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Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Scrapbook, 16” x 61/2 “. 89 leaves. Pasted-in clippings. Bookplate of George B. Basset (bookseller, stationer, New Haven, Conn.) on front paste-down endpaper.

 Item — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The scrapbook contains a series of newspaper clippings pasted in and over pages of a day-book kept by Myron Downes. Most of the clippings deal with the career of “Pussyfoot” Johnson. Following the pasted clippings are the original pages of the day-book with entries concerning personal financial records.
Dates: 1905 - 1916