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Recent Acquisition: Speculations of the Uses of Sewage
Here is a recent aquisition to York University’s Special Collections: a pamphlet from 1847 proposing various strategies of dealing with, ahem, night soil in cities.
This pamphlet may be of interest to students studying city planning, environmental studies, water quality, public … Continue reading
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Tagged city life, England, environmental studies, night soil, pamphlet, sewage
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Recent Acquisitions: City Life
The Archives & Special Collections are always on the look out for historical or scarce items that may be of interest to our teach faculty or students. Here are a few items we’ve picked up this year that relate to … Continue reading
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Tagged city, city life, Diamond Dye Company, domestic arts, dye, fertilizer, firefighter, firefighting, household, London, Montreal, Montreal Firemen's Benefit Association, moustache, Nineteenth century, sewage, town, town life, urban issues, William A. Guy, William Orme McRobie
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