A couple stands on the cobblestone towpath beside the Erie Canal in Schenectady, New York. The "Dock Street" area depicted here appears to be of mixed-use. Presumably, a hotel and a brewery are visible in the background, while the couple stands...
Aug. 8/03
Dear Mr. Markham,
I have your last letter in regard to our good friend Nelson, of St. Louis. I did not see him, however, this last time (tho I hear that he has been East again), so forwarded your letter to him at his St. Louis address.
I...
Several ships are sailing in a body of water near docks and the shore of a burgeoning town that lies off in the horizon line. Most ships are situated closer to the shore, yet a couple of larger ships with their sterns toward the viewer sail across...
Children; Dyers; Beaches; Dogs; Clothing and dress; Dyes and dyeing; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of beach scene. Children and dog in foreground. Couple with beach umbrella. Buildings in background.[possibly Coney Island] Sign above with name and address of dye house.
Children; Stores, Retail; Beaches; House furnishings; Carpets; Furniture; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of beach scene. Children and dog in foreground. Couple with beach umbrella. Buildings in background.[possibly Coney Island]"Fine furniture, carpet, bedding stoves. For cash or time. Best and cheapest place to buy in Brooklyn."
Sailors; Grocers; Ships; Canned meat; Cigars; Groceries; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of sailors on ship gathered in a circle eating [canned meat] and cheering. A family of man, woman and child look overboard at ocean. A couple is walking off to the left. Boxes and barrels are in the foreground. Verso side: text,"Libby...
Following a church wedding and wearing attire rented by a photograph studio, the teenaged bride and groom happily follow their ring bearer and flower girl.
Post office buildings--New York (State)--New York.
Caption reads: "New Post Office Building situated between 31st and 33d Streets. This handsome building was completed in 1913 at the cost of $6,200,000. It faces the Pennsylvania Terminal and is built over the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad....
Two-page letter and envelope dated July 12, 1886, from Daniel McFarland in New York to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, disucssing mutual acquaintances such as George Atkins and John Curtis.
Four-page letter and envelope dated February 3, 1897, from Daniel McFarland in South Bend, Indiana to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, inquiring about mutual acquaintances and briefly discussing several of Spooner's pamphlets.
Manuscript copy of a four-page letter from Gerrit Smith of Peterboro [New York] to Hon. D. [David] Wilmot, in which he responds to a letter from Wilmot discussing slavery and the United States Constitution, and sends him a copy of Lysander...
Envelope and eight-page manuscript copy of a letter from Gerrit Smith Peterboro [New York] to John Cochrane dated July 20, 1860, discussing Smith's libel suit against Royal Phelps and others.
