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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...collection of playing cards dating from the early "Ludus Cartularum" of the German Middle Ages to the modern bridge deck has been recently presented to the Widener Library by J. E. Whitney '89, who has been collecting the cards for more than 20 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Picturesque Collection of Playing Cards Given to Widener by J. E. Whitney '89--Packs Traced Back to Dark Ages | 11/1/1927 | See Source »

...lingerie, laughter, lullabies: The Mikado, Chauve-Souris, A Night in Spain, Good News, Manhattan Mary, Hit the Deck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 31, 1927 | 10/31/1927 | See Source »

...deck, in large letters, Capt. Goos painted the answer: "true south, 40 west, 360 miles, Terceira, Azores...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Wingless Victory | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

...Girl came down close to the tanker Barendrecht. Even if the oil system had functioned, the gasoline supply was too low to negotiate the distance. The pilots crawled on to the wings of the plane, bobbing precariously on a choppy, fresh-blown sea. Soon both were hauled to the deck of the tanker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Wingless Victory | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

Patrons with, tired eyes, and ears will find these good prescriptions: Manhattan Mary, Peggy-Ann, The Mikado, Good News, Hit the Deck, Chauve-Souris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: Best Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 24, 1927 | 10/24/1927 | See Source »

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