An old postcard in our Ernest Bell Library. Subject: Vegetarian Hotel, Woodridge, N. Y. Publisher: A. S. Landis, Wurstboro, N. Y. Type: Linen Size: 3.5″ x 5.5″ (9 x 14 cm) Date: Undated – circa 1920 Every item in our collection has the power to tell / reveal ‘stories’! With this old postcard, it is ‘stories’ of people actively promoting vegetarianism in and around New York, from almost 100 years ago,…
Some early examples of vegetarians cooperating – sharing ideas – sharing artwork – helping humans – helping animals. Artwork, metal badges & paper badges (perhaps they were intended to be pinned to garments, or inserted into holders), some of which are in our Ernest Bell Library, some of which are in other collections. The embedded links will allow you to ‘dig deeper’. We do not know the identity of the artists…
A wonderfully designed postcard from the National Canine Defence League (NCDL) – circa 1930. A much loved item in the Ernest Bell Library. So Shines A Good Dog In A Naughty World ……quoting Shakespeare – ……’maybe’ quoting the Bible. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… William Shakespeare – The Merchant of Venice, Act 5, Scene I – circa 1598 Portia: That light we see is burning in my hall. How far that little candle throws…
For the benefit of 2016 vegans – here – are HappyCow’s Maine listings In our Ernest Bell Library, we have an original handwritten letter from 1834, identifying one early ‘close to vegan’ Portland resident – Reverend Henry Aiken Worcester, a Swedenborgian minister – and one ‘vegan’ visitor – Dr. Sylvester Graham. The letter tells us that Portland was quite a ‘vegan paradise’ in the 1830s. I use ‘vegan’ with inverted…
Time travel – back 68 years to Vegetarian Central London 1947. These 5 restaurant businesses had all survived WW2. Kudos to all of the owners & their teams! Sharing a few items from our Ernest Bell Library archives. The ‘London Vegetarian Society’ in 1947 – minus most of its archives as its previous home had been destroyed in the ‘Blitz’ 6 years earlier in 1941. 5 places to eat –…
Today: – ……we would like to jump back to 1914, to one of the first successful animal cruelty prosecutions. The court case was brought by the Performing and Captive Animals Defence League (PADL). We are happy to discover that undercover activism for the benefit of animals goes back more than 100 years! ‘Andrew’, a dealer friend in the UK, recently discovered this original postcard of ‘Choclat’ and sold it to us.…
Do Animals Suffer? – a powerful gruesome image of ~ 118 years ago. The drawing / illustration on the postcard is by William Small – artist for ‘The Daily Graphic’ – the date looks like 1897. The original postcard is in the collection of the Ernest Bell Library. Scroll down this page for a larger 1.66 MB version. ‘Death Row’ Ships Live animals were being shipped for slaughter in other countries. There were…
SeaWorld 2014 / 5. The Hippodrome, London 1921. We are continuing the fight against humans forcing animals to perform for their profit. Important notes are in – brown. The postcard & other items referenced in this blog post are being cared for by the Ernest Bell Library. Our articles are always ‘heavy’ with embedded links & notes. Our goals are to help researchers & to inspire fellow animal rights activists.…
NOTE: The views expressed in this interview represent those of the author / the interviewees only and are not those of HappyCow. HappyCow has decided to allow this post to spark discussion, not as an endorsement. Jamie Foley was raised in the American South but now lives in Oakland, CA where he’s a biotechnology student. Right now he is a visiting Fellow with the Cornell Alliance for Science in Ithaca, NY. He started the…
“I lead a very simple and frugal life, that is to say that I absolutely only eat vegetables. I wear the simplest possible clothes, no hat. I walk barefoot and I live in the greatest possible harmony with my ideas about Nature.” – Marius CAYOL – Vegan & Simple-Lifer – writing circa 1910 All of the original items, which we share in this post, are being cared for in our…
“Our presence on this Earth is like being shipwrecked and sailing together in a lifeboat. You can either sell what food there is to the rich so they survive and then generate fights over it, or you can share it out. It isn’t just a moral decision but a practical one. There is no shortage of food in the world simply a shortage of money with which to buy it.”…
Come to Summer School in Rhos-on-Sea 28/- all inclusive for a week = £ 1.20 = approx US$ 1.85 Choice of 2 locations – select your dates. Original postcard in our – Ernest Bell Library Collection – more. Oops – too late – the date has passed – it was held in 1910 – here are some of the participants. Click on the photo below to see them all. Front Row Centre…
Draped in loose flowing garments and with long hair they worked in the gardens and fields, built spartan timber cabins and found relaxation in dancing and naked bathing, exposing their bodies to light, air, sun and water. Their diet excluded all animal foods and was based entirely on plants, vegetables and fruit. Joseph Salomonson – plant eater & ‘dietician’ Salt is the first link in a chain of modern evils.…