Voice of the People: Daily Life in the Antebellum Rural Delaware County New York Area

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Family and Daily Life Homepage | Letters, Diaries, Newspapers, etc. | 1842:Godey's Lady's Book, January, frontispiece: Illustration: Fruits of Idleness

Background: Godey's Lady's Book, a popular magazine, contained poetry, engravings and articles by some of the most well known authors in America.

illustration of drunkenness 

Courtesy of the Delaware County Historical Association Archives, 46549 State Hwy 10, Delhi, NY, 13753.

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