Treasure Trove of a 1879-80 Monticello, Iowa Drawing and Watercolor Book, with Loose Drawings Too painted wooden houses 5" x 7 7/8" each

5" x 7 7/8" each

which were individually cast

13 1/16" x 9 9/16"

all of which I found pretty curious: this one advertising d’Alveydre the Equilibriste (the othersGoodlow (with Miss Lily) and their comic trampoline act and Jackly’s ‘The Funny’

Treasure Trove of a 1879-80 Monticello, Iowa Drawing and Watercolor Book, with Loose Drawings Too painted wooden houses 5" x 7 7/8" eachThis "drawing book" (as handwritten on the cover) is filled with many many delights large and small I've done a fairly comprehensive job photographing it, though I don't think my photos do it any justice. It dates to 1879 1880, with Monticello, Iowa noted in the pages many times, along with the names Alfred B. Tucker, and Ida Black; Ida I believe was responsible for the bulk of the work, but it does seem there are contributions from two different