[Friendship album].

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Title

[Friendship album].

Coverage

Fremont, Nebraska: [n.p.],

Date

ca. 1892.

Description

The book is a repurposed commercial notebook, trimmed to a triangular shape. Its ruled leaves have been folded and sealed with ribbons, buttons, thread, and even a toothpick. Each page includes handwritten instructions to open it on a specific day of the year 1892, or when the recipient is feeling a certain way (“Open when feeling down hearted”) or after specific events (“Open when you get to California”).

Source

From the collection of Rare Book School