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Collectors of Aquarium Literature – Number 34 February 1990

In this Issue:

  1. Original article on the first New York Aquarium (1876) in Frank Leslie’s Sunday magazine. This downtown Manhattan Aquarium was started by W.C. Corp and Chas. Reiche and ran for only 4 years. It pre-dates the New York Aquarium in Castle Gardens.  By the Rev. Nicholas Bjetring.
  2. All about the Guppy

The collectors of aquarium literature was an organization founded by Dave Hopp and Paul Harvey to better organize those who collected vintage aquarium magazines and books. Each issue had articles on aquarium publication history plus articles related to book and magazine collecting in general. This publication ran from May 1983 through June 1994 for a total of 55 issues. (August through November 1988 was a combined issue 25/26 and March through July 1989 was marked 29/30 1989.)

The MOAPH museum wishes to thank Paul Harvey and Dave Hopp for giving the museum permission to reprint these issues.

These CAL issues are reproduced exactly as they were printed in their entirety. We have left the “wanted” or “for sale” ads for historical reference but please note many of these CAL members have moved or are deceased.