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Forest Hills Cemetery

The article is an opinion piece written to a newspaper by Dr. Putnam. It is his frustrations regarding the burial practice done by Christians in a…

Map of the Gold Regions of California

This is a map of the main gold regions in California during the gold rush. In the novel, Gertrude's dad speaks about the gold rush in a letter,…

RURAL ARCHITECTURE--SUBURBAN COTTAGES.

This article is about cottages in the suburbs of Boston. It gives us alot of charactistics of the cottages, It goes into description of many key…

Boston Omnibus Business

This article segment gives statistics and information about omnibuses in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid 19th century. It speaks about how…

The Rush to California

As 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,…

Organization of the primary schools of the city of Boston: September, 1854

This book lists out all the primary schools of the Boston area. The area is broken down into districts in which they then list the schools, number of…

Apothecary Doctors

This source talks about the different medical occupations at the time, the qualifications that you had to have, and what you went through when you…

Suburban homes on the "Old Colony." A directory for those who seek a suburban residence.

This directory is significant to the Lamplighter since it is about suburban homes on “Old Colony”, a place in Boston – the setting of this novel. This…

Letter from California Life in San Francisco

This news article is a print of Benj. Orrick from mines of California during the Gold Rush. Orrick talks about how its easy to make cash there but the…

How the Middle Classes and the Poor Live in Boston.

This primary source is about reports giving about families and harsh living conditions that took place in Boston. Most of these families where middle…