![3732009] [The Fairy Sisters. Midget Performers Cassie and Victoria Foster, ca. 1872–1873...](/pictures/thumb/3732009_1.jpg?v=1659034749)
An ephemeral record of the brief, exploited lives of the Fairy Sisters, two diminutive performers often touted as the smallest persons in the world. The..... Read More about The Fairy Sisters. Midget Performers Cassie and Victoria Foster, ca. 1872–1873 Promotional...
![3728175] Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839. Frances Anne Kemble](/pictures/thumb/3728175_1.jpg?v=1657145107)
Pierce Butler was a Georgia-born Philadelphian whose marriage to British actress Fanny Kemble was in discord as his ownership of enslaved African Americans clashed with..... Read More about Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839
![3729797] [1908 Publishing Contract for Frances F. Perry’s “A Mother from Mars,” published...](/pictures/thumb/3729797_1.jpg?v=1614215274)
Signed contract for the rights to publish the novel A Mother from Mars written by Indiana author Frances Foster Perry. A manuscript addendum states Dodd..... Read More about 1908 Publishing Contract for Frances F. Perry’s “A Mother from Mars,” published by Dodd,...
![3729870] [Alexander Gordon (1685–1722) – 19th Century Manuscript and Biographical Sketch of...](/pictures/thumb/3729870_1.jpg?v=1608588577)
Eight-page handwritten “Recollections of the Gordon Family,” providing biographical and anecdotal information about the Gordon Family of Philadelphia, descendants of merchant and sea captain Alexander..... Read More about Alexander Gordon (1685–1722) – 19th Century Manuscript and Biographical Sketch of this...
![3729792] [Two Fan Letters from a Woman to British Crime Fiction Writer Patricia Wentworth...](/pictures/thumb/3729792_1.jpg?v=1602700796)
Two fan letters from a woman reader to British crime fiction writer Patricia Wentworth, the creator of the character, “Miss Maud Silver,” the heroine of..... Read More about Two Fan Letters from a Woman to British Crime Fiction Writer Patricia Wentworth discussing...
![3731283] Grand Mass Meeting at the Cooper Institute. Nomination of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to the...](/pictures/thumb/3731283_1.jpg?v=1642439160)
American presidential political tract proposing the candidacy of Civil War hero Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to the citizens of New York. Issued five months before..... Read More about Grand Mass Meeting at the Cooper Institute. Nomination of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to the...
![3730601] Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political ... A New Edition. With the Latin Quotations...](/pictures/thumb/3730601_1.jpg?v=1639955132)
Bacon’s Essays, originally published in 1597, is his most enduringly popular work; two more editions were published in his lifetime and there were more than..... Read More about Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political ... A New Edition. With the Latin Quotations Translated...
![3730389] The Tillman Movement in South Carolina. [Dissertation]. Francis Butler Simkins,...](/pictures/thumb/3730389_1.jpg?v=1619831146)
This is the original dissertation by Simkins, which was later published. A study of white supremacist South Carolina politician and later Democratic governor and U.S...... Read More about The Tillman Movement in South Carolina. [Dissertation
![3733011] West Point Fifty Years Ago. An Address delivered before the Association of Graduates of...](/pictures/thumb/3733011_1.jpg?v=1676088493)
An address delivered by Francis Henney Smith (1812–1890) who had graduated from West Point years earlier. Smith served as the first Superintendent of the Virginia..... Read More about West Point Fifty Years Ago. An Address delivered before the Association of Graduates of the U.S....
