by MOAPH | Apr 15, 2026 | Homepage, Museum Letters
Back to Gallery Pet Shop News: Gates A. Halfin Writes a Letter 1937 Printable Version of Article Great letter from Gates Halfin on the joy of owning a pet shop and the joy customers receive from having a pet! From the April 1937 edition of All-Pets...
by MOAPH | Apr 11, 2024 | Museum Letters
Back to Gallery Hartz Mountain Letter Hartz Mountain Letter from the...
by MOAPH | May 4, 2023 | Museum Letters
Back to Gallery Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward Letter Letter shared by our friend Emiliano Spada. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward was the Inventor of the “Wardian Case” which is the modern-day Vivarium or Terrarium. Autograph letter signed N.B. (Nathaniel Bagshaw) Ward, to...
by MOAPH | Dec 6, 2022 | Museum Letters
Back to Gallery California Academy of Sciences Interesting reply letter to famous aquarist Gene Wolfsheimer from Robert Dempster of the Steinhart Aquarium in 1965. Gene wanted to spearhead the development of a public aquarium in Los Angeles and went to Robert (Bob)...
by MOAPH | Nov 4, 2022 | Museum Letters
Back to Gallery Modern Pet Shop A letter to Miss Elsie L. Jones inquired about purchasing a Newfoundland puppy from Modern Pet Shop of Philadelphia. A follow-up card was sent thanking her for the purchase and telling her she can name the dog...
by MOAPH | Aug 4, 2022 | Museum Letters
Back to Gallery Pittsburgh Aquarium Society 1919 Pittsburgh Aquarium Society 1919: An interesting original letter from the president of the Pittsburgh Aquarium Society thanking Charles H. Townsend, director of the New York Aquarium, for pamphlets he had sent him. The...
