Now all but forgotten, in nineteenth century America, women glassworkers figured promenently in the sub-culture of itinerant entertainers. Live events often consisted of traveling exhibitions, carnival sideshows, and circuses. These were loosely associated groups of performers who roamed from town to town throughout the country in search of audiences willing to pay a nickel or dime
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Monday, April 16, 2018
Lady Glass Blowers for Incandescent Lamps
The Houston daily post. (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, December 17, 1901, MAILABLE EDITION, Page 9, Image 9
Image provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Image provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Red Men's Lady Glass Blowers
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, June 01, 1905, Image 4
Image provided by Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA
Image provided by Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA
Cordray's Lady Glass Blowers
The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899, May 16, 1889, Image 2
Ad also run May 10 - 18
Image provided by University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
Ad also run May 10 - 18
Image provided by University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
Six Lady Glassblowers at Star Palace
Bryan morning eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, November 26, 1903, Image 2
Image provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Image provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Madame Anderson's Lady Glassblowers
Daily Republican. ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, October 08, 1887, Image 4
Image provided by University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE
Image provided by University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE
Lady Glass Blowers (1903)
Bryan morning eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, November 26, 1903, Image 2
Image provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Image provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Sig. Nevarro's Lady Glass Blowers
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, February 23, 1905, Image 6
Image provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Image provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Lauretta the Lady Glassblower
The Weekly Corinthian. (Corinth, Miss.) 1894-19??, March 02, 1904, Image 3
Image provided by Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Image provided by Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Madame Howlee's Bohemian Glass Blowers
St. Paul daily globe. (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, October 24, 1886, Page 18, Image 18
Image provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN
Lady Glass-Blower
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, May 27, 1875, Image 4
Image provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH
Image provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH
Madame Laura
Memphis daily appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, March 23, 1879, Image 1
Image provided by University of Tennessee
Wanted 1904
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 04, 1904, Page 8, Image 8
Image provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
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