July 5th, 1906.
Dear Edwin Markham-
I thank you very much for your kind letter about my play. You say:”There are some things we are all compelled to say nothing about in our plays and novels. I am stating a fact, not arguing a case.” I take it...
Aug. 6, 1901
Dear Mr. Markham,
Many thanks for your kind note, received at Indianapolis on the eve of our most successful Socialist Convention. We expect to get our little magazine out on Sept. 15, and shall use your poem on the first page of the...
Blue sepia photograph of construction workers scattered throughout a construction site. A partially completed lock wall prominently featured. Debris is scattered at various points throughout the site, including lumber and steel. On the right...
Color photograph of a large canal boat under a lattice truss bridge named after the New York Central Rail Road on Erie Canal in Pittsford, New York. A cargo train is on the right side of the bridge. Utility poles line both side of the canal in a...
Color photograph of a large canal boat under a lattice truss bridge named after the New York Central Rail Road on Erie Canal in Pittsford, New York. A cargo train is on the right side of the bridge. Utility poles line both side of the canal in a...
Side view of the Electro-Chemical Engraving plant at 1100 Brook Ave near 167th St. The firm specialized in etched lithographs, chemical dyes, and precision stamped metal parts. The firm produced parts for the Norden Bomb Sight during World War II.
Two-page letter dated April 3, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn asking "to know the truth about Mrs. [Elizabeth] Sargeant" and discussing his upcoming book that he plans to publish in several chapters.
Ships are docked at a harbor in Fair Haven, N.Y. Parts of ten ships are visible. Two ships are docked sidy by side in the foreground, with the remaining getting proportionally smaller in relation to the viewpoint. Trees and a small building are...
United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn; Music publishing industry; Piano music; Ragtime, cakewalk & stomps; Popular music--To 1901
Stylized text interwoven with illustration of flowering tree branch. Text, "Publisher's of Smallwood's celebrated pianoforte tutor, Smallwood's 55 melodious exercises, etc. Price 4/=, Band Parts 1/=nett."
United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn; Music publishing industry; Songs with piano; Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano; Love--Songs and music; Popular music--To 1901
Illustration of man, possibly E. H. Harding, surrounded by stylized text and decorative design. Text, "Musical Album. F.A Cotharin, Publisher & Proprietor. Compliments of William Gorden, Confectioner."
Infrastructure-Canal; Rensselaer, Stephen Van, 1764–1839; North, William, 1755-1836; Eddy, Thomas, 1758 – 1827; Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823; De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834; Report; War 1812; Commissioners; Western Inland Lock Navigation...
Page thirty-two of this forty page report, the second one issued by the committee which documents that it had applied to the general government for funding, without success. It was submitted by committee members The commissioners Gouvenor Morris,...
Exterior view on company property looking toward Westchester Creek and showing boats stored or repaired. The company specializes in cruisers, outboard motors, engine parts, paint and marine supplies.
This wholesale grocery distributor moved from Manhattan to the Hunts Point area due to its proximity to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad yards at Oak Point and Leggett Ave. Deliveries from all parts of the country come right to the...
Verbatim transcript of discussion on the proposal to create a new county in New York State for the Bronx. Includes the vote taken by Board members in which the majority voted against the proposal. In--Minutes of Meetings, Vol. 4, pp. 1-29....
Businesses; World War II; Equipment; Clothing; Ships
Among other products, Bronx businesses supplied machine parts, ships, clothing and fueling systems to the nation's emergency defense program during World War II. In-- Bronxboro, Vol. XVIII, Nos. 3-4. p. 5.
