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Seal of the Chamber of Commerce of New York
The figure of Mercury, Roman god of commerce, trade, merchants, and profit, stands surrounded by symbols of the abundant natural resources of colonial New York. These images include the beaver, whose pelt brought wealth and prosperity to Dutch and…
Going to the fire
Printed on border: "No. 206. Copyright 1901, by Munsey's magazine, by special agreement. Franz Huld, publisher, New York."
Weighing bales of cotton
America revisited: from the bay of New York to the Gulf of Mexico, and from Lake Michigan to the Pacific. By George Augustus Sala. Illustrated with nearly 400 engravings. 2d ed.
Major Anderson's command at Fort Sumter
Back row: "Capt. T. Seymour ; 1st Lieut. G.W. Snyder ; 1st. Lt. J.C. Davis ; 2d. Lt. R.K. Meade ; 1st Lt. T. Talbot." Front row: "Capt. A. [Doubleday] ; Maj. R. Anderson ; Asst. Serg. S.W. Crawford ; Capt. J.G. Foster." Printed on border: "From a…
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
Printed on border: "Engd. By Geo. E. Perine, N.Y." "Engraved expressly for Abbotts Civil War."
Fort Hamilton and the Narrows
From A description of all parts of the world, according to the great natural divisions of the globe : or universal geography. (Boston : Walker, 1863) Percival, James Gates (1795-1856), Author. Malte-Brun, Conrad (1775-1826), Author.
The riots in New York
The riots in New York : conflict between the military and the rioters in First Avenue.
