“FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER”
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Chicago, April 5, 1912.
Dear Comrade of the Christian Socialist Fellowship:
Rev. Wm. A. Ward, with great courage and loyalty, took up the work of the Fellowship as General Secretary when the treasury was empty,...
Eagles; Flags; Islands; Mountains; National emblems; Reflections; Shrubs; Trees; Waterfronts; Women; Black & white postcards; Color postcards; Rivers;
Primarily black and white view of the Hudson River looking north from West Point, presented as an oval with generous white space surrounding it. On the upper left corner, there is an oval image of a colored American flag and Lady Liberty holding a...
The colored postcard shows a slightly angled frontal view of a drawbridge as seen from the embankment on the right side of the canal. The hoisting elements of the bridge are clearly visible in its geometric structure. A second bridge is barely...
Children; Bakers and bakeries; Food; Baked products; Baking; Confectionery; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of two children. Female child is holding flowers in her hands. Male child is wearing a hat, smiling at female child and holding a branch. A fence is in the background.
Children; Insurance companies; Costumes; Insurance agents; Insurance, Life; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of two children in Greek or Roman costume. One child is holding a spear and a shield with words Metropolitan Life Insurance and a face on it. The other child is seated and holding a fan. Verso side: text,"Industrial or burial fund...
Furniture; Stores, Retail; Carpets; Children; Animals; House furnishings; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of a man standing and feeding a donkey while woman and child are sitting on the ground near him holding flowers. The woman is holding a crown of flowers and her hat is sitting next to her in the grass. Verso side: text,"Established...
Rice Stadium originally included a complex of athletic facilities (swimming pool, bathhouse, bleachers and a 100 foot white marble Doric column) in Pelham Bay Park. Shown here is the concrete Rice Memorial Stadium designed by Herts & Robertson....
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
A northern nighttime view, from the vantage point of the Hudson River, of the warehouses and factories of Troy, New York, crowding the river's shore. The only lights are from a full moon breaking through heavy dark clouds, as well as from the...
Yacht with three women passengers on barge canal with two men standing ashore holding ropes attached to bow. Name of yacht is on stern: (Traveler), ([unintelligible] Clinton .O.) Vertical lift bridge with bridge house in background.
Black & white postcards; Boats; Boys; Canals; Hats; Houses; Men; Photographic postcards; Railings; Ropes; Trees;
The "Paymaster's Steamer" on the "Old Delaware & Hudson Canal. The "Harding House, Wurtsboro Sull Co., NY is in stylized handwriting over the photograph. The boat is occupied by three men and two boys. A man stands on the land holding the rope...
A color image of an aqueduct spanning a river. Two people stand on the shore. One appears to be holding a fishing pole. Trees and shrubs appear along the banks of the river. Buildings fill the background.
The postcard shows a woman standing on grass near river, [presumably] holding a basket. Behind her, there are trees hiding some buildings. On far left, there is a bridge. On the right, there is a wooden post standing in the river and [presumably] a...
Two women in fancy hats holding a large key stating the title, between which is a picture of Lockport, N. Y., a series of locks in the foreground and a bridge and buildings in the background
A man holding a stick stands on the bank of the canal in a small town. Printing information: card number (G 8750). White space for message at bottom of card.
View of Erie Canal with a person holding a stick looking bent over the left edge of the canal. In the background, a view of a railroad bridge with a train on the right end of the bridge. On the left of the towpath following along the canal is a...