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Stebbins, Si (William Henry Coffrin). Si Stebbins’ Scrapbooks. Five scrapbooks owned and kept by “Barnum’s Rube,” Si Stebbins, and including hundreds of pages of clippings and correspondence related to his promotional efforts on behalf of various auto dealers and manufacturers in the 1920s, among them Willys-Overland and Durant, as well as other retail concerns selling beer and bread, and hotels. Two books include uncommon pictorial advertisements showing Stebbins and his wife Mary in various automobiles. 1920s – 40s. With a small group of clippings and ephemera, including a booklet signed by Stebbins, and the memorial book from Stebbins’ funeral. Housed in three cloth-covered slipcases and one archival box. Some books disbound, but neatly kept and contents in generally good condition.