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A collection of 15 receipts acknowledging cargo received aboard various French ships, dated May 17, 1684 to June 28, 1790

The receipts are partially printed and partially handwritten.

Only one from the 15 receipts was part of the exhibit.…

The image is separated into three sections each highlighting a different stage in the silkworm's life cycle. The top of the page showcases four hoops of silk cocoons. The middle section depicts four adult moths. A single moth placed on a sieve-like…

A silk workshop. Two individuals are busy spinning silk. One is in the bottom left corner of the engraving bend over a large pot where the silk cocoons are simmering over a hot oven. The other is placed farther away, by a wrapping machine, gently…

A petition letter by the fan-makers of Britain for the government to restrain from importing fans from East-Indies

Travel literature that in parts also delves into everyday attire, accessories, and textiles used in China in early 1800s.

Descriptive explanations of how the red dye is manufactured using the insects that thrive on the cactus plants in Oaxaca, Mexico

It gives a detail break down of many different dyes.

Travel literature on Egypt, Palestine, and the Middle East in early nineteenth century.

Travel literature on Egypt, Palestine, and the Middle East in early nineteenth century.

Jenny Distaff writes this response to Richard Steele's The Spinster defending the woollen manucfacturers in London in 1917.

The full manuscript provides the reader with descriptions and engravings of various types of botany and animals. This page delves into different species of linum (flax) plants.

The full manuscript provides the reader with descriptions and engravings of various types of botany and animals. This page delves into different species of linum (flax) plants.

Woodcut illustrations of various ethnic attires accompanied with four line descriptions

Woodcut illustrations of various ethnic attires accompanied with four line descriptions

History of Mexico through four letters from the courts of Emperor Charles V

A letter specifically on the cloth trade in China written by Dolben to the East India Company

Written in verses, the balled is a response to the first Calico Crisis in Britain in late seventeenth century.

List of commodities and their prices as offered by the East India Company on October 25, 1687

A collection of manuscripts in French of cargo receipts

Description of travels to various parts of Africa with commentary on the local governments, policies, trade, plants, beasts, and birds.

History of Mexican Empire, Mexican hieroglyphs,

95 colored illustrations of various Russian costumes

A reply to a pamphlet by Defoe, regarding the silk manufacturing and profit to Great Britain

The first French translation of Reizon over Moskovie, door Persie en Indie ..., 1711.

The first French translation of Reizon over Moskovie, door Persie en Indie ..., 1711.

Thirty-seven beautiful illustrations depicting various nations' attire and costumes

Descriptions of costumes in Asia Minor (Turkey) Egypt, Syria, and the Holy Land with accompanying illustrations, plates, portrait and folded maps.

List of taxes and impositions on woolen commodities

Woodcut illustrations of man and woman wearing Turkish, Greece and other middle eastern attire.

Woodcut illustrations of various ethnic attires accompanied with four line descriptions

Description of early 19th century costumes and clothing habits of various peoples some of which are accompanied with vignettes showcasing a man and a woman dressed in the local fashion.

Introduction by Ray Christensen: Ken Barry and Betty Maurstad on Drawing to Music, My Dog Has Fleas, KUOM for KIDS, Uncle Ray, Pete and others, Old McDonald had a Farm with George Grim

Thanks, George! School by Air was a series of programs suggested by KUOM to Dean Schwiekardt, Commissioner of Education for the State of Minnesota and to the Boards of Education in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The suggestion was accepted by the…

University of Minnesota
Radio Station KUOM

September 23, 1946

To: YOU
From: Burton Paulu
Subject: A Thank You Note!

Whom should we thank for the success of KUOM's many special broadcasts during the polio emergency? Personally I think that…