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At the time in which Gerty and her mother are separated from Mr. Phillips by the malaria epidemic, the rampant disease was thought to be spread by ‘bad air’. The author of this dissertation, published in 1832, was one of the first to notice that the…

This image is of a plan for a home to be built on Long Island in 1900. What is featured here is an original plan drawn by Brite & Bacon, architect(s) and featured in American Architect and Building News. For years Long Island, New York was only able…

This photo of a farmhouse in Georgia depicts an image of what Mr. ___'s house may have looked like in "The Color Purple." African Americans living in Georgia in this time period tended to live in smaller houses since they did not have a lot of money.…

The map shows a lot of space in which the novel explains also that there are many open spaces. The map shows many details from the outlines where buildings/shops/homes could be, along with wooded areas, and bodies of water.

The article is an opinion piece written to a newspaper by Dr. Putnam. It is his frustrations regarding the burial practice done by Christians in a city atmosphere and how it is an abomination. Which leads to the significance of Forest Hills cemetery…

The article that I have found talks about the fortifications of the New York Harbor and how it was built to survive an attack. The article expresses how the harbor was not armed enough if we were to ever have an attack on the harbor. They had…

This source is from one of Frank Leslie’s periodicals from July to December of 1890. Here he talks about “who was Charlotte Temple”. He goes in and breaks down what he talks about, specifically about the ruins of Trinity Church. He talks about…

This article is about a little boy who was killed in the hovel that he lived in with his family. However after he was killed, he could see the light and the angels that were taking him to heaven. This article reminds me of Charlotte Temple because…

This primary source tells a story of a man from Germany, Gottlieb Mittleberger who travels to Pennsylvania in 1750. His journey starts on a ship primarily filled with poor immigrants who become indentured servants upon arriving in…

This source is advertising a ladies school in Sussex, which is a part of Chichester. This document relates to the novel in that Charlotte Temple attended a ladies school. The ladies school that Charlotte attended directly links to the progression of…