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Published in 1794 by Johann Ferdinand Ritter von Schönfeld, this manual reveals an extraordinary system of calibrated, named, and numerated colors and is one of only four known copies in the United States. Printed in 16th-century German Blackletter typeface Fraktur, it is not machine-readable and requires transcription. Click to see pages needing review.
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In 1865, the Western Union Telegraph Company wanted to build a communications link from the United States to Europe. One path to investigate was to head west through Russian America (now Alaska) on a two-year expedition under the auspices of the Smithsonian. William Kennicott lead the group of naturalists investigating Russian America, then died in the middle of the expedition at age 30. Click to see pages needing review and join us in transcribing his correspondence.
LibrarianDiva transcribed a page from North Carolina Assistant Commissioner, Letters Received, Entered in Register 1, J-R, Part 3
JimOB marked for review a page from North Carolina Assistant Commissioner, Letters Received, Entered in Register 1, J-R, Part 3
JimOB transcribed a page from North Carolina Assistant Commissioner, Letters Received, Entered in Register 1, J-R, Part 3
JimOB marked for review a page from North Carolina Assistant Commissioner, Letters Received, Entered in Register 1, J-R, Part 3
nwmath marked for review a page from Western Union Telegraph Expedition - Robert Kennicott
nwmath transcribed a page from Western Union Telegraph Expedition - Robert Kennicott
