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Women Gamblers in Wall StreetAccording to the House of Mirth, Lily used the stock market on Wall Street in order to pay for her debts, which generated from playing bridge. In the…
The Decoration of HousesThis book is significant for The House of Mirth because it stresses how important architecture was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this…
"Trip to the Sunny South"This book published in 1885 shows the author's journey and his sight descriptions of a tour around the Mediterranean. The author absolutely marvels…
Albany and Rensselaer, N.Y., Directory"The Gryces were from Albany, and but lately introduced to the metropolis, where the mother and son had come, after old Jefferson Gryce's death, to…
THE GRAND CENTRAL STATION TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS.The Grand Central Station Terminal Improvements- the area is Grand Central Station and my article the vast construction that went on in 1905. Grand…
The New York Horse ShowThis item is from a monthly recreation magazine. It describes the wonders of the New York horse show. It describes the extravagant event that is…
Trinity Church After the Fire of 1776A Sketching of the Trinity Church after the fire. In the photograph, you see the church where the front is burnt down and there is rubble from where…
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, Volume 30 [excerpt]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…
THE HOUSING CONDITIONS IN BOSTON.1: POPULATION AND NUMBER OF DWELLING-HOUSES WITH PER CENT OF ANNUAL INCREASE.; Middle Class Homes of BostonThis article offers insight into the living conditions of middle class people living in Boston. The article gives a diagram of what a typical middle…
In Georgia/O’Neill LathamThe illustration by O’Neill is of an African American family living in Georgia. Some are trying and some are trying not to, watch Caucasian men…