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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1900_006
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Alternative Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1900
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Date
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1900
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Creator
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Elizabeth Van Sant
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Description
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Elizabeth Van Sant transcribed letters
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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6 ing in its usual place, for the night. At roosting time they were utterly bewildered, and went elsewhere to sleep. Having noted their wild doubt of their known world, we went with some interest into the bird-room in the late evening, turned on the electric light, and then placed "their" tree in its accustomed position. Without a moment's hesitation, Junior and Not-even went "home" and to sleep. Philip sleeps on the cornice over the door (which is never opened) leading to the front entrance hallway. Origold sleeps over the doorway to the dining-room. March 8 The first robins we have seen. March 9 A chorus of goldfinches and robins in our woodlot. March 10 Put a lot of potted plants into the bird-room to make it look pretty. A hairy woodpecker in our back yard. March 11 Took a photograph of Texas on the back of the chair, which is his bedroom. March 13 Snow and zero weather, which is hard on the robins. The plant experiment proves an utter failure. The birds went to work on them in the most systematic manner. If they had been content to eat what greens they wanted we could afford to keep the supply replenished; but they broke off while branches of plants such as geranium by perching by perching on them, and
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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