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Description:An absolutely magical piece of turn-of-the-century children's folk art ephemera! This authentic antique notebook was kept by student Cordelia Still of Linneus, Missouri. The interior pages reveal that she utilized the lined notebook as a personal scrapbook, carefully cutting out and pasting in whimsical period illustrations directly over her handwriting. Owner/Artist: Cordelia StillOrigin: Linneus, Missouri, USA Era: Late Victorian / Edwardian (Circa 1900 – 1915) Contents: Features original fountain pen handwriting alongside hand-pasted vintage paper prints and watercolor illustrations. Includes a complete handwritten four-line primary school poem titled "The Traffic Cop", accompanied by an original 1920s/1930s black-and-white print clipping illustrating a municipal traffic officer directing early automobiles and pedestrian shoppers down a city street corridor Aesthetic Niche: Scrapbook Ephemera, Junk Journaling Supply, Cottagecore, Antique Folk Art