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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…
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…
Panorama of CalcuttaThese six sectional images are lithograph prints that comprise one drawing by Frederick Fiebig entitled Panorama of Calcutta. Together the images…
British Education in India: Being the ‘LE BAS’ Prize Essay for 1890.In the Lamplighter Mrs. Sullivan, Willie’s mother, takes a dream excursion to India. In her dreams she imagines she is journeying over “land and sea”…
Hastings, in Sussex [advertisement for women’s school]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…
Gottlieb Mittleberger’s Journey to Pennsylvania in the Year 1750 and Return to Germany in the Year 1754This primary source tells a story of a man from Germany, Gottlieb Mittleberger who travels to Pennsylvania in 1750. His journey starts on a ship…
Something New [Boarding Houses in New York]The boarding houses where Gerty Farish and Nettie Crane live are viewed as quaint and welcoming. Gerty Farish lives in a boarding house that is more…
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,…
In a Bachelor's Sky-Parlor: ..The Decorator and FurnisherThis article from Current Literature describes the decor and style of a bachelor apartment in New York City that over looks Long Island and New…
ART. I. Gardens, Hot-houses, &c., in the vicinity of Boston.The significance of this source is that it talks about gardens and hot houses that would be able to keep flowers and other plants alive during the…