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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…

It talks about the large amount of high stakes gambling that took place and the subsequent fall. Much like Lily's relationship with Ned during the trip to Monte Carlo was a huge gamble which caused her to the lose the social status she greatly…

This document is significant for The House of Mirth Because it shows a depiction of what a typical floor plan looks like during the time that the book takes place, which is the late 1800s. A typical apartment during that time would cost about $30 to…

My item discusses the importance of teaching natives first the way of their religion. Once a few natives are taught this new religion they can then go out and teach their neighbors and friends. The church plays a significant part of this novel. Most…

This item is from a monthly recreation magazine. It describes the wonders of the New York horse show. It describes the extravagant event that is extremely popular among the higher class society of New York. It compares it to the popularity of Wall…

“The Negro Renaissance (1920-1930) also known as the Harlem Renaissance was a notable historical phase and a cultural and political development of great significance in the making and maturation of a Black Personality in the United States. Worthy of…

This journal of state trials includes the proceedings for high treason and other crimes and misdemeanors from the years 1726 to 1743. In it, are several mentions of Fleet Prison – the prison in which Mr. Eldridge was held in Charlotte Temple. One…

This article is about the Piazza of Congress Hall, it is quite a popular attraction in the summertime, and is usually crowded with visitors The building is described as being three stories high with columns that rise from the ground. The building…

In the novel, The House of Mirth, Lily Bart is forced to live in a boarding house because she has no money left. Lily is extremely depressed about living in the boarding house, “The day’s task done, she dreaded to return to her narrow room, with its…

This article is significant to The Lamplighter because they were both written around the same time. The article discusses Washington Street in Boston, which is where certain parts in the book take place. The article also describes how there was an…