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Autograph book. An autograph book (also known as an autograph album, a memory album or friendship album) [ 1] is a book for collecting the autographs of others. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with poems, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos.
An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word autograph comes from Ancient Greek ( αὐτός, autós, "self" and γράφω, gráphō, "write"), and can mean more specifically: [ 1][ 2] a manuscript written by the author of its content. [ 1][ 2] In this meaning the term autograph can often be used interchangeably with ...
Autograph collecting is the practice of collecting autographs of famous persons. Some of the most popular categories of autograph subjects are politicians, military soldiers, athletes, movie stars, artists, social and religious leaders, scientists, astronauts, and authors . Some collectors may specialize in specific fields (such as Nobel Prize ...
Operated by J.L. Summers in 1918. An autopen (or signing machine) is a device used for the automatic signing of a signature. Prominent individuals may be asked to provide their signatures many times a day, such as celebrities receiving requests for autographs, or politicians signing documents and correspondence in their official capacities.
Running time. 7:55. Country. United States. Language. English. The Autograph Hound is a 1939 Donald Duck cartoon which features Donald Duck as an autograph hunter in Hollywood. [ 1] Many celebrities from the 1930s are featured. This is the first cartoon where Donald Duck is featured in his blue sailor hat.
Slam book. A slam book is a notebook (commonly the spiral-bound type) that is passed among children and teenagers. The keeper of the book starts by posting a question, which is then passed around for other contributors to fill in their own answers to the question. [1]
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Millions of Cats at Wikisource. Millions of Cats is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Wanda Gág in 1928. The book won a Newbery Honor award in 1929, one of the few picture books to do so. Millions of Cats is the oldest American picture book still in print. [ 1] It entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.