Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Athol; Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Four-page letter dated March 5, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston, responding to cirticisms of his book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery] and discussing the concept of "free banking" in the United...
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
Overall in good condition, some smudges on cover. Papers are yellowing, darkening around edges. Dark stain on middle right section of outside cover. Outside back cover has some tears, adhesive and paper residue. Enclosed in a polyester jacket,...
This copy has been washed and deacidified. It has been trimmed along the edges (with page numbers cut off the bottom), and bound. Cover has stains and discoloration. Information written in pencil on front cover. Enclosed in a polyester jacket,...
Fair. Discoloration throughout. Information written in ink and pencil throughout. This catalogue has been washed and deacidified and rebound in an acid-free sleeve. Full measurements: 20.6 cm (H) x 14.2 cm (W).
Model of proposed Throgs Neck Bridge and approaches. The Cross Bronx Expressway extension is in the Center; and the Throgs Neck approach is on the left. The intersection of Bruckner Expressway and Hutchinson River Parkway is shown in the foreground.
City scene along canal featuring multiple locks, tow path and part of lock approach. Various types of buildings are in the background. People are shown walking along the towpath. Written message at bottom (8/22/07).
Silhouette of a steamship and a fishing vessel on the Hudson River, with mountains visible in the background and light breaking through storm clouds overhead.
