This catalogue is in fair condition; the cover is heavily worn around the edges; discoloration on the colored pages appearing in the front and back of the catalogue; interior pages are yellowing. Information in pencil written on front cover....
A patient in her hospital bed enjoys a card game with a staff member. Calvary specializes in caring for the terminally ill and was (then) located at Featherbed Lane & Macomb's Rd.
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated July 7, 1858, discussing his theories on American banking systems, and encouraging Smith to begin a bank of his own.
Black & white picture of the Boonville train wreck of July 4, 1908. A northbound passenger train filled with [presumably] holiday excursionists, collided with a southbound freight train, carrying produce and general goods. There were six...
Blue sepia photograph of construction workers scattered throughout a construction site. A partially completed lock wall prominently featured. Debris is scattered at various points throughout the site, including lumber and steel. On the right...
Describes the need to expand bed capacity for Bronx hospitals, especially for chronic diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis. In-- Bronxboro, Vol. XXV, No. 10-11, pp. 39, 55.
Illustration of one of the bedrooms in the Women's Hotel. Stewart's Hotel for Working Women was commissioned by the wealthy merchant, A.T. Stewart. The hotel opened in 1877 to provide safe housing for the influx of working women into the city. It...
Flowers; Stores, Retail; Furniture; House furnishings; Beds; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of rose and card with text,"C.A. Warner Co. The Burr Folding Bed, Warerooms, 33 W. 14th St. bet. 5th and 6th Aves. Branch Store, 534 Fulton St. Brooklyn."
Flowers; Stores, Retail; Furniture; House furnishings; Beds; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of two roses and card with text,"C.A. Warner Co. The Burr Folding Bed, Warerooms, 33 W. 14th St. bet. 5th and 6th Aves. Branch Store, 534 Fulton St. Brooklyn."
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940. The man with the hoe, and other poems
January 7/07
Dear Mr. Markham:
The great little book has been duly received, and finding me too ill to rise from my bed, has charmed and strengthened me. How strong the poems are! _How full of a noble and virile humanity! I was familiar with the...