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This is a letter written by Dr. Leonard A. Slater to his father, John Slater, on October 10, 1862. At the time of the letter Leonard A. Slater was serving as a surgeon in the 15th Virginia Calvary at General Hospital No. 23 in Richmond, Virginia.

This pamphlet, produced by L. Frank Baum, included a story featuring his characters from The Wizard of Oz. The storybook promoted Jell-O at the beginning and the end of the book, and was branded with the two characters carrying the Jell-O mold on the…

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnus MacDonald is captioned, "On The Praries"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnus MacDonald is captioned, "In Dixie"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnus MacDonald is captioned, "In the Mission Country"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnus MacDonald is captioned, "Under Northern Lights"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnus MacDonald is captioned, "Among The Redwoods"

This pamphlet depicts Jell-O being enjoyed around the world. The illustration by Agnus MacDonald is captioned, "In the Cattle Country"

This page, illustrated by Rose O'Niell, creator of Kewpies, shows the small, baby-like angels, working together to make strawberry Jell-O

This cover begins a pamphlet introducing Jell-O Ice Cream Powder. The Jell-O girl, illustrated by Rose O'Niell, is depicted with rosy cheeks and innocent, clear eyes, presenting the new product on a plate.

The page within this pamphlet shows the Jell-O girl surrounhded by angels readng a Jell-O book. The art is done by Rose O'Niell, and the caption is written in a way that can be easily understood by young children

The cartoon on this back cover shows a clown gesturing to a sign reading "Meet the Jell-O family of desserts," and underneath listing all of the current Jell-O flavors as well as pudding flavors.

This cartoon illustrates Radio show hosts Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone acting out a Jell-O related pun. This is one of many of the cartoons included within their recipe book which also includes creative ideas for Jell-O dishes

This loose insert is located in the middle of the pamphlet, "Jell-O, America's Most Famous Dessert"and is advertising the jell-O ice cream powder. The pamphlet itself does not contain any recipes with Jell-O ice cream powder, but the advertising…

This page within the Jell-O pamphlet consists of six colorful images of desserts mentioned within the pamphlet's recipes. The desserts are aligned evenly on a tablecloth and are garnished with lettuce leaves and herbs.

The illustration captioned, "The House That Jell-O Built" depicts the Genesse Pure Food Company Factory encased in a rectangular Jell-O mold and placed on a serving platter. The pamphlet contains Jell-O preparation instructions from the Jell-O Girl…

This pamphlet illustrates a woman (shaded green) holding a green, lime-flavored Jell-O mold. The pamphlet was made to advertise the new Lime flavor and provide inpiration for what to make with it.

The image of a coffee Jell-O mold introduces the new Jell-O flavor. The image is included within a pamphlet called, "They Wanted Jell-O", which depicts the Jell-O Girl making different recipes and providing Jell-O tricks.

This pamphlet cover art, created by artist Agnus MacDonald, depicts a grandfather and grandson sitting on a porch in New England with a plate of Jello surrounded by yellow trees. The entire pamphlet provides Jell-O recipes and more artistic…

This pamphlet cover art, created by artist Agnus MacDonald, depicts a mountainside with a bear and cabin in the foreground, indicating that Jell-O can be enjoyed in the mountains. The entire pamphlet provides Jell-O recipes and more artistic…

This landscape drawing, created by artist Agnus MacDonald, depicts a child running across train tracks to retrieve a package of jello as a train approaches in the background. This art acts as the cover for an untitiled pamphlet containing jello…

PDF of full insurance survey of the buildings of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, prepared in 1931 by Charles Lunsford & Sons, Roanoke, Va.; Insurance Company of North America, Philadelphia, Pa.; and F. Wharton Baker, engineer.…

This is a fire resistive building, three stories and basement with stone walls backed with 8" of brick; reinforced concrete floors and roof. Brick and tile partitions.

