![3733364] The Slave in Canada. William Renwick Riddell](/images/noimage-req.png)
The Slave in Canada.
Monograph on slavery in Canada from a legal perspective by William Renwick Riddell (1852–1945), Canadian lawyer, judge, and historian. With chapters on “Before the Conquest,”..... Read More about The Slave in Canada
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McElroy’s Philadelphia City Directory for 1865. Containing the names of the inhabitants of the consolidated city, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling houses; a business directory; a list of the streets, lanes, alleys, city offices, public institutions, banks, etc. Twenty-Eighth Edition.
Invaluable and useful source of information for the historian and genealogist. Philadelphia Civil War-date directories are scarce, especially in their original bindings. OCLC returns only..... Read More about McElroy’s Philadelphia City Directory for 1865. Containing the names of the inhabitants of the...
![3733326] 1920s photograph of The Nation staff members Mark Van Doren, Joseph Wood Krutch, Irita...](/pictures/thumb/3733326_1.jpg?v=1679954613)
1920s photograph of The Nation staff members Mark Van Doren, Joseph Wood Krutch, Irita Van Doren, Freda Kirchwey, and Oswald Garrison Villard on a literary expedition in the woods.
A 1944 reprint of a 1920s photograph depicting a winter outing of New York City literati, many with ties to Columbia University. From left to..... Read More about 1920s photograph of The Nation staff members Mark Van Doren, Joseph Wood Krutch, Irita Van Doren,...
![3733323] “To the Women of Canada.” First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force recruiting...](/pictures/thumb/3733323_1.jpg?v=1679954613)
“To the Women of Canada.” First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force recruiting broadside.
A recruitment leaflet issued by the Royal Grenadiers Overseas Battalion, 123rd Canadian Expeditionary Force urging women to shun and shame men refusing to fight in..... Read More about “To the Women of Canada.” First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force recruiting broadside
Souvenir photograph of Lake George, New York by Jule A. Thatcher.
Rooftop photograph of the popular Adirondack summer resort, Lake George. Jule A. Thatcher’s studio was on Sagamore Bridge Road, near the Green Island Bridge, which..... Read More about Souvenir photograph of Lake George, New York by Jule A. Thatcher
![3733301] Ca. 1868–1870s photograph of the Saratoga Seltzer Spring Water Co. springhouse in...](/pictures/thumb/3733301_1.jpg?v=1679954612)
Ca. 1868–1870s photograph of the Saratoga Seltzer Spring Water Co. springhouse in Saratoga Springs, New York.
The Saratoga Seltzer Spring Water Co. was founded ca. 1868 by the children of Henry W. and Caroline Livingston and their son-in-law, Johnston Livingston. This..... Read More about Ca. 1868–1870s photograph of the Saratoga Seltzer Spring Water Co. springhouse in Saratoga...
![3733293] Ca. 1890s souvenir photograph of the re-built Sagamore Hotel on Lake George, New York....](/pictures/thumb/3733293_1.jpg?v=1679954612)
Ca. 1890s souvenir photograph of the re-built Sagamore Hotel on Lake George, New York.
Photograph of the façade and side of the Sagamore Hotel on Green Island, rebuilt in 1894 after a devastating fire. Photographer Jule A. Thatcher’s studio..... Read More about Ca. 1890s souvenir photograph of the re-built Sagamore Hotel on Lake George, New York
![3733292] Ca. 1890s photograph of Spring House Resort in Richfield Springs, New York. Unkwn](/pictures/thumb/3733292_1.jpg?v=1679954611)
Ca. 1890s photograph of Spring House Resort in Richfield Springs, New York.
A strong, rich image of this Adirondack resort in Richfield Springs, New York. The hotel’s façade and the nearby Spring House are the photograph’s backdrop..... Read More about Ca. 1890s photograph of Spring House Resort in Richfield Springs, New York
![3733278] Ca. 1890s Photograph of two women with a bicycle standing in front of a dress making...](/pictures/thumb/3733278_1.jpg?v=1679954610)
Ca. 1890s Photograph of two women with a bicycle standing in front of a dress making parlor.
From a collection of Florida photographs, two women posing in front of a house with a sign on a porch post reading “Dress Making Parlors”..... Read More about Ca. 1890s Photograph of two women with a bicycle standing in front of a dress making parlor
![3733344] Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology. U S. Department of Energy](/pictures/thumb/3733344_1.jpg?v=1679363112)
Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology.
This pamphlet highlights profiles of Black scientists and inventors involved in energy technology development. Scientists are illustrated with a short biography and include: Elijah McCoy;..... Read More about Black Contributors to Science and Energy Technology
![3733318] Ca. 1945 photograph showing graduates of the Umatac School, Educational Department,...](/pictures/thumb/3733318_1.jpg?v=1679422070)
Ca. 1945 photograph showing graduates of the Umatac School, Educational Department, Military Government Guam.
A group of students posed with their teachers outside of Umatac School in Guam circa the Second World War. A sign underneath the school sign..... Read More about Ca. 1945 photograph showing graduates of the Umatac School, Educational Department, Military...
![3733317] Cabinet card photograph of Henry Ward Beecher published in San Francisco, California....](/pictures/thumb/3733317_1.jpg?v=1679363111)
Cabinet card photograph of Henry Ward Beecher published in San Francisco, California.
A Californian photography studio’s photograph of Henry Ward Beecher (d. 1887), the famed clergyman, orator, reformer, and abolitionist. Beecher’s name is printed in facsimile at..... Read More about Cabinet card photograph of Henry Ward Beecher published in San Francisco, California
![3733316] Ca. 1880s cabinet card photograph of Steve Brodie, theater performer and Brooklyn Bridge...](/pictures/thumb/3733316_1.jpg?v=1679363110)
Ca. 1880s cabinet card photograph of Steve Brodie, theater performer and Brooklyn Bridge jumper.
