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Charles Sumner's The anti-slavery enterprise, 1855
Antislavery movements--United States
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...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Portrait
damaged photograph, mounted on wood
Lesbian Herstory Archives

Amos Mill was badly damaged, and five canal boats destroyed by break in Erie Canal, July 30, 1907, Syracuse, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [e0199ac2]
Postal data: posted, postmarked (SYRACUSE, NY, JUL 20, 1908, 1100PM), stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Logo (POST CARD); Written message (Arrived in Syracuse 10:30 am. All ok--Fayetta Kate & Viola); Addressee (Mr Maynard Randall, Lycoming N.Y.);...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

Break in Erie Canal letting water into Onondaga Creek, July 30, 1907. Five boats were destroyed and some buildings were damaged. Syracuse, N.Y. [front caption] (2back) [e0204ac2]
Postal data: unmarked, unposted. POST CARD logo. Postcard type: divided back.[back]
Queens College, Waterways of New York

[Damaged negative] 125th Street between Seventh Avenue and Lenox Avenue, New York City, October 31, 1932: 1 empty billboard. Also storefronts of Tip Top Shoe Shop, Christensen School of Music, Orient Photo Plays.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Broadway at West 47th Street, New York City, October 31, 1932: Armour Star Ham, Taystee Bread (partial).
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] West 42nd Street at Sixth Avenue, New York City, October 31, 1932: Emergency Employment Committee, Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Charities, Union Dime Savings Bank. Also 1 empty billboard.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] West 47th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, New York City, October 31, 1932: Coca-Cola, Chevrolet Cars, Howard Clothes (distant), Pepsodent Antiseptic Toothpaste.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Seventh Avenue at West 47th Street, New York City, October 31, 1932: Armour Star Ham, Pre-Election Celebration for Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Sixth Avenue and West 27th Street, New York City, October 31, 1932: Bowery Savings Bank, Campbell's Tomato Juice, Howard Clothes, Taystee Bread, Rodeo at Madison Square Garden.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, October 31, 1932: Armour Star Ham, Old Gold Cigarettes, Bowery Savings Bank / Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank / Union Dime Savings Bank. Also 2 empty billboards.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Eighth Avenue and Cathedral Parkway [i.e. 110th Street], New York City, October 31, 1932: Empire City Savings Bank, Old Gold Cigarettes. Also 1 empty billboard.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Sixth Avenue between 42nd Street and 43rd Street, New York City, October 31, 1932: Emergency Employment Committee, Union Dime Savings Bank. On El platform: Blue Goose Oranges, Domino Sugar, Icy Point Salmon, Kemp's Sun-Rayed...
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Sixth Avenue and West 47th Street, New York City, October 31, 1932: 2 empty billboards. Painted signs for Cecil Restaurant, Hotel Century, Raleigh Hall Residence for Men.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Sixth Avenue between 42nd Street and 43rd Street, New York City, November 30, 1932: Emergency Employment Committee, Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, Union Dime Savings Bank. Also 1 empty billboard.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Eighth Avenue and Cathedral Parkway [i.e. 110th Street], New York City, December 31, 1932: Chevrolet Cars, Emergency Employment Relief Committee, Empire City Savings Bank.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Seventh Avenue at West 47th Street, New York City, December 31, 1932: Armour Star Ham, Emergency Employment Relief Committee, Kesbec Quality Gasoline Station (partial), Taystee Bread (not visible).
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] West 47th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, New York City, December 31, 1932: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet Cars, Pepsodent Antiseptic Toothpaste.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, December 31, 1932: Chevrolet Cars, Hotel George Washington, Bowery Savings Bank / Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank / Union Dime Savings Bank.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

[Damaged negative] Sixth Avenue between 42nd Street and 43rd Street, New York City, December 31, 1932: Emergency Employment Committee, Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, Union Dime Savings Bank. Also 1 empty billboard.
Advertising--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Billboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Signs and signboards--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; Streets--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works; New York...
New-York Historical Society, Photographs of New York City and Beyond

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