Verplancke family; Mount Gulian (Fishkill, N.Y.); African Americans--New York (State)--Fishkill; Slaves--Maryland--Social conditions; Fugitive slaves--Maryland; Fishkill (N.Y.)--Social life and customs; Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
James F. Brown (1793-1868) was the ex-slave gardener of the Verplanck family at Mount Gulian, Fishkill, New York. Brown was a runaway slave from Maryland, and the Verplancks purchased his time after he was found by his master. The collection...
Letter written by John C. Fox, John C. Fox Company, New York, to Juliana Force, dated January 27, 1928 with reference to file no. 1105 (page 1). Includes extracts from 2 letters (page 2 and 3). The extracts are: from (Sgd.) G. Sindey Houston, Jr.,...
Catalogue of the annual exhibition of work by members of the Whitney Studio Club, held at the Anderson Galleries, Park Avenue and 59th Street, March 8-20, 1926. Exhibition under the direction of Walter Monroe Grant and Mollie Higgins Smith. Title...
Catalogue of the annual exhibition of work by members of the Whitney Studio Club, held at the Anderson Galleries, Park Avenue and 59th Street, March 8-20, 1926. Exhibition under the direction of Walter Monroe Grant and Mollie Higgins Smith. Title...
Catalogue for part 1 of the 1928 annual exhibition of painting and sculpture by members of the Whitney Studio Club, held March 6-29, [1928] at the 10 West 8th Street. Title taken from cover. For part 2, see: Thirteenth annual painting exhibition.
Catalogue of the annual exhibition of work by members of the Whitney Studio Club, held at 147 West 4th Street, March 20-April 20, 1921. Title and dates taken from typed note inside acid-free sleeve. Catalogue scanned is a photostat. Colors of...
Caption on original reads "Showing skyline of Manhattan from Jersey City. Manhattan Island 19,65 square miles, was purchased in 1626 from Indians for about $24,00, land value now $4,020,000,000. total realty value with improvements, is...
Harry encourages Marjorie to make more of an effort for the cause. He suggests that she and her friends go up to Harlem to find someone who can help them write letters in Spanish. Harry describes himself and asks Marjorie for a photograph. He...
Photograph of Washington Irving's home, Sunnyside with a hand-written caption "A little old-fashioned, stone mansion, all made up of gable ends, and of full of angles and corners as an old cocked bat"
Postal data: posted; postmarked, Ames, NY, Aug 22, 1912; stamp ; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information:card number [E 5287]; Trademarks: [QUARTO-CHROME LEIPZIG BERLIN DRESDEN; Barbell shape with shamrocks at the ends with...
Postal data: posted, postmarked (SQ. STA. NY., 2, AUG 4, 12 M. 1922); Postcard Type: divided back; (This Space For Writing; This Side For The Address); Logo (POST CARD); Written message b[written sideways] (I expect to be going thru one of these,...
