Fishing; Stores, Retail; Hunting; Men's clothing; Clothing and dress; Firearms; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of man with gun shooting gun at birds [geese] A dog is by his side. Illustration of man with fishing rod in stream. Text, Every character of guns, revolvers, rifles. Every variety of ammunition for sporting."
Street Scenes; Banks; Monuments; Businesses; Organizations; Transportation; Wars; Ethnic Groups; Dancing; Spanish American War; World War I
Bronx County Trust Co.'s Mott Haven Office at 137th St. between Lincoln & Third Ave. The Bronx Board of Trade had offices in this building. The upper floors were used by the All Ireland Ballrooms for Irish dancing. In the foreground is the Charles...
Correspondence; Air warfare; Bombardment; Bombers; Antiaircraft guns; Embargoes; Fascists; Communists;
Bill Bailey's first letter to Marjorie. He introduces, and describes, himself. He discusses the battles he has fought in and the importance of lifting the US embargo against Spain. He describes the destruction of a village by Franco's planes....
Postal service; Postal service employees; Correspondence; War; Sunburns; Machine guns; Cannons; Military life;
Jim describes to his mother the excitement of receiving mail and, as he writes the letter, the postman is standing on a barrel calling out recipients' names. Jim says that he just stepped outside and he can hear the cannon fire and see flashed on...
Transcription
1937, 17, June
Dear friends,
Only two words to let you know that I am in very good health and ready to give the enemy a blow that he will not be able to endure. We are now only two miles away from the front and will be more when the...