A publicity photograph captioned in the mount, thus: “Steve Brodie. — On the Bowery. Thos. H. Davis & Wm. T. Keough.” In late 19th century..... Read More about Ca. 1880s cabinet card photograph of Steve Brodie, theater performer and Brooklyn Bridge jumper
![3733315] A Wine Which is the Pure Juice of the Grape. Mellowed by Age. [Croton Point Vineyards]....](/pictures/thumb/3733315_1.jpg?v=1679363109)
A Wine Which is the Pure Juice of the Grape. Mellowed by Age. [Croton Point Vineyards]
An unusual wine-themed trade card given out by H.K. & F.B. Thurber & Co., located at West Broadway, Reade and Hudson Streets in New York..... Read More about A Wine Which is the Pure Juice of the Grape. Mellowed by Age. [Croton Point Vineyards
![3733262] 1905 Old Colony Railroad Company stock certificate. Old Colony Railroad Company](/pictures/thumb/3733262_1.jpg?v=1679363109)
1905 Old Colony Railroad Company stock certificate.
From 1845 to 1893 the railroad operated in southeastern Massachusetts and adjacent parts of Rhode Island. In 1893 the line was taken over by the..... Read More about 1905 Old Colony Railroad Company stock certificate
![3733252] The Parrot and Me. [mendicant’s appeal and poem with illustrated alphabet for the...](/pictures/thumb/3733252_1.jpg?v=1679363108)
The Parrot and Me. [mendicant’s appeal and poem with illustrated alphabet for the deaf]
“A parent uses a cage, I pay rent.” An early 20th-century mendicant’s appeal by a disabled man who self-identified as “deaf mute.” Pattee’s illustrated card..... Read More about The Parrot and Me. [mendicant’s appeal and poem with illustrated alphabet for the deaf
![3733160] “Plantation Negroes Carrying Rice in South Carolina, U.S.A.” [stereoview caption...](/pictures/thumb/3733160_1.jpg?v=1679363108)
“Plantation Negroes Carrying Rice in South Carolina, U.S.A.” [stereoview caption title]
Rice cultivation was a significant part of South Carolina’s economy in the 18th and 19th centuries, with enslaved Africans serving as the primary labor force..... Read More about “Plantation Negroes Carrying Rice in South Carolina, U.S.A.” [stereoview caption title
![3732979] Divine Horsemen: Living Gods of Haiti. (Presentation copy). Maya Deren, Eleonora...](/pictures/thumb/3732979_1.jpg?v=1679605654)
Divine Horsemen: Living Gods of Haiti. (Presentation copy)
First edition. Inscribed by author, a giant in the history of avant-garde film in America: “For Herb — Simply, Maya.” Herbert Passin was a scholar..... Read More about Divine Horsemen: Living Gods of Haiti. (Presentation copy
The First Men in the Moon.
First English edition, second issue. “Although Wells describes the discovery of an anti-gravitational force, Cavorite, his journey to the moon has a completely different purpose..... Read More about The First Men in the Moon
![3732778] L’Amour en Visites. (Love in Visits). Alfred Jarry](/pictures/thumb/3732778_1.jpg?v=1679363106)
L’Amour en Visites. (Love in Visits)
First edition, first printing of this novel-play in eleven tableaux. A fellow member of the Symbolist movement, the French poet Paul Fort (d. 1960) founded..... Read More about L’Amour en Visites. (Love in Visits
![3732150] Blowing My Hero. Amber O'Neil, Libby Vaubel](/pictures/thumb/3732150_1.jpg?v=1679363105)
Blowing My Hero.
First Edition. Inscribed: “Cheers! Amber O’Neil” and hand-numbered in same ink pen, number 45/500. Eight letters to Charles Bukowski are reproduced inside. Withdrawn from sale..... Read More about Blowing My Hero
![3733188] Michael Todd’s Hot Mikado with Bill Robinson, staged by Hassard Short. Hall of Music,...](/pictures/thumb/3733188_1.jpg?v=1678416657)
Michael Todd’s Hot Mikado with Bill Robinson, staged by Hassard Short. Hall of Music, New York World’s Fair.
Profusely-illustrated souvenir program for this jazzed-up adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado. A visual spectacle, the musical featured an African-American cast and starred the..... Read More about Michael Todd’s Hot Mikado with Bill Robinson, staged by Hassard Short. Hall of Music, New York...
![3733094] Laws of William & Mary, in Virginia. The College](/pictures/thumb/3733094_1.jpg?v=1678416656)
Laws of William & Mary, in Virginia.
A scarce Richmond-printed item pertaining to William & Marry College outlining regulations and procedures for students and faculty. Signed in type by William H. Wilmer..... Read More about Laws of William & Mary, in Virginia
The History of Green Spring Plantation, Colonial National Historical Park, James City County, Virginia: Report of Archival Research.
This appears to be a xeroxed copy of a draft version of Ms. McCartney’s in-depth report and study of this Virginia plantation in James City..... Read More about The History of Green Spring Plantation, Colonial National Historical Park, James City County,...
![3732200] Vineland. (Review Copy). Thomas Pynchon](/pictures/thumb/3732200_1.jpg?v=1678416654)
Vineland. (Review Copy)
“Review copy with publisher’s promotional sheet laid in. At the author’s request, no proofs, advance reading copies, or limited editions were done for this book..... Read More about Vineland. (Review Copy