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Show New Harmony Holds an Owen Centennial Celebration 1 i r i r ,x i Jl-- , - v- x - I I' n v1 "x - J 111 .iMiMimir -rim i "iiiwiTiinnTttT8TrmrMrJCw,1w,rOTM 1 1 ,gaM8a One hundred years ago Robert Owen, a Welsh Socialist, and his son, Uobert Dale Owen, founded tho town of New Harmony, Ind., and moved there from Philadelphia his "School of Industry" with all Ita teachers and pupils. The one hundredth anniversary of this event was celebrated January 'M at New Harmony. The illustration shows the building occupied by the school, and portraits of Robert Owen (left) and ltobert Dale Owen. The latter became famous In the United States as a social reformer, statesman and author. |