The name that King George III is said to have called the “most damning name of all” on the Declaration of Independence was not that of Benjamin Franklin, John or Samuel Adams, or even John Hancock. Instead, it was businessman…
Dated January 1787 There is nothing more common than to confound the terms of the American revolution with those of the late American war. The American war is over: but this is far from being the case with the American revolution. On the…
Credit: The New York Public Library Media type: engraving Museum Number: Annotation: Colored National Convention. Their purpose was “to inquire into the actual condition” of blacks in America. Year: 1876
Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZ62-75197 Annotation: This engraving shows the crowded conditions the poor endured living in a tenement in New York City. Year: 1883
Credit: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, published by Webster & Company. Media type: engraving Museum Number: Annotation: Artist Edward W Kemble illustrated the original edition of Mark Twain’s classic book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Year: 1884
Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZC4-4590 Annotation: The drudgery of using a tub and washboard to wash clothes is eliminated with the advent of the “latest technology”—the home washing machine and wringer. Year: 1869
Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZ62-74994 Annotation: This engraving by Thomas Nast was published in Harper’s Weekly. It cautions against the Free Love movement promoted by Victoria Woodhull, who was also an advocate for women’s rights. The Free Love movement…
Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZ62-79589 Annotation: From the latter 1800’s to the turn of the twentieth century, the rise of Robber Barons and Monopolies, and “The Gospel of Wealth” espoused by extravagantly wealthy men like Andrew Carnegie and John…
Credit: Library of Congress Media type: engraving Museum Number: LC-USZ62-2235 Annotation: In 1869, The Wyoming territory became the first section of the United States to extend suffrage to women since New Jersey rescinded laws allowing women to vote in 1807 (which had been in…
