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Scrapbook

Object number2012.126.37

Made by Virginia Alstrom

Mediumpaper, metals, tape

Credit LineGift of Dr. James B. Richardson III

DescriptionHandmade scrapbook made of thick construction paper stapled together three times on bind. Pages feature bagged buttons from the British Regulars, a postcard illustration of a 1776 painting, bagged British Revolutionary war buttons, and bone fragments. Loose newspaper clipping about a tomahawk obtained by a local in 1907.Dimensions9.5 x 7.5 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
InscriptionsAddress label attached to front cover, bottom right corner "VIRGINIA ALSTROM / 1579 Longmeadow Street / Longmeadow 6, Mass."
Historical NotesVirginia Alstrom, friend of donor Dr. James B. Richardson III's mother, created this scrapbook.

Previous owner Dr. James B. Richardson III

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