Search Results: Authors starting with S from House of Mirth Photos

Der Stadt Nurnberg Ursprung und Werdegang by Dr. Fritz Traugott Schulz. Published in 1949 by Raumbild-Verlag Otto Schönstein, Saarbrücken in 1949. Quarto, 91pages; Quarter bound in red cloth, paper covered boards, red title and seal to front cover; front board bulked up with beveled edges, Stereoscope and 60 photographic views boxed in front cover. Text in German. Some loosening to the spine, but in good overall condition. Fritz Traugott Schulz was a German art historian, museum director and chief curator at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.

There are over 1100 photos in these four albums which belonged to Fred Winchester Sladen (1867-1945). The Sladen family is known to military historians as heroes of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is likely that the actual work of assembling and setting the photos was done by Fred's wife Elizabeth Morris Lefferts (1878-1965), of New York City. Together, this set forms an important document of a remarkable figure in American history, just as the country was earning its spot in world leadership. A breakdown of the albums are below. First Album: 90 leaves/180 pages, gray; six leaves detached, 38 leaves blank. Cover well-worn and loose, spine missing, binding intact. 12" x 10" x 2". In these albums, Sladen identifies himself in the captions only as FWS. This first volume covers the first decade of the 20th Century, as he completed training at West Point, started a family in New Jersey and was assigned to a military base on the west coast. As stated, Sladen was of military stock - his father won a Medal of… Read More

This 11 1/8" x 14 3/4", 62 leaves/ 124 pages scrapbook was put together by Margaret Sloan Colt, who was an American Red Cross ranking official, who was located in London during World War II. Written on the first page is "Arrived in London October 15th, 1942," and dates the scrapbook from Oct. 1942-July 1943. It is jam packed and includes letters, secret documents, invitations, seating arrangements, itinerary, ID and membership cards, photographs, magazine articles, and newspaper clippings. Margaret Sloan Colt served as Assistant Director of Volunteer Special Services for the American Red Cross. She began serving the American Red Cross during the First World War. During World War II, she was transferred to Great Britain and occupied a similar position. Sloan Colt quickly ascended the ranks to Director of Staff Welfare, and became a member of the National Committee on Volunteer Service for the American Red Cross in Great Britain. Margaret Sloan Colt's husband was the grandson of the inventor of the… Read More