExpositionEntry/Object ID
2025.26.01Description
Scrapbook. Kept by Eugene S. Boss of the Columbia Exposition (World's Fair) in Chicago, 1893. Boss was both the Superintendent of the Willimantic Linen Company in Willimantic, CT, and the Vice President of the Connecticut delegation to the Exposition. He went to Chicago to set up both the Connecticut pavilion and the WLC's booth. The scrapbook is 66 pages. The paper was probably originally an off-white or light brown, but has yellowed and darkened with time. All of the original pages have been torn over time. The majority of the items pasted into the scrapbook are newspaper articles, but there are numerous illustrations, as well. The pages have been laminated and bound.Context
Scrapbooks were commonplace in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, before there were photocopiers, digital photography, or microfilm.Collection
General CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Boss, Eugene StowellRole
CompilerDate made
1893Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
Neighborhood
Willimantic, CTCity
Windham, CTContinent
North AmericaRegion
NortheastLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
ScrapbookNomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Past PerfectOther Number
Doc-A-0849Number Type
LKTOther Number
RG5:1.z-91Dimensions
Height
14-1/4 inWidth
12-1/2 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterial
Paper, Cardboard, Imitation leather, SteelColors
Color
BlackColor Notes
CoverLocation
Location
Room
Dunham Hall Library Reading Room* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingCategory
ExhibitDate
April 5, 2025Conservation
Treatment
Acute Treatment
LaminationAcute Treatment
BindingProvenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCreated By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
April 5, 2025Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2025
