Films were made from these to de
pict the evolution of the home, as an
advertisement for the firm. In Win
chester, Va., one may see the
Library’s picture of George Washing
ton’s coat-of-arms as a crest over the
doorway and on all the furniture —an
idea conceived by the architect. The
proprietor even wrote our Library for
the history and significance of the
coat-of-arms, from which he posted a
short description throughout the
hotel.
William and Mary College has in
the frieze about the dining room
j the story of Capt. John Smith,
i taken from our Library pictures. The
J Silhouette tea room in Philadelphia.
| designed its trade mark and decorated
I its interior from the Library’s silhou-
I ette pictures.” In Virginia an artistic
I windmill tea house was developed by
| an architect from windmill prints of
I the Library.
A Washington advertiser states
that he was saved a trip to Norfolk
by obtaining a print of Hampton
Roads from the Library. Pictures of
steel and iron helped out two other
men, so that they were not obliged to
visit the steel works at Pittsburgh.
A lawyer came to the Library for a
picture of a dress with cording on it
about the date of 1879. His case in
volved a suit between two men, both
claiming to have invented a cording
machine. The picture was obtained
and a dress was copied from it to ex
hibit in court. The lawyer later re
turffied to tell the librarian that he
had won the case for his client.
Laundries believe in advertising,
and they often aim high in choice of
subject. In their portraits famous
men are pictured as wearing starched
collars.
