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African American farms in GeorgiaThis still image provides an example of what Pa’s house might have looked like during the time period The Color Purple takes place. During this time…
Advertisement 1 -- No TitleThe document I chose is an advertisement for a boarding house, which is where working people went to eat and live in the 18th century, They usually…
A Tale of Boston in Olden Time.This article is significant to The Lamplighter because they were both written around the same time. The article discusses Washington Street in Boston,…
A Ship of War, of the third Rate, With Rigging & at AnchorThis is a detailed drawing of a British Naval ship of war common in the year of 1728. Ships like this were likely to have been used in fighting the…
A Long Island ResidenceScientific American had a strong of articles that focused on life in Long Island. Because it was an up and coming area for many people, it was seen as…
A Chart of the Gulf StreamThis cartography of the gulf stream created by Benjamin Franklin, who also discovered the usefulness of the gulf stream, shows how the gulf stream…
A capital do Brasil.The item is a map of “A Capital of Brazil”, published in 1831. Colors indicate parishes: yellow is Candelaria, pink is San José, blue is Sacramento,…
2 African nations see remarkable church growthThis article talks about one of the poorest villages in Africa. It explain how missionaries helped bring life back to this village. The Wisconsin…
“The Long Island Railroad Electrified”This article, published in 1905, discusses the transformation of the Long Island railroad from using steam to being electrically-operated. Trains,…
“The Harlem Little Theatre Movement, 1920-1929”In The Color Purple, Nettie writes to Celie about her brief time spent in Harlem, New York City. She describes the fashion, the people, the churches,…