![145611] A Report on the Comprehensive City Plan for Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Frank D. Jones](/pictures/thumb/145611_1.jpg?v=1534362279)
The Muscle Shoals Sound—and smell—of 1935 included those of furnaces smelting tin, copper, zinc and iron; stockyards and slaughterhouses; the manufacture of shoe polish and..... Read More about A Report on the Comprehensive City Plan for Muscle Shoals, Alabama
![3726435] Canadian Gold and Copper Estates, C.1917 Papers and Map. Robert W. Armstrong, R A....](/pictures/thumb/3726435_1.jpg?v=1610572103)
Small group of letters, papers, and a map concerning the Canadian Gold and Copper Estates located in Ontario’s Serpent River Valley near Lake Huron. Two..... Read More about Canadian Gold and Copper Estates, C.1917 Papers and Map
![3729136] Anglican Humanitarianism in Colonial New York. Frank J. Klingberg](/pictures/thumb/3729136_1.jpg?v=1595541382)
History of missionary outreach to Native Americans and African Americans by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in colonial New..... Read More about Anglican Humanitarianism in Colonial New York
![3729111] An Appraisal of the Negro In Colonial South Carolina. Frank J. Klingberg](/pictures/thumb/3729111.jpg?v=1593636996)
Includes much information on the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts and missionary work, plus a chapter on “The Charleston Negro..... Read More about An Appraisal of the Negro In Colonial South Carolina
![3725683] 1888 Autograph Letter Signed by Francis Job Short, English Engraver. Frank Short,...](/pictures/thumb/3725683_1.jpg?v=1642439149)
Friendly letter, over two full pages from Francis Job Short, about etchings thanking the recipient (a “Mr. White”) for the gift of a book and..... Read More about 1888 Autograph Letter Signed by Francis Job Short, English Engraver
![3729360] The Color Line in Ohio. A History of Race Prejudice in a Typical Northern State....](/pictures/thumb/3729360.jpg?v=1593636998)
Study of racism using the State of Ohio as a case study, first published as a doctoral thesis in Ann Arbor in 1913. Chapters include..... Read More about The Color Line in Ohio. A History of Race Prejudice in a Typical Northern State. [facsimile reprint
![3729239] L.L. Washington Boy Preacher. Photographer Frank Wendt](/pictures/thumb/3729239.jpg?v=1586384988)
Unrecorded and unknown photograph of this young African American preacher. Washington preached as early as eight years old as “Little J.L.” and garnered the attention..... Read More about L.L. Washington Boy Preacher
![3733097] Message. [1853 State of the Union address given by Franklin Pierce]. Franklin Pierce](/pictures/thumb/3733097_1.jpg?v=1674689661)
Rare and apparently unrecorded. The present item publishes President Franklin Pierce’s first State of the Union address given on December 5th, 1853. Pierce’s address emphasized..... Read More about Message. [1853 State of the Union address given by Franklin Pierce
![3730844] The Pearl of the Antilles. A View of the Past and a Glance at the Future. Frederic M. Noa](/pictures/thumb/3730844_1.jpg?v=1639955132)
Concise analysis of Cuban political history, their struggle for autonomy in the face of Spanish atrocities, and the causes of the Spanish-American War. Writing after..... Read More about The Pearl of the Antilles. A View of the Past and a Glance at the Future
![3730467] Frederick Douglass Lif och Samtid. [Life and Times of Frederick Douglass]. Frederick...](/pictures/thumb/3730467_1.jpg?v=1633010164)
First Swedish edition of the Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. This final edition of the statesman’s life concludes with chapters primarily concerned with his..... Read More about Frederick Douglass Lif och Samtid. [Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
![3732393] A Journey in the Back Country. In the Winter of 1853-4. (Two Volumes). Frederick Law...](/images/noimage-req.png)
“In this book Olmsted revealed that he considered slavery a very undesirable institution, although he cautioned against immediate abolition. Since this was the last of..... Read More about A Journey in the Back Country. In the Winter of 1853-4. (Two Volumes
![3730598] A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy. Frederick Law...](/pictures/thumb/3730598_1.jpg?v=1638338782)
This copy bears the dual New York and London imprints, but has “Miller & Company” stamped at the foot of the spine. (Miller & Holman..... Read More about A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy
Widely-known as a prominent landscape architect, and the designer of New York’s Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted also wrote three books on his impressions of..... Read More about A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, with Remarks on Their Economy
![3731855] Leaders for Tomorrow ... Christian Democracy’s Challenge. Freedman's Aid Society](/pictures/thumb/3731855_1.jpg?v=1653521055)
Unrecorded. Lincoln Day religious program extolling a “New Day” for American democracy and the necessary role of Black leadership. Addresses for use during the church..... Read More about Leaders for Tomorrow ... Christian Democracy’s Challenge
![3730604] [Juvenile Heidelberg Catechism] Catechismus, oder Kurzer Unterricht Christlicher Lehre,...](/pictures/thumb/3730604_1.jpg?v=1639533913)
German language, juvenile edition Heidelberg Catechism of the German Reformed Church. It was printed in Philadelphia by the Billmeyer firm who succeeded the Sauer family..... Read More about Juvenile Heidelberg Catechism] Catechismus, oder Kurzer Unterricht Christlicher Lehre, für die...
![3727823] An die Deutsche Nation! Eine neue glorreiche Geschichte hebt mit dem heutigen Tage für...](/pictures/thumb/3727823_1.jpg?v=1541013001)
Rare broadside proclamation by Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia, declaring his dedication to German unity. The broadside was issued in the immediate aftermath of..... Read More about An die Deutsche Nation! Eine neue glorreiche Geschichte hebt mit dem heutigen Tage für Euch an!...
