View of the Erie Canal Aqueduct in Rochester. Fire hydrant and sign (Missouri) on building in the foreground. Monument? along with many buildings visible in the background. Printing information: card number (2458); Hand written message at bottom...
This view of 34th Street is looking east. A woman and her two children are walking on the sidewalk as traffic speeds along the street. The Empire State Building can be seen in the distance as well as the large, red sign for the New Yorker.
Sepia image of work being done on the Barge Canal (Champlain). A sign for "Bascom, Brett & Co. Clothing, Shoes, Furnishings, Hats" appears on one building to the left of the canal. Most of the buildings are brick storefronts with awnings. A stone...
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...
Constitutional law--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--United States
Manuscript draft of a four-page letter dated January 19, 1846, from Lysander Spooner Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston [Massachusetts], asking Bardburn to solicit prominent names to sign a petition and then have the petition...
Cities & towns; Canals; Waterways; Aqueducts; Rivers; Water towers; Buildings; Commercial facilities; Signs (Notices); Utility poles; Black and White Postcards
View of the Erie Canal Aqueduct over the Genessee River in Rochester, N.Y. with commercial buildings in the background. Text of signs on the buildings from left to right: (BARR & CREELMAN HEATING, PLUMBING; HAVERSTICK & CO. SUPPLIES FOR ENGINEERS...
View of hydraulic dredge with two smokestacks [presumably] on Erie Canal. Dredger may have sign reading "Cyclone." Dredger is connected to a trestle bridge which does not cross the water. Metal girders and debris in foreground. Possible boat in...
Constitutional law--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--United States
Four-page letter dated January 19, 1846, from Lysander Spooner Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston [Massachusetts], asking Bardburn to solicit prominent names to sign a petition and then have the petition presented to the United...
Princeton, N.J. Dec. 12, 1904.
Edwin Markham, Esq.,
C/O Funk & Wagnalls,
New York City.
Dear Sir:-
I wish to set on foot a movement to organize an Intercollegiate Socialist Society, for the purpose of stimulating an interest in socialism among...
219 West 100 Street,
New York City, May 21, 1912.
Mr. Edwin Markham,
West New Brighton, S.I.
My dear Mr. Markham:
Your name has been suggested by Mr. B. Russell Herts, a member of the Socialist Press Club, as that of one likely to be interested in...
Image shows a double lock system. A small building between the locks has a sign reading, "LOCK No 52". A larger building is located on the right bank with barrels located in front. In the middle is a long low building flanked by two chimneys. The...
Men; Stores, Retail; Bars; Restaurants; House furnishings; Furniture; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of an interior of a restaurant in which man in rough clothing is eating a turkey leg and telling a waiter who brings a tray of food,"Lay on Macduff. A sign in the background reads Macduffs Free Lunch Every Day.
Men; Stores, Retail; Fishing; Dogs; Clothing and dress; Boys' clothing; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of man by river with fishing rod being attacked by dog. Dog is biting man's pants. A sign on the tree states no trespassing allowed and a policeman is in the background running towards the scene. A fish is on the fishing rod line....
View of narrow section of Erie canal and towpaths, at sunset or sunrise with residences predominant on one side and [presumably] commercial/industrial facilities on the other (towers, structure with a sign advertising "Smoke and Chew LIBERTY LONG...