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1. A Sentimental Journey - May 20, 1990

   Article in the Lifestyle section of the Syracuse Herald American about O. Winston Link and his passion for trains and his project to photograph steam locomotives. The article was published prior to Link's visit to Utica, New York to attend a dinner of the National Railway Historical Society. O. Winston Link talks with Amy Kanter about photographing the final days of Norfolk & Western's steam engines. The article contains a photograph of Mr. Link ...

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2. A Sentimental Journey - May 20, 1990

   Article in the Lifestyle section of the Syracuse Herald American about O. Winston Link and his passion for trains and his project to photograph steam locomotives. The article was published prior to Link's visit to Utica, New York to attend a dinner of the National Railway Historical Society. O. Winston Link talks with Amy Kanter about photographing the final days of Norfolk & Western's steam engines. The article contains a photograph of Mr. Link ...

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3. Honorable Charles F. Collier - Reminisces of the evacuation of Petersburg - May 24, 1894

   George S. Bernard received from Charles F. Collier of Petersburg, Virginia, the latter's reminiscences concerning the evacuation of the Confederate Forces from Petersburg, Virginia, and the entry of the Union army into the city. He recorded his recollection of the selected burning of property within the city, by Confederate authorities, beginning April 1, 1865. He told about meeting with Gen. Robert E. Lee and being part of the Committee to surre...

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4. Letter from George N. Bliss to George S. Bernard pasted onto page [566] intended for book. - January 28, 1895 (letter) , 1895-1912 (page for book)

   George S. Bernard, a lawyer from Petersburg, Virginia, who had served in the Civil War, collected reminiscences of veterans after the war. Some were published in the book "War Talks of Confederate Veterans." Other material was collected for a planned second volume that was not published at the time. However, some of the material intended for Volume Two was published in newspaper articles and used for speeches. The extant document appears to be i...

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5. Rumford biscuit cutter. - Rumford biscuit cutter. 19th-20th century, American. Round metal biscuit cutter. Co-founding the Rumford Baking Powder Co. in 1859, Eben Norton Horsford (1818-1893) graduated from Rensselear Polytechnic, NY in 1838 as a civil engineer, became a chemist and in 1847 was honored by being selected the Rumford professor at Harvard. He invented Horsford's Cream of Tartar Substitute, the first calcium phosphate baking powder. Hulman & Co. purchased the Rumford Chemical Works of East Providence, Rhode Island, in 1950. In 2000, the company was renamed Clabber Girl Baking Powder Co. Baking powder works as a gas when in contact with liquids. Rumford doesn't use alum, and reacts with heat.

   1983.015.06

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