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January Calendar (3.19467)
Date: 1940sCreator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Drawing
Description:Calendar for the month of January consisting of five rows and seven columns depicting days and dates from Sunday through Saturday, the 1st through the 31st. Each square has a date plus illustration and text, some of which anticipates the coming Spring and some which show reminders of the past year.
Header: January
Text and illustrations, from top to bottom, left to right:
- (Friday, 1) [image of dogwood stems and buds] flowering dogwood is ready for Spring
- (Saturday, 2) [image of hemlock needles and cones] small cones drip from the hemlock tips -
- (Sunday, 3) [image of unidentified stems and fruit]
- (Monday, 4) [image of one chickadee and a birdhouse]
- (Tuesday, 5) [image of two chickadees and a birdhouse] chikca-dees stay to crack their seeds
- (Wednesday, 6) [image of evergreen needles and star magnolia stems and buds] star mag-nolia buds are pale against evergreens
- (Thursday, 7) [image of long-eared owl on branch of Norway spruce] long-eared owls look down from Norway spruce trees
- (Friday, 8) [image of 2 pellets on ground beneath evergreen branch] 2 pellets under an owl roost contain skeletons of 2 deer mice
- (Saturday, 9) [image of small animal bones on ground] when an owl pellet is pulled apart, evidence of sudden death is re-vealed
- (Sunday, 10) [image of euonymus stems and fruit] Euonymus still holds some of the "little hearts bursting with love"
- (Monday, 11) [image of birch stems, cones, and catkins] wind and birds have shattered birch cones but catkins are ready for Spring
- (Tuesday, 12) [image of zumi crabapple stems and fruit] Zumi crabs still hold their fruit
- (Wednesday, 13) [image of one cardinal and a birdhouse] the cardinal is back now that we have sunflower seeds again
- (Thursday, 14) [images of canker-worms on a dogwood twig] on a dogwood twig, canker worms are ready for Spring
- (Friday, 15) [images of evergreens and a hawthorn] hoar frost is on the hawthorns ---
- (Saturday, 16) [image of redbud stems, buds, and fruit] on red-bud, flower buds are ready for next Spring, and pods recall last Spring's flowers
- (Sunday, 17) [image of a bird on a tree branch]
- (Monday, 18) [image of sycamore trunks and branches] sycamore bark
- (Tuesday, 19) [image of trees and a trail] evergreen trail
- (Wednesday, 20) [image of rhododendron stems and leaves] Rhododendron leaves pointing down say it's COLD!
- (Thursday, 21) [image of a white Oak] white oaks hold last summer's leaves on lower branches
- (Friday, 22) [image of a Norway spruce] Norway spruce holds long cones
- (Saturday, 23) [image of pixie-cup lichens through a magnifying glass] there are Pixie-cup lichens in the spruce plot
- (Sunday, 24) [image of two ostrich ferns] the fertile fronds of ostrich fern stand stiff and dark
- (Monday, 25) [image of American cranberry-bush stems and fruit] high-bush cranberry wears puffs of snow
- (Tuesday, 26) [image of winter wren in brush] the winter wren weaves through low brush
- (Wednesday, 27) [image of hazel stems and catkins] hazel catkins feel softer
- (Thursday, 28) [image of vernal witch-hazel and close-up of flower] vernal witch hazel is in bloom
- (Friday, 29) [image of one set of raccoon tracks] raccoon tracks are plentiful after a mild night
- (Saturday, 30) [image of two sets of deer mouse tracks with trail mark between] white-footed deer mouse hops past
- (Sunday, 31) [image of three sets of Junco bird tracks] juncoes hop too
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Ailanthus (3.27656)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of Ailanthus leaves and stems on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Ailanthus
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: European Black Alder (3.27657)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of European Black Alder leaves, stems, buds, and fruit on a dark background with identifying text at bottom center handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Alder
- Alnus glutinosa
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Apple (3.27658)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of Apple tree leaves, stems, buds, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Apple
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Prickly-ash (3.27659)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of Prickly-ash leaves, stems, and thorns on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Ash prickley
- Zanthoxylum americanum
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Wafer-ash (3.27660)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of Wafer-ash leaves, stems, flowers, and fruit on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Ash wafer
- Ptelea trifoliata
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: White Ash (3.27661)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of White Ash leaves, stems, twig, and buds on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Ash white
- Fraxinus americana
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Big-toothed Aspen (3.27662)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of Big-toothed Aspen leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Aspen large toothed
- Populus grandidentata
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Quaking Aspen (3.27663)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of Quaking Aspen leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Aspen quaking
- Populus tremuloides
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: American Beech (3.27664)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of American beech leaves, stems, and a twig with buds on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Beech American
- Fagus Americana
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Bindweed (3.27665)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of bindweed leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Bindweed
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Gray Birch (3.27666)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of gray birch leaves, stems, and fruit on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Birch white
- Betula populifolia
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Bittersweet (3.27667)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of bittersweet leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Bittersweet
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Blackberry (3.27668)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of blackberry leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Blackberry
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Sierra Bladdernut (3.27669)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of Sierra bladdernut leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Bladdernut
- Staphylea Bolanderi
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Yellow Buckeye (3.27670)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of yellow buckeye, or sweet buckeye, leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Buckeye sweet
- Aesculus octandra
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Buttonbush (3.27671)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of buttonbush leaves, stems, flowers, and fruit on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Buttonbush
- Plantinus occidentalis
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Smooth Carrion Flower (3.27672)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of smooth carrion flower leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Carrion
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Catalpa (3.27673)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of catalpa leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Catalpa
- Catalpa catalpa
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Cat Brier (3.27674)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of cat brier leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Catbriar
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Eastern Arborvitae (3.27675)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of eastern arborvitae, or white cedar, leaves, stems, and buds on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Cedar white
- Thuja occidentalis
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Cherry (3.27676)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of cherry leaves, stems, flowers, and fruit on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Cherry
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: American Chestnut (3.27678)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of American chestnut leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Chestnut American
- Castanea dentata
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Horse-chestnut (3.27679)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of horse-chestnut leaves, stems, and a bud on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Chestnut Horse
- Aesculus hippocastanum
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Clematis (3.27680)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of clematis leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Clematis
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Kentucky Coffeetree (3.27681)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of Kentucky coffeetree leaves and stems on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Coffee Kentucky
- Gymnocladus dioicus
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Eastern Cottonwood (3.27682)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of eastern cottonwood leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Cottonwood
- Populus deltoides
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Crabapple (3.27683)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of crabapple leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Crab
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Dodder (3.27685)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of dodder leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Dodder
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Flowering Dogwood (3.27686)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of flowering dogwood leaves, stems, and flowers on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Dogwood flowering
- Cornus florida
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Boxelder (3.27687)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of boxelder leaves, stems, flowers, and fruit on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Elder box
- Acer negundo
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Common Elderberry (3.27688)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of common elderberry leaves, stems, flowers, and fruit on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Elder white
- Sambucus canadensis
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Slippery Elm (3.27689)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of slippery elm leaves and stems on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Elm slippery
- Ulmus rubra
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: American Elm (3.27690)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of American elm, or white elm, leaves, stems, and fruit on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Elm white
- Ulmus americana
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Balsam Fir (3.27691)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of balsam fir needle-like leaves and stems on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Fir balsam
- Abies balsamea
Extent: 1 sheet
Leaf Prints: Ginkgo (3.27692)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of ginkgo leaves, stems, and buds on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Ginkgo
- Ginkgo biloba
Extent: 1 sheet
