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...
N.Y. City Nov. 14-16
Mrs. Edwin Markham
Westerleigh Park
N.Y. City
Dear Mrs. Markham:
Your letter brought more pleasure than you can know, for to me Edwin Markham is about the greatest living poet in the world.—The Poet of Humanity – the Voice...
Shows the Murray Hill Tunnel, later called the Park Avenue Tunnel, with Fourth Avenue Horse Car Line "Harlem via Madison Av." with The Church of the Messiah in background.
Bridges; Aqueducts; Rivers; Automobiles; Panoramic views; Color postcards
View of a bridge with a car in front of an aqueduct over a river with buildings in the background taken from the banks of the river. [indicated on front side only] [front].
View of a hoist bridge in Canastota, N.Y.. The card shows a lift bridge, a car with passenger and bicycle rider crossing the bridge. Men Standing near bridge and walking toward it. Also appearing in the card are commercial buildings, sidewalks...
Front caption reads: "The Old and The New." [top of card]; "Where the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway tracks cross the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal when first built and for some time after, was the only means of transportation aside from the...
Barge, being pulled by a tugboat barely visible in front, passing under the shadow of a railroad truss bridge. There is a woman in kerchief and long skirt at the tiller, viewed from the stern. The top right of the stern board is visible with the...
Front caption reads: "'IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY.' No. 2. Old Historical Canal at Little Falls, N. Y. Built before the Erie Canal and now used as a feeder for many Mills. May be seen from the Car Windows, N. Y. Central." [bottom of card]. Written...
Buildings; Canals; Clouds; Cities & towns; Cityscapes; Embankments; Plazas; Trees; Utility poles; Waterfronts; People; Black & white postcards;
A panoramic black and white postcard showing Clinton Square in Syracuse, with the Erie Canal in the foreground. Surrounding the square is what is [presumably] a street with a street car and people, behind which are a number of buildings.
The Claremont Hotel [Claremont Inn] on Riverside Drive in New York City, on a moonlit evening with stars. The hotel is decorated with bunting in the colors of the American flag, as if for a holiday. Grant's Tomb, situated nearby, is visible to...
Promotional Materials; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Card asking individuals to enroll as members of the Johnston Speakers Bureau requesting individuals' names, addresses, phone numbers, and whether or not they can supply a car.
Street Scenes; Businesses; Authors; Transportation; Stores; Parks; Ethnic Groups; Languages
View at the intersection of Southern Blvd. & East 180th St. Crotona Parkway is on the left and Southern Boulevard is shown on the right of the street median. Traffic ran in both directions on these roadways and a trolley car is on the right. On...
