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Little Bo Peep.
A P.S. 8 student is seen dressed in a home made Little Bo Peep paper costume. Children who had costumes walked in the front of the annual school parade.
Lehman College, Childhood in the Bronx

[Letter and envelope from Gerrit Smith to Lysander Spooner]
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Two-page letter and envelope from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated April 1, 1861, acknowledging receipt of Spooner's "New System" [A New System of Paper Currency] and discussing the "making of banks."
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

JRF to Mr. Prosper Invernizzi, March 4, 1930
Art, American--20th century--Correspondence;
Letter written by Juliana Force to Prosper Invernizzi dated March 4, 1930. Regarding the pricing for Invernizzi's paintings. Two (2) pages.
Whitney Museum Library, Whitney Studio Club and Galleries, 1907-1930

[Letter] 1916 February 24 [to] Markham
Arundel, Alfred W.
Meserole writes to Markham thanking him for accepting the invitation to a luncheon being held in New York for the Fellowship.
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

Enlargement of the Erie Canal. Efforts of the twelve fugitive Senators, sustained by the opinion of Attorney-Gen’l Chatfield, and the voice of a Loco Foco meeting at the capital, illustrated by extracts from Loco Foco organs, to defeat the law...
Erie Canal; New York (State); Enlargement; Canal Bill; Loco Foco; Pamphlet
Page 16 of a sixteen page pamphlet on the Enlargement of the Erie Canal. In 1851, controversy arose regarding the enlargement of the canal. This shows excerpts from various New York newspapers voicing protest against the project to enlarge the Erie...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, The Erie Canal

Compliments of Chas. W. Kitchen, Druggist.
Flowers; Pharmacists; Drugs; Medicine; Cosmetics; Beauty, Personal; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of flowers surrounding sign with name and address. Text,"Branch at Brighton Beach, Coney Island. Verso side: text,"Secret of beauty, for the complexion, the great demand for a pure, harmless beautifier that will displace the many...
Brooklyn Public Library, Fulton Street Trade Cards

City and County of San Francisco auditor to Mrs. Julianna Force, Feb. 27, 1928
Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions--Correspondence;
Letter sent from John J. Boyle, City and County of San Francisco Auditor to Mrs. Juliana Force, February 27, 1928. Letter is signed.
Whitney Museum Library, Whitney Studio Club and Galleries, 1907-1930

[Letter] 1933 May [to] Friend
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
Sinclair writes about his new book, "The Way Out: What Lies Ahead for America." He also write a great deal about his book "Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox", and its influence on not only the United States but the world as well. He also writes...
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Letter] 1912 May 7, Cambridge, Mass. [to] Mr. Markham
Harvard University. Socialist Club
Eliot requests Markham as a guest speaker at a dinner for the Socialist Club at Harvard University.
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Letter] 1912 March 23
Hillquit, Morris, 1869-1933
The Intercollegiate Socialist Society sent invitations to the Hillquit-Untermyer debate about the Money Trust Problem and providing order slips to pay for and reserve seats at the debate at Carnegie Hall.
Wagner College, Horrmann Library Edwin Markham Correspondence

[Letter from Rd. Adams to Messrs. Samuel & Wm. Vernon]
Slaves--Rhode Island--Newport; Slavery--Rhode Island--Newport; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport; Slaves--Virginia--Richmond; Slavery--Virginia--Richmond; Slave trade--Virginia--Richmond
Manuscript copy of a letter from Adams & Griffin of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island dated February 8, 1771, regarding payments to Captain William Tanner for shipments and discussing the slave market in...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter from Adams & Griffin to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]
Slaves--Rhode Island--Newport; Slavery--Rhode Island--Newport; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport; Slaves--Virginia--Richmond; Slavery--Virginia--Richmond; Slave trade--Virginia--Richmond; Slave trade--England--London
Manuscript copy of a letter dated June 27, 1770, from Adams & Griffin of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island regarding remittance of payment to London merchant Thomas Adams. Followed by a letter that includes...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

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