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Elsa Schiaparelli Biography

Elsa Schiaparellifashion designerBorn: 9/10/1890Birthplace: Rome Proof that studying philosophy rarely leads to regular employment, Schiaparelli worked as a script writer in the US before…

Nehemiah PERRY, Congress, NJ (1816-1881)

PERRY Nehemiah , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn., March 30, 1816; educated at the Wesleyan Seminary of Ridgefield; clerked in a store in Norwalk,…

Frank Charles WACHTER, Congress, MD (1861-1910)

WACHTER Frank Charles , a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., September 16, 1861; attended private schools and St. Paul's Evangelical School at Baltimore, Md.; learned the trade of…

Vivienne Tam Biography

Vivienne Tamfashion designerBirthplace: Canton, China Tam's designs can be described as simple but unique. They combine east and west, traditional with modern. Her line of clothing is favored…

John Wanamaker Biography

John WanamakermerchantBorn: 7/11/1838Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pa. Later known for his upscale boutique clothing store, John Wanamaker & Company, he got his start at Oak Hall, a men's…

Poems: The Lamb

by WilliamBlakeThe Echoing GreenThe Little Black BoyThe Lamb Little Lamb, who make thee Dost thou know who made thee, Gave thee life, and bid thee feed By the stream and o'er the…

Isaac Hoffer DOUTRICH, Congress, PA (1871-1941)

DOUTRICH Isaac Hoffer , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born on a farm near Middletown, Dauphin County, Pa., December 19, 1871; moved to Elizabethtown, Pa., with his parents in 1880; attended…