Hotel Pennsylvania, at 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue, opposite the Pennsylvania Railroad depot, with which it is connected by an underground passageway. The first section on Seventh Avenue, 20 stories high, contains 1,000 bedrooms with bath and...
Four-page deposition of Robert Tailor, Junior, of Westmoreland County [Pennsylvania] describing the transfer of ownership of slave Brice Herring from the late Robert Tailor [Senior] to Isaac Barr of Fayette County, Kentucke [Kentucky]. Transcribed...
Caption reads: "Pennsylvania Hotel. One of the world's largest hotels, the finest of the chain of Statler Hotels. A popular meeting place for New Yorkers. Has 2200 rooms." Facing the hotel in the foreground is the old Pennsylvania Station...
An aerial view toward the north-east corner of the original Pennsylvania Station that features automobiles, street cars, double-decker buses and pedestrians on the street. This Beaux-Arts style landmark building designed by McKim, Mead & White...
Two-page deposition of William Shekly of Mount Pleasant [Pennsylvania], regarding an act of general assembly made by "a female negroe [negro] named Phebe." Recorded and signed by Jacob Spangler [Deputy Surveyor of York County, Pennsylvania] for []...
Four-page letter from Lewis Tappan in Harrisburgh [Pennsylvania] to Theodore D. Weld in New York regarding abolitionist acitvity in Pennsylvania, including the adoption of an antislavery Constitution with Executive Committees in Philadelphia and...
Clinton, George,ca. 1686-1761; Glen, Jacob, Major; Holland, Henry; Thomas, George, 1695?-1774; Hamilton, James, 1710-1783; Stevens, Aaron; Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751--Death and burial; New York (Colony). Governor (1743-1753 :...
24 letters and one warrant signed by George Clinton (ca. 1686-1761) in his capacity as governor of New York between 1744 and 1751. The majority of the letters are written from New York, addressed to Major Jacob Glen, and discuss various issues...
The caption reads: "New York. The site for the tunnel terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 34th St." Cars are parked along the road running parallel to the site on the right. Penn Station was built in 1910 by McKim, Mead & White. It was...
This color postcard shows the old Pennsylvania Station from the corner of 7th Avenue and 34th Street. The Classical façade of columns is visible. Built by McKim, Mead & White in 1910, Penn Station was demolished in 1962 to make way for the Penn...
Interior image of the Pennsylvania Station concourse showing the vaulted ceiling, clock and travelers. It is prime example of the Beaux-Arts interior styling for which McKim, Mead & White were renowned. Constructed of steel, glass and travertine,...
A form letter sent inviting people to the Autumn Conference of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society in Bellport, Long Island. It lists the lineup of speakers and events to occur that weekend.
Barnard writes to Mrs. Markham discussing plans to meet with the Markhams as well as events occurring at Carnegie Hall and a meeting at the Civitas Club.
One-page petition, possibly dating from the 1830s, signed by eighteen inhabitants of Pennsylvania regarding the abolition of slavery. Many signatures illegible. Possibly a fragment of a larger petition.
Slaves--Pennsylvania--York County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--York County
Bill of sale for a slave named Fabe. On front, receipt from the sale from William Shekley of Mount Pleasant township, York County, Pennsylvania, to Easter Larimer of the same town. Document damage on bottom missing signature of witness. On back,...
Receipt for the return of two slaves, "a negroe boy named Tom" and "a negroe girl named Rose" belonging to Charles Biddle, Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] mariner.
