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- Engraving, "Mr. Carver's Writing Position," circa 1800 -
- circa 1800
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Engraving, "Mr. Carver's Writing Position," circa 1800
- "Declaration of Independence," Portrait of George Washington, 1865 - In Davenport, Iowa, immediately after the Civil War, William Pratt, a penmanship teacher, and Augustus Hageboeck, a local printer, teamed up to create a chirographic portrait of George Washington. A chirographic portrait renders an image of an individual through handwritten words. Pratt depicted George Washington's likeness -- based on the well-known painting by Gilbert Stuart -- using the words of the Declaration of Independence.
- 1865
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"Declaration of Independence," Portrait of George Washington, 1865
In Davenport, Iowa, immediately after the Civil War, William Pratt, a penmanship teacher, and Augustus Hageboeck, a local printer, teamed up to create a chirographic portrait of George Washington. A chirographic portrait renders an image of an individual through handwritten words. Pratt depicted George Washington's likeness -- based on the well-known painting by Gilbert Stuart -- using the words of the Declaration of Independence.
- The Palmer Method of Business Writing Teacher's Certificate Awarded to Lydia Powell, May 24, 1918 - Lydia Powell (1898-1991) graduated from high school in 1917. By the following year, all states had made school attendance compulsory for 8- to 14-year-olds. In 1925, mandatory attendance expanded to include children 16 years and under. After her high school graduation, Powell, a woman of limited means, completed courses and received degrees from several Michigan colleges, making teaching her passion and a lifelong career.
- May 24, 1918
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The Palmer Method of Business Writing Teacher's Certificate Awarded to Lydia Powell, May 24, 1918
Lydia Powell (1898-1991) graduated from high school in 1917. By the following year, all states had made school attendance compulsory for 8- to 14-year-olds. In 1925, mandatory attendance expanded to include children 16 years and under. After her high school graduation, Powell, a woman of limited means, completed courses and received degrees from several Michigan colleges, making teaching her passion and a lifelong career.
- "Spencerian Key to Practical Penmanship," 1867 -
- 1867
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"Spencerian Key to Practical Penmanship," 1867
- Penmanship Award to Isaac Lindamood from His Teacher William C. Shrawder, Middletown Indiana, April 5, 1877 -
- April 05, 1877
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Penmanship Award to Isaac Lindamood from His Teacher William C. Shrawder, Middletown Indiana, April 5, 1877
- Copybook of Mary S. Lewis, "Her Book," 1800 - This copybook reveals arithmetic rules and examples and a student practicing numeration (place value), addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and conversions. The real-life problems reveal how Americans used math in their daily lives in 1800: measuring, buying and selling, making things, farming, eating and drinking, and more.
- 1800
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Copybook of Mary S. Lewis, "Her Book," 1800
This copybook reveals arithmetic rules and examples and a student practicing numeration (place value), addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and conversions. The real-life problems reveal how Americans used math in their daily lives in 1800: measuring, buying and selling, making things, farming, eating and drinking, and more.