Geographic chart of the United States and our presidents


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Item Information

Title:
Geographic chart of the United States and our presidents
Title (alt.):
Our presidents and geographic chart of the United States
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).
Publisher:
United States Pencil Co.
Date:
1931
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map 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.
Places:

Extent:
2 charts : both sides, color ; 23 cm in diameter
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New York : United States Pencil Co.
Language:
English
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.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Back to School: Geography in the Classroom" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2014-2015.
Identifier:
06_01_011674
06_01_011673
Call #:
JK517 .O97 1931
Barcode:
39999065670323