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The Wall Street JournalThis item is a newspaper front page of The Wall Street Journal, released on Monday, July 8, 1889. The price of this particular newspaper was two cents…
The Transatlantic SteamshipDuring the novel The Color Purple, Nettie travels to other countries due to missionary work for her church. While she is on the ship, she writes to…
The Tempest- Shakespeare V.II.395-402 [excerpt]Summary of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest
It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter…
The Rush to CaliforniaAs young men left the world of Farming in Maine behind them, the local economies suffered. The allure of gold in California was great and in reality,…
The Rocky Mountains : emigrants crossing the plainsThis is a lithograph painted during the California gold rush of emigrants crossing the lands to reach California. This relates back to The Lamplighter…
The Rise and Progress of Negro Colleges in Georgia, 1865-1949 [excerpt]It describes the successes of many predominantly black schools in Atlanta. It talked about the history of Spelman, founded in 1881 by Packard and…
The Princess Charlotte of Wales Attended Divine Service at Chichester Cathedral on Sunday Afternoon.This newspaper depicts a couple of days in the life of the Princess of Wales. She is here attending a service at the Cathedral in Chichester. The…
The particulars of sundry valuable, Improvable, and very desirable, Freehold and Copyhold Estates, containing nearly Fifteen Hundred Acres of ...This appears to be some sort of advertisement of estates for sale during the time of Charlotte Temple. Although the Temple’s didn’t live in an estate…
The Old Van Rensselaer MansionThe Van Rensselaer Mansion is located on the Hudson River in Albany, NY. A large mansion built upon the Hudson River, it was home to great wealth. …
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…