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Rare New York City government directory for 1838. Includes names and addresses of aldermen, assistant aldermen, their standing committees, and the mayor and executives of..... Read More about New York City] Names and Places of Abode of the Members of the Common Council, and the Officers...
Just over two feet tall —an illustrated 8-page, oversized, catalog issued by this New York home goods and clothing wholesaler. Butler Brothers of 495-497 Broadway..... Read More about Pre-Inventory Semi-Annual Sale…Butler Brothers…New York. [caption title of oversized circular
Abraham Oakey Hall (1826 – 1898) was elected twice as New York City mayor, on the Tammany Hall ticket, and serving 1869 to 1862. The..... Read More about 1871 Salary Check Autographed by A. Oakley Hall, as New York City mayor, Boss Tweed’s Ring member
Trade catalog issued by Parsons & Co., commercial nurserymen of Flushing, Long Island, New York. The catalogue is divided into six parts: “Fruit Department,” “Ornamental..... Read More about Catalogue of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Plants. Cultivated and for Sale at the...
Romaine: “Until proven wrong I shall name William Prince the first American seedsman who took advantage of the mail order business.” Horticultural trade catalog from..... Read More about 1844 & 1845. Catalogue of Dahlias, and Bulbous and Tuberous Rooted Flowers, of the Most...
Photograph of the 40th “Stiftungsfest” or anniversary celebration of a New York branch of Schlaraffia, a worldwide German-speaking fraternal group. The Schlaraffen, as members were..... Read More about 1925 Photograph of the Stiftungsfest or Anniversary Gathering of the Schlaraffia in New York City
Report of patriotic meetings of pro-Union, loyalists from New York City held to establish the Loyal League of Union Citizens and pledge their loyalty to..... Read More about Loyal Meeting of the People of New-York, to Support the Government, Prosecute the War, and...
Souvenir of “Little Miracle Town” an attraction at the 1939 New York World’s Fair featuring a village and a theatrical production performed by little persons..... Read More about Morris Gest’s Little Miracle Town with the World’s Greatest Midget Artistes. New York...
Found only in three copies, a well-illustrated 1848 trade catalog issued by Edward N. Kent, Practical Chemist, of chemical apparatuses, chemical laboratory ware, chemicals, and..... Read More about Descriptive Catalogue of Chemical Apparatus, Chemicals and Pure Reagents, Imported and Sold by...
“There is something over powering in the sense of one’s littleness as you look across this great trackless ocean and then up to the immense..... Read More about Archive of 39 Autograph Letters Signed, 1897–1898, of a Grand Tour taken by two Brooklyn Women
Rare Jazz Age photoplay based on this 1927 Paramount Studios film, written by Barbara Chambers and Becky Gardiner. Gardiner scripted the 1926 film The Great..... Read More about New York. A Story of the Titan City, Adventure, Heart-Throbs and Romance. [Jazz Age Romance...
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Limited edition autographed baseball print autographed by five Negro League Baseball players all of whom played for the New York Cubans. The New York Cubans..... Read More about Negro League Legends. [limited edition print autographed by 5 New York Cubans players
Published by antiquary and bookseller William Gowans, an 1862 edition of this late 17th century description of New York City and New York Province and..... Read More about A Description of the Province and City of New York; with Plans of the City and Several Forts as...
“The wounds are scarcely healed which were acquired in the establishment of our liberties ... It shall never be said that the YOUTH OF AMERICA..... Read More about An Oration, delivered on the Fourth of July, 1798, at St. Paul’s Church, before the Young Men...
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Constitution of the Veteran Association 1st Battalion, Naval Militia, New York (N.M.N.Y.) listing all of its Articles and an extensive list of its members and..... Read More about 1913 Veteran Association 1st Battalion, Naval Militia, New York [Constitution of
New York City’s Flower Hospital was the first location where homeopathic medicine gained recognition by the federal government. It was established in 1889 as the..... Read More about C.1910s Photograph of New York City’s “Flower Hospital” Ambulance at the Homeopathic...
Pair of New York Central Park advertising circulars promoting the now iconic horse-drawn Central Park Carriage Service. For a fee of 25¢, park visitors were..... Read More about City of New York Department of Public Parks. Central Park. Central Park Carriage Service,...
Illustrated architectural booklet offering views and floor plans of steel frame houses exhibited at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. The houses’ steel components were manufactured..... Read More about Stran-Steel House at A Century of Progress Exhibited in Co-Operation with Good Housekeeping....
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
Rare title ostensibly offering travelers’ advice on visiting and organized coach itineraries of New York City, but whose main purpose was to promote performances of..... Read More about New York in Ten Tours, Including Hoyt’s A Trip to Chinatown
New York City wool broker’s circulars issued by Kitching Brothers reporting on ship arrivals in New York and Boston; the import and export of clothing..... Read More about Six New York 1872 Wool Brokers’ Circulars issued by Kitching Brothers; Statistical Data for...
![1898, Spanish-American War broadside:] (No. 6243.) Postal Money Orders Drawn in favor or...](/pictures/thumb/3726873.jpg?v=1579738475)
U.S. Post Office announcement by First Assistant Postmaster General Preston S. Sanford concerning the transmission of funds via postal money orders to American soldiers and..... Read More about 1898, Spanish-American War broadside:] (No. 6243.) Postal Money Orders Drawn in favor or...
Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888) was known as “The Seaman’s Friend” as he devoted his time establishing safe houses for mariners (first in New York City..... Read More about Sixteen Letters, 1865 to 1886, Incoming to Captain Daniel Tracy (1815-1888), “The Seaman’s...
Scarce advertising booklet for “Diamond” brand eyeglasses, issued by the Spencer Optical Mfg. Co. of New York City, manufacturers of “Gold, Silver, Steel, and Plated..... Read More about Diamond Spectacle Receipt Book. [cover title of eyeglasses advertisement and cooking recipe book
Civil rights reformer, Mary White Ovington, caucasian, was a founder of the N.A.A.C.P. “Ovington began in 1904 a study of black Manhattan. Focusing particularly on..... Read More about Half a Man. The Status of the Negro in New York
