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A study for Carl Peters' WPA mural "American Settlers" at Charlotte High School.
A study for Carl Peters' WPA mural "Seneca-Iroquois" at Charlotte High School.
Two studies from Carl Peters' mural "Algonquin Fishermen." One depicts a rough sketch of the full mural, the second is a close up on the face of one…
A preparatory sketch for the set of murals at Charlotte High School titled "History of the Lake Ontario region." This sketch shows studies for "French…
A study for a group of 3 murals, depicting themes of rural labor vs. urban labor. May have been an early contept for the Fairport Library mural.
A sketch by Carl Peters depicting a rough map of the Lake Ontario region. Could be related to studies done for the Charlotte High School mural set.
Figure Study of a Native American, for "Rochester, Past, Present, and Future" Mural painted by Carl W. Peters for the Genesee Valley Trust Company.
An image depicting part of Carl Peters' "Science and Humanity"mural for the Rochester Academy of Medicine as it was still in progress.
Carl W. Peter's first large-scale mural, titled "Rochester, Past, Present, and Future." Painted for the Genesee Valley Trust Company's headquarters in…
Carl Peters working on the mural "Algonquin Fishermen" for Charlotte High School's mural set, "The History of the Lake Ontario Region"
Carl W. Peters working on his mural "Seneca-Iroquois" for Charlotte High School from the mural set "The History of the Lake Ontario Region"
An unidentified assistant with Carl Peters' "Algonquin Fishermen" mural for Charlotte High School.
An unidentified assistant in front of Carl Peters' "Science and Humanity" mural for the Dr. John R. Williams Medical Museum at the Rochester Academy…
Two unidentified assistants sitting in front of Carl Peters' mural "American Settlers," which was part of the Charlotte High School mural set titled…
An unidentified assistant to Carl Peters standing with the set of murals titled The History of the Lake Ontario Region, painted to go in Charlotte…
A set of rough, undated sketches from Carl W. Peters
A collection of small, unfinished watercolors by Carl W. Peters.
Selected pages from Carl Peters' Scrapbook of various photgraphs of paintings, newspaper clippings, and awards.
Cary Peppermint, for Basecamp.exe, a workshop and art installation that explores environmental awareness, and INDUSTRIAL WILDERNESS, an online and…
Handwritten letter from E.R. Penircen? to Horace Stone, August 1, 1847.
Pellet writes to the president to express her support and faith in him and God.
Pellet writes of her brother, whom she lost in the war.
Cover and spine engraving by John Feely [signed "Feely"].
Peabody writes to the president to recommend Captain John. W. McClure of the Quarter Masters Department for promotion.
Li-Young Lee, Photograph by Paul Elledge Photography. Courtesy of Simon & Schuster.
Handwritten letter from Abigail Jemima Hutchinson Patton to Amy Kirby Post, September 25, 1864.
Patterson writes to Lincoln about the circumstances of William H. Knapp, who was convicted of defrauding the government while raising men for service.
Handwritten letter from Laura ? Patric to Amy Kirby Post, 187-.
Handwritten letter from Laura Patric to Willet E Post, August 24, 1875.
Handwritten letter from Laura Patric to unknown recipient, n.d.
Handwritten letter from John S Patric to Willet E Post, August 24, 1875.
[Playbill]. New York: Tony Pastors Theatre, Feb. 12 [1881]. Tony Pastors burlesque The Pirates of Penn-Yann.
Has ownership signature of William Seward
Brown linen finish binding stamped in olive green and silver. Cover design signed: MA [i.e., Margaret Armstrong]. Bookseller's ticket: W. B. Clarke &…
Handwritten letter from W W Parsells to Amy Kirby Post, July 15, 1871.
Bound in cream cloth pictorially stamped in green, yellow and black
Also a newspaper clipping (October 1847?) titled, "Indian Council of the Six Nations at Tonawanda."
4 pages
4 pages
pages 373-378. 2 leaves (8"x 12"); 1 leaf (8"x 8 3/4")
Pages 1-46 (8"x 12 1/2"). 23 leaves written on both sides.
Linda Sue Park, author of A Single Shard, won the 2002 Newbery Medal just two years after her first book was published. But her 'overnight' success…
Albert R. Paley, Jr., sculpture, for the entrance gates for The Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution,…
John Palattella will discuss magazines and literary culture in the present economic and publishing climate. He is literary editor of The Nation, the…
Handwritten letter from L M B Page to Amy Kirby Post, December 2, 1868.
Handwritten letter from L M B Page to Amy Kirby Post, September 30, 1868.
Handwritten letter from L M B Page to Amy Kirby Post, April 22, 1868.
Handwritten letter from L M B Page to Amy Kirby Post, May 19, 1867.
Handwritten letter from Caroline ? Paddoch to Amy Kirby Post, May 25, 1861.
