1800s
11 views of the San Francisco skyline from the 19th century: From a brand-new city to busy metropolis
A bird’s eye view of San Francisco in 1846-1847 Young city of San Francisco in 1846 San Francisco panorama from 1851 San Francisco in 1856
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1800s
Unidentified but not forgotten: Antique portraits from Cincinnati
Unidentified young woman, half-length portrait A woman in a patterned dress, wearing a ribbon choker and large hanging earrings, sits with her left arm resting on
1960s
How Thomas Edison shaped our world (1964)
Here’s a look back from 1964 at the career of “American folk hero” Thomas Edison.
1800s
1847 Rogers Bros: Silver plate cutlery (1903-1906)
“Silver plate that wears.” (1905) Beauty and durability in spoons, forks, knives, etc. are assured if you purchase those bearing this trademark: “1847 Rogers Bros.”
1800s
‘Counsel to ladies’ from 1847 (1911)
Women then and now Away back in 1847, a man named S D Edwins lived in England and wrote a pamphlet entitled, “Counsel to Ladies.”
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