Flowers; Stores, Retail; Perfumes; House furnishings; Variety stores; Stationery; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of two women in elegant dresses holding bouquets of roses. Verso side: text,"The Fair. Frank Co. Proprietors, dealers in house furnishing goods, crockery, glassware, stationery, jewelry, silverware, leather goods,&c. our specialty 5...
Winter scenes; Stores, Retail; Windmills; Farms; Rubber goods; Rubber industry and trade; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of snow covered landscape with sheep in foreground and houses and windmill in background. Verso side: text,"Teale Morro, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Every Description of Goodyear's Rubber Goods.."
Children; Stores, Retail; Jewelry; Toys; Luxuries; Silverware; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Boy carrying girl on his back over stream and stepping on rocks. Verso side: text,"A large assortment of holiday goods, dolls, toys, fancy goods, silver ware, and jewelry, also fine line of albums, from 50 cents upward. Autograph and scrap books...
Children; Stores, Retail; Straw work; Hats; Clothing and dress; Millinery; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of a female child walking with a male child in wheat [or straw field. Male child is carrying sickle. Another child is in the tall vegetation watching the two other children. Verso side: text,"Chas. M. Jacobson, Manufacturer of Hats,...
Leaves; Stores, Retail; Acorns; Clothing and dress; Cosmetics; Women's clothing; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of oak leaves and acorns on dark background. Oak leaves have turned fall colors. Verso side: text, "100 Doz. Thomson's spoon busk, corsets at 49 cents, worth $1.00.." "Dress goods, silks, shawls, silk handkerchiefs, hosiery and fancy...
Goats; Stores, Retail; Animals; Clothing and dress; Dry-goods; Household linens; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of two young goats butting heads while adult goat watches in background. Verso side: text, "Porter & Thorburn, dry goods, mourning goods, hosiery, black silks, linens, laces, embroideries, gloves."
New York State Legislature; Route; Construction; Excavation; Embankment; Locks; Aqueducts; Contractors; Damages; Shipping; Expenditures; Erie Canal; Commissioners; Champlain Canal; Clinton, Dewitt, 1769-1828; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764-1839;...
Final page of a forty-six page annual report of the canal commissioners communicated to the legislature on January 15, 1819. This report was addressed to the New York State Legislature in obedience to the act entitiled "An act respecting navigable...
Erie Canal; New York (State); Canal Appraiser’s Office; Damages; Expenditures; Receipt
20x25 cm. receipt from Canal Appraiser's office awarding Henry Crouse $223.96 for damages incurred as of June 1, 1846. Although the receipt was dated April 17, 1850, the award was made on March 23, 1850.
Hudson River; New York Central and Hudson River Railroad; Huested Brothers Coal & Lumber Company; Croton Aqueduct; Tarrytown; Andre Brook; Andre Monument; Dutch Reformed Church; Tarrytown Music Hall;
A two-page map with color; includes Business notices for the area.
Hudson River; New York Central and Hudson River Railroad; Sleepy Hollow cemetery; North Tarrytown; Tarrytown; Andre Brook; Croton Aqueduct; Briggsville; Old Dutch Church; St. Paul's Methodist Church; St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church; Rand Drill...
A two-page map with color; includes a listing of Business notices in North Tarrytown.
Remarks given [probably by Samuel or William Vernon] regarding a case against Captain Thomas Rogers, who is accused of producing falsified trade books and trading to his own benefit in Barbados, Cape de Verdes, St. Christopher, and Isle de Los....
Inventory list of goods aboard the Brig Royal Charlotte between October 1761 and August 1766. Includes the names of many vendors and service from unnamed slaves listed under their owner's name.
Slave trade--New York (State)--New York; Slave trade--Africa, West; Slave traders--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York; Africa, West--Commerce--New York (State)--New York; New York (N.Y.)--Commerce--Africa, West; New...
Account book, 1748 Dec.-1749 Jul., kept aboard the sloop Rhode Island while on a voyage to Africa to procure slaves for her owners, Philip Livingston and sons, New York City. Peter James was shipmaster. Included are accounts for the purchase of...