This building was built on the foundations of the old boiler plant and is a one story and basement brick building with steel columns supporting roof, which is plank on steel beams. Floor is reinforced concrete. Tile partitions; central steam heat.…

This building is fire resistive except roof, walls are stone backed with 8" hallow tile; floors are concrete metal lumber construction; roof ordinary wood joist slate convered. Room partitions are 4" gypsum block. There is no basement; central steam…

This is a four story and basement brick building with slate roof on wood joist; floors are fire resistive, being concrete in hallways and wood on steel joist in dormitory rooms. Interior brick walls each side of hall and 4" gypsum partitions between…

This is a fire resistive building having steel frame and brick panel walls; concrete roof on steel trusses. Outside brick stack 180 ft high, which is equipped with lighning rod. There are two 250 horse power and two 350 horse power boilers, coal…

This is a large one story fire resistive building with the exception of small section at front end which has wooden roof, slate covered. Exterior walls are limestone; roof reinforced concrete; interior division walls are brick and cinder block.

This is a three story and basement fire resistive building faced with 8" of limestone backed with 8" of brick. Building has steel frame with concrete slab. Tile partitions; central steam heat. Building contains large electrical laboratories; drafting…

This is a fire resistive building with exception of roof of gymnasium which is plank on steel purlins on steel trusses. Walls are faced with limestone backed with brick. Floors and roof of front section, which is three stories in height, are…

This is a one, two, and three story limestone building with fire resistive floors and roof. Roof of two and three sections is concrete tile on steel beams; roof of one story section is sheet rock on steel purlins on steel trusses. Central Steam heat.…

5 one-story buildings labeled D-J, Stone or wooden with metal roofing

4 frame buildings wih tin or composition roof. labeled C-F, C- Storage of Matresses, Building is new & in good condition with small basement open on one side. D- Used for storage of beds, chairs, etc. It is two stories in height. E- Stable, This is a…

2 one-story frame buildings with either tin or composition roof. B- Apple Storage Building, C- Storage of Matresses, Building is new & in good condition with small basement open on one side.

Frame building with wood shingle roof; contains electric driven apple sorting machine.

This is a two-story and basement frame building with concrete wall to first floor and a tin roof. Electric lighted; hot water heat.

There are nine chicken houses and about twenty small brooder houses; all of these are frame with composition roofs.

Two-storyframe building, tin roof. Central steam heat; electric light; no basement. Occupied by College tailors for manufacture and repairing uniforms

One story frame, wood shingle roof building; one section of roof is tin covered. Building used for storage of plumbers supplies and one automobile truck. Electric lights and no heat.

This is a one and two story frame building with a tin roof; second floor used for storage of feed and hay. Electric lighted; there is one frame silo

This is a one and two story frame building with tin roof; one sory section used for storage purposes.

This is a two story frame building with tin roof; used for storage of experimental crops. Electric lights.

This is a two story frame building with wood shingle roof; horse stalls first floor, hay loft second. Electric lights. Two metal corn cribs near end of building.

This is a one story and basement frame building with tin roof; first floor contains four rows of benches from which stock is judged; basement contains five stalls and a pipeless furnace. Building is electric lighted.

This is a two story frame building with tin rood; second floor is used for storage of grain. First floor is used for storage of farm machinery, also contains blacksmith shop with hand forge. There is also a coal stove in this building with brick…

This is a photograph of a barn on the campus of Virginia Agricultrual and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Insititute.

This is a large frame barn with tin roof; there is a small one story frame milk house adjoining with concrete floor and tin roof, this contains high pressure steam boiler with brick chimney. There is one frame silo and two concrete silos. Thee is…

This is a two and one story frame cow bard with tin roof. Concrete first floor; electric lights; two frame silos.

This is a two story frame building with tin roof, ordinary wood floors, wood sheathed walls and ceiling. Central steam heat. Used as veterinary hospital.

Building consists of one story frame building with tin roof used for potting and storage of supplies. Central steam heat. There are also six greenhouses with glass in wood and metal frames.