Mark Pachter, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, will discuss "The Making of an American Icon: George Washington and Gilbert Stuart." There is…
A note that says the opposition to the upcoming election will be to abstain from voting.
Handwritten letter from Sarah C. Owen to Amy Kirby Post, May 3.
Handwritten letter from Sarah C Owen to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Sarah C Owen to Amy Kirby Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Sarah C Owen to Amy Kirby Post, n.d. Sarah Owen tells of the necessity of going to her ill sister's bedside and requests that…
David Owen, author of Copies in Seconds: How a Lone Inventor and an Unknown Company Created the Biggest Communication Breakthrough Since…
Owen writes to President Lincoln in reference to stolen papers connected to Lord Lyons.
Handwritten letter from H H? Ostroni to Amy Kirby Post, October 9, 1872.
Handwritten letter from Franklin K Orvis to Amy Kirby Post, November 21, 1872.
Handwritten letter from Franklin K Orvis to Amy Kirby Post, November 21, 1872.
For over three decades, Americans have lived with an epidemic that has now become almost invisible. But earlier in the arc from past to present,…
[Program]. London: Opera Comique [Jan. 1881]. Original production of The Pirates of Penzance. Illustrated cover by Burnside.
Handwritten letter from William ? Oms to Amy Kirby Post, January 23, 1861.
She went before the Supreme Court and won. In 2004, she successfully argued that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be able to challenge their…
Journey with one doctor from the nation's oldest and most legendary public hospital as she navigates the eye-opening cultural permutations of today's…
Handwritten letter from S. K. Odell to Sojourner Truth. This letter is one of a number of responses Truth received after placing an advertisement in…
Handwritten letter from Hosea Ober to E Doty, April 29, 1867.
A bronze cast of a rabbit sculpture, created by Helen Hooker as a child.
Helen Hooker O'Malley, posing next to one of her sculptures
Helen Hooker standing next to her sculpture titled "Fawn." This sculpture will be present in the physical exhibit in the Seward Room.
Mother holding her young daughter with a sling on her back.
Water color of Russian Orthodox cathedral during Helen's trip to the soviet union.
An ancient stone carving of a man's head, Kilteel, County Kidare
A watercolor of the outside of the Hooker Chemical Company factory in Niagara Falls.
Photograph of Ernie O'Malley in the Irish Countryside
Portrait of fisherman, John Gallagher, Clare Island, County Mayo
Sign for "O'Malley's Galley" at the Hooker Chemical Plant
A web image from https://www.irishcentral.com/ of a side-by-side bust of Ernie O'Malley and a photograph of Helen Hooker O'Malley.
The audience audience waves their white handkerchiefs at Anthony in a "Chautauqua Salute."
O'CONNOR, John J. "TV: Blacks on Way Up in "Sophisticated Gents," offprint from the New York Times. 29 September 1981
INTERVIEWS WITH BLACK WRITERS, edited by John O'Brien. New York: Liveright (1973).
The Influence of the Yiddish Theater on American Pop Culture: In its heyday in the 20's, the Yiddish theater had over 11 Broadway style houses in…
Picture of Williams and brief bio in Nugget. Vol. 3, No. 3. (October 1958).
[Cabinet photograph.] Boston: Notman &
In this letter, Norton expresses his fears about possible outcomes of the war and urges Seward to impress upon Lincoln to immediately, as a military…
Jenny Nordberg is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and television producer. She has worked around the globe reporting on nuclear proliferation,…
Tales from Tennyson: Told by Nora Chesson
Tristan and Isolde Drink the Love Potion by Noel Laura Nisbet
Noel Laura Nisbet self portrait
Handwritten letter from Reubin Nixon to Isaac Post, November 16, 1849.
A brief note from the president to Seward.
Nicolay relays a brief message from the president.
Handwritten letter from Valentine Nicholson to Isaac Post, December 16, 1849. Nicholson, in an unsolicited letter, writes of his interest in…
Handwritten letter from J ? Newton to Isaac Post, n.d.
Handwritten letter from Alonzo Eliot Newton to Sojourner Truth. Newton, Truth's nephew writes to her about money he received from the New York Branch…
Bound in blue-green fine diaper cloth
Nancy Newhall, literature, for This is the American Earth, an exhibition book of photographs and commentary (with Ansel Adams). San Francisco: Sierra…
Advertising poster for the "A house-boat on the Styx," by John Kendrick Bangs, published in 1896. Image (19 x 16 cm, printed in shades of brown):…
Emma Biddlecom Sweet (1862-1951) was a distant cousin of Susan B. Anthony and served as her secretary intermittently from 1895 to 1906. She also held…
In 1985, domestic violence activists were gathering around New York State as the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV). Travel…
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[Trade card]. New York Miniature Opera Company. [New York]: N.p. (ca. 1879).
