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In this photograph, there is interesting focus on the non-spectacular of the circus—there are no large crowds, the tents are in the background, and no performers are presenter. What is spectacular is simply the sheer number of horses in comparison to…

These images are of the Woman's Building at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The images are  from the book Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition Chicago, 1893. The first is a photograph of the…

Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862. Dedicated in 1867, Antietam National Cemetery, located within the boundaries of the Antietam National Battlefield, is the final resting place for more than 4,700 Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Antietam and on…

c. 1835, Joice Heth represented the beginnings of PT Barnum's career in the circus, but her success bore testament to PT Barnum's ability to recognize and exploit the desires of the American public. As given by the Thompson quote below, Americans…

A proposal by the journeyman laborers associated with shipbuilding, directed towards the master shipbuilders, for a 10-hour workday. - Bradford Gladstone

An aerial view of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and racetrack in 1937, nine years after the fair attended by Basil Lee in F. Scott Fitzgerald's A Night at the Fair. The racetrack is the same as the one described in the story, which reveals the…

This image is of a quilt that was created by South Carolina women in 1857. Each square was created by a different woman who signed her name on her square, but yet the overall impression is of a cohesive piece of art. The squares consist of bucolic…

The ticket allowing admittance to the match between recognized champion John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett, which would mark the end of both bareknuckle fighting as a major sport as Queensbury rules grew in popularity as well as the career of Sullivan,…

While this photograph was taken at some point between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915, after the rising prevalence of the car, it bears testament to the role that avenues alongside the hotels and beach played. In likening this image to the worlds fairs of…