Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Antislavery movements-United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated March 1, 1856, regarding the nomination of an anti-slavery presidential candidate for the Republican Party.
Postal data: unmarked, unposted (Postage: United States and Island Possessions, Cuba, Canada and Mexico ONE CENT. For all other Countries TWO CENTS) printed inside stamp box; Postcard type: divided back; Logo (Post Card) the beginning letters "P"...
Erie Canal; New York (State); New York; Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848; Packet boats; Travel and description.
Page 158 found in Chapter twelve in Volume one of Marryat's A Diary in America. It is here that Marryat meets and converses with a fellow canal traveler.
Old entrance to the Morgan library, 33 East 36th Street. Built 1903-1906 ; Architect: Charles McKim of McKim, Meade & White. The rotunda connected the building's three main rooms: J.P. Morgan's study, J.P. Morgan's library, and the librarian's...
View of the old entrance to the Morgan library, 33 East 36th Street. Built 1903-1906 ; Architect: Charles McKim of McKim, Meade & White. The rotunda connected the building's three main rooms: J.P. Morgan's study, J.P. Morgan's library, and the...
Students reading near the entrance to the Hall of Fame on the New York University campus in the Bronx. Note entrance caption 'Enter with joy that those within have lived.'
Banks; Stores; Railroads; Bridges; Highways; Street Scenes
The crowd waits on line to enter the new main office of the bank at 231st St. near Broadway.
Note the railroad bridge for the New York Putnam division between the buildings shown. The building on the right was later demolished to create the...
A teenaged mother tends to her toddler at the Roberto Clemente State Park. She is surrounded by cots and a cribs used at this shelter for homeless families.
