Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940. California the wonderful
Tappan writes to Markham about a check that has not been cashed and asks if Markham received it. Tappan also writes to persuade Markham to spend some time at his summer camp for boys, Camp Kah-Goon-Wah.
Markham writes to Lannes requesting he join the Child Labor Federation. Lannes replies on the back agreeing to join and granting permission to use his articles in "The Cosmopolitan".
Postal data: posted, postmarked (August 3, 1918, PINE CAMP, NY); stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number (D. 12378); Logo (POST CARD); Written message (Was glad to get your postal. A fine place here but wish I was in...
Group photo of boys at 'Fox Lair' in the Adirondacks which provided summer vacation for 500 boys, many from the Bronx. The Police Athletic League (PAL) covered the three week vacation at no cost to the children's families.
Correspondence; Political organizations; Political parties; Coffeehouses; Military life;
Paul thanks Mus for her long letter and is sorry to have missed Mother Bloom's birthday. Mother Bloom was a popular communist figure in the 1930's. Paul asks Mus to keep sending magazines (with chewing gum and show laces tucked in). He mentions...
New-York African Free-School; American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race; Abolitionists--New York (State)--New York--Societies, etc.; African Americans--Education--New York...
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, commonly known as the New-York Manumission Society, was established 1785 to publicly promote the abolition of slavery and manumission of slaves in New York State. The society, which was...
Postal data: posted, postmarked [round postmark] (SPRAKERS, N.Y., AUG 12, 1907, 8AM), stamp; Postcard type: divided back; Printing Information: card number (No. A4482); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message: (Friend Roger - I am...
Postal data: posted, postmarked (LITTLE FALLS, N.Y., APR 26, 1910, 9-30 A) [Postmark depicts flag with thirteen stars within, and seven wavy lines radiating to right of flag]; stamp; Postcard type: divided back (THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES; FOR...
Hospitals; Fire Insurance; Events; Police Dept.; Military Training
Describes needs of Fordham Hospital, reduced fire insurance rates, an orphans outing at Clason Point, police activities along Third Ave, armory military lectures and a training camp at For Schuyler. In--Minutes of Directors Meetings, Vol. 5, pp....
