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The Great Bartholdi Statue Of Liberty (Post)
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the gold
Bayard Rustin, Man Of Many Faces(Post)Ronald Reagan praised Bayard Rustin’s “moral courage” after the gay civil rights activist’s death in 1987. An anti-gay praising a gay black rabble-rouser who advised Martin Luther King? The 80s wer
About(Page)Snapshots of the Past was founded in May 2001 in Pittsburgh. The business operated as a print seller for 15 years before closing in 2016. In 2023, it re-established it's web presence again. We...
Nellie Tayloe Ross: More Than A Woman(Post)By Andrew BelonskyEvery year newspapers and historians commemorate Nellie Tayloe Ross’ January 5, 1925, inauguration as the nation’s first female governor. And it certainly was a momentous occasion
Origins of the Historic Bird's Eye View Map(Page)Origins of the Historic Bird's Eye View Map
“A Span, A Cry, An Ecstasy"(Post)If the Brooklyn Bridge were nothing more than an engineering marvel, that would have been enough to insure its place in the pantheon of great American civic enterprises. It was more than the sum of
On Nostalgia - An Essay(Page)Backyard Chickens, Then And Now(Post)
To trace the roots of the current explosion in chicken keeping, you would probably want to consider the influence of Martha Stewart, who trumpeted the appeal of the blue-green eggs produced by her
The Gold Rush’s Hazy Grays(Post)John W. Marshall inadvertently made — and changed — history on January 24, 1848, when the carpenter found bits of gold at entrepreneur John Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. The men tried to keep
Halloween - Foreword: A Coal-Region Halloween(Post)If, as they say, America is a melting pot, then Halloween is its seething witchly cauldron, a macabre mashup, a hobgoblined hobnob of Celtic mythology, German hexerei, and Transylvanian folklore, wit
History of the Company(Page)History of the Company Historian Michael J. Simpson has written an article
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Snapshots of the PastHistoric Photo Print - Miss America of, 1951 - Great Gift for History Buffs
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of Miss America of 1951. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of Congress record: Created 1 photographic print 1950 Beauty...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Photo Print - Idler and Hildegarde, America's Cup races
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of Idler and Hildegarde, America's Cup races. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of Congress record: Created 1901 530" on...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Photo Print - New York City - America's tribute
This rare historical print captures America's tribute to Britain.fgc ; The Marchbanks Press, New York. - 2 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Photo Print - Scribner's. The last quarter century in America
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of Scribner's. The last quarter century in America. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of Congress record: Created 1895...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Stereoview - The cheapest eating house in America a warm meal
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of The cheapest eating house in America a warm meal for 5 cts..Copelin photographer is now available for your home or office. The Library...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastBlack & White Photo - America's Cup race, U.S.R.C. Gresham
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of America's Cup race, U.S.R.C. Gresham. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of Congress record: Created 1901 Title and date...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Photo Print - Three gringos in Central America and Venezuela
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Three gringos in Central America and Venezuela by Richard Harding Davis.Edward Penfield is now available for your home or office. The...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Military - America's answer - Historic Wall Art Gift
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of America's answer. The second official United States war picture is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved this...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - St. Louis - The Far East in America
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts The Far East in America - stately pagoda-roofed gateway to Fair Japan, World's Fair, St. Louis, U.S.A. - 2. The Library holds one of the...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Photo Print - America, the hope of all who suffer
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of America, the hope of all who suffer, the dread of all who wrong, Whittier. Save food and defeat frightfulness.Paus. - 2 Classic is now...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Photo Print - Atlantic City - Group of Miss America
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Group of Miss America" contestants huddle together on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey" Classic is now available for your home...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - The first visit of William Penn to America
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of The first visit of William Penn to America - a conference with the colonists. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of...$57.00
