The People’s Pathfinder (St. Louis, MO) Spring 1853. Edited by William H. Keevill.
This is a rare advertising piece for the dry goods palace of Hubbell & Hunt at Corinthian Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. As can be seen from the large woodcut on the front page, this publication is about hats. The articles are about hats. The advertisements are for different types of hats. One article starts out, “Did you ever see a Bald Indian?” and concludes by promoting their ventilated hats. At the end they note they employed Mr. G. A. Baner to cut the engravings because he was the finest in the area. The “Great National Hat” on the front page with the man standing on it may not be an exaggeration. On page 2, Mr. Keevill notes, “The Eighth Wonder is the Great National Hat on Corinthian Hall, twelve feet high, and built at a cost of some hundreds of dollars.” Now that is a hat.
I would love to see a copy of this document, as it was written by my 3rd great grandfather, and all that I have is pictures of the first 3 pages.
Dear Michael,
Thanks for your interest! The AAS copy of this item has been digitized by both Readex and Gale. For those without academic access to Readex or Gale products, both databases can be accessed for free by users in the AAS reading room using our internet connection.
Here is the catalog record with the links to the digitized copy in Readex and Gale: https://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=459391
Ana,
Thank you for your response. I’m unable to open the document in either Gale or Readex. Can you help me find a copy?
Mike Keevil
mikekeevil@gmail.com
Mike,
I have not been able to locate an online copy other than the digitized versions in Readex and Gale. The AAS copy can be photoduplicated for a fee. If you are interested in pursuing that route, more information can be found here: https://www.americanantiquarian.org/library/obtaining-digital-images-rights-and-reproductions
Thank you,
Ana