Cigarette cards, 1880s, 1890s.
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Mrs. Sarah Rhodes. Little Murders: From Defenders and Offenders: Mrs. Sarah Rhodes. “This remarkable woman, who sports a moustache, is accused of murdering Farmer Blizzard, a married man, and who seemed to be i...More...Murder By Gaslight - 5/18/2013
Girl, roses, and butterfly in a Brooklyn gardenThere’s an enormous amount of beauty in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, opened in 1910. But the bronze statue of a girl holding roses in her right hand and a butterfly sundial in her left is an esp...More...Ephemeral New York - 5/14/2013
Sweet couple.More...Little Penny Dreadful - 5/18/2013
Soapy Smith and the Brackett Road "The Light of Other Days" A gang of thimble riggers working a dupe "Thimble rigging" is the shell and pea game, with thimbles (Credit: friend Tom Frank) (Click image to enlarge) uthor Cat...More...Soapy Smith's Soap Box - 5/14/2013
1891: Benjamin Harrison spares the Navassa riotersOn this date in 1891, U.S. President Benjamin Harrison settled a death penalty case from the remote Navassa Island by granting a commutation. Back in the 19th century, islands stacked high with guano ...More...Executed Today - 5/18/2013
She is So Very Gifted!Gifted By ANNE CAMPBELL She is so very gifted! If she should write a song, The lyric would be garbled, The melody all wrong. But singing to her baby She builds a world of peace Where sorrow does not e...More...YesterYear Once More - 5/8/2013
The Sunday Flash 1841
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