Bill of sale for a "negro man named Castle" purchased by John Joyce [of Kingston, Jamaica] from Paul Phipps, who sold the slave on behalf of the Honorable Alexander Fullerton, Esquire [possibly of Philadelphia].
Two-page letter from the Antislavery Office, Philadelphia, giving notification for an Antislavery convention to be held in Harrisburg [Pennsylvania] on December 19, 1837, with the intent of organizing a State Antislavery Society. Signed by...
The collection includes three volumes, correspondence, and documents, 1768-1803, related to English abolitionist and reformer Granville Sharp. The first volume contains copies of letters and related documents, 1768-1773, sent to Granville Sharp,...
Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History-- Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution,...
Autograph letter, signed, from William Atlee, Deputy Commissoner of Prisoners, to Joseph Nourse, Deputy Secretary of the Board of War, dated Lancaster, August 23, 1777. Letter discusses the transfer of British and German prisoners to various...
Post office buildings--New York (State)--New York.
Caption reads: "New Post Office Building situated between 31st and 33d Streets. This handsome building was completed in 1913 at the cost of $6,200,000. It faces the Pennsylvania Terminal and is built over the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad....
The image is from an article in a bound volume of essays from various sources entitled "Magazine Articles on New York City". The writer of the article, Symmes Richardson, was an engineer and a partner of Charles McKim.
The signal and switch tower in the yard at the west end of the station, showing overhead rails which supplement the third rail on the ground for carrying over switches. Entrance to the tunnels under the Hudson River can be seen in the middle...
Image showing magnificent Beaux-Arts architectural features such as vaulted ceiling and fluted Corinthian columns. Travelers are moving through the vast concourse. The author of the article, W. Symmes Richardson, was an engineer and a partner of...
Image taken from behind a Doric column highlighting the breadth of the space. The author of the article featuring this illustration was W. Symmes Richardson, an engineer and a partner of Charles McKim.
Eighth Avenue Traffic Halted - New York - Alert-curious office workers, peering down from buildings at Eighth Avenue and 34th Street saw traffic halted in orderly fashion by helmeted policemen and civilian defense officers. At 2:55 the practice...
Aerial view of the original Penn Station designed by architects McKim, Mead and White. The image has a view of various rooftops and of pedestrians on the street below. Madison Square Garden in presently standing on this location.
