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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Shelving in fireplace, with books, spoof game, toys and a doll |
| Reference | 1698.100.13 (book - The Tale of Freddie Firefly); 1698.100.14 (book - History of the United States); 1698.100.15 (book - The Swiss Family Robinson); 1698.100.16 (book - Rose in Bloom); 1698.100.17 (book - Children's Stories from Dickens); 1698.100.18-26 (alphabet blocks); 1698.100.27 (rabbit); 1698.100.28 (Spoof game); 1698.100.29 (doll) |
| Library | 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center |
| Date | 1930-1939 |
| Description | There are several books on the shelves. There are nine wooden alphabet square blocks, a painted white rabbit with red eyes and pink shading, the card game "Spoof", made by Milton Bradley, known as the "Cheer-Up Game" and an African American doll. |
| Document Type | Object |
| Theme(s) | Health, Welfare and Housing; Family and Daily Life |
| Keywords | housing, household, living conditions, arts, culture, toys, games, leisure, youth |
| Places | Weeksville, Brooklyn, New York |
| Additional Information | 1930s Hunterfly Road House, 1698 Bergen Street. The books on the shelving in the fireplace are The Tale of Freddie Firefly by Arthur Scott Bailey with illustrations by Harry L. Smith, History of the United States by John Clark Ridpath, The Swiss Family Robinson by Jean Rudolph Wyss, Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott, and Children's Stories from Dickens re-told by his grand-daughter Mary Angela Dickens and others with an introduction by Percy Fitzgerald. |
| Copyright | 5th of July Resource Center for Self-Determination & Freedom, Weeksville Heritage Center |