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Source Description
Two-sided color-printed mechanical wheel chart, consisting of three paper wheels or volvelles that can be moved to reveal facts about the first 31 presidents of the United States (on the recto side) and the first 48 states and the District of Columbia (on the verso side).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
3f463858t
label
Geographic chart of the United States and our presidents
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f463858t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Geographic chart of the United States and our presidents
description
Two-sided color-printed mechanical wheel chart, consisting of three paper wheels or volvelles that can be moved to reveal facts about the first 31 presidents of the United States (on the recto side) and the first 48 states and the District of Columbia (on the verso side).
date
["1931"]
year
1931
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_011674
creators
United States Pencil Co.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Toy and movable books--Specimens
Chronology, Historical--United States--Charts, diagrams, etc.
United States--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Presidents--United States--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Geography--United States--Charts, diagrams, etc.
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York
publisher
United States Pencil Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
2 charts : both sides, color ; 23 cm in diameter
notes
The windows on the recto side of the chart reveal the following information about each president listed on the edge of the outer wheel: age on taking office; date of birth; date inaugurated; political party; residence; important events; date of death; and an engraved portrait in profile.
The windows on the verso side of the chart reveal the following facts about each state and the District of Columbia listed on the edge of the outer wheel: square miles of state; state population; highest elevation in feet; principal river; state capital population; date on joining the union; principal city population; and rank in population.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
3f463858t
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1f46b4b24508851d