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Book/Printed Material An essay, on the manufacture of straw bonnets, containing an historical account of the introduction of the manufacture, its effects upon the employments, dress, food, health, morals, social intercourse, &c. of the inhabitants of the several towns in which it has been carried on; with moral, political and miscellaneous remarks

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  • An essay, on the manufacture of straw bonnets, containing an historical account of the introduction of the manufacture, its effects upon the employments, dress, food, health, morals, social intercourse, &c. of the inhabitants of the several towns in which it has been carried on; with moral, political and miscellaneous remarks

Names

  • Standley, Samuel, supposed author

Created / Published

  • Providence [R.I.] B. Field & Co., printers, 1825.

Headings

  • -  Straw industries
  • -  Hats
  • -  Industries--United States
  • -  Industries--Massachusetts

Notes

  • -  Attributed to Samuel Standley. Cf. Transactions of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, 1858, p. 167.
  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 67 p., 1 l. 16 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • TS2185 .E78

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 06014171

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Standley, Samuel, Supposed Author. An Essay, on the Manufacture of Straw Bonnets, Containing an Historical Account of the Introduction of the Manufacture, Its Effects Upon the Employments, Dress, Food, Health, Morals, Social Intercourse, &c. Of the Inhabitants of the Several Towns in Which It Has Been Carried On; With Moral, Political and Miscellaneous Remarks. [Providence R.I. B. Field & Co., printers, 1825] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/06014171/.

APA citation style:

Standley, S. (1825) An Essay, on the Manufacture of Straw Bonnets, Containing an Historical Account of the Introduction of the Manufacture, Its Effects Upon the Employments, Dress, Food, Health, Morals, Social Intercourse, &c. Of the Inhabitants of the Several Towns in Which It Has Been Carried On; With Moral, Political and Miscellaneous Remarks. [Providence R.I. B. Field & Co., printers] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/06014171/.

MLA citation style:

Standley, Samuel, Supposed Author. An Essay, on the Manufacture of Straw Bonnets, Containing an Historical Account of the Introduction of the Manufacture, Its Effects Upon the Employments, Dress, Food, Health, Morals, Social Intercourse, &c. Of the Inhabitants of the Several Towns in Which It Has Been Carried On; With Moral, Political and Miscellaneous Remarks. [Providence R.I. B. Field & Co., printers, 1825] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/06014171/>.