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The Hopper family portrait
Portrait of a middle class family with their scrapbook. Samuel Mickle Hopper and Deborah Lavinia Vandersluce Hopper with children. The child on the lap is Harry Samuel Hopper. The names of the other children are unknown.
The Colossal Elephant of Coney Island
A technical illustration from Scientific American of Elephantine Colossus of Coney Island with a cross-section of the inside of the structure. It was a seven-story tourist attraction that housed thirty-one rooms and many events.
The Babbling Brook, a pleasure feature of Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.
The Babbling Brook, a pleasure feature of Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y. (1906?)
Southern California Tourist Guide
Travel brochure depicting the bounty and sunshine of Southern California.
Oak Hall, Wanamaker and Brown
This advertisement is for the business of Wanamaker & Brown, the predecessor to Wanamaker's Grand Depot. Wanamaker and his brother-in-law partnered together in this enterprise that claimed to be the "Largest Clothing House in America."
Night in Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.
The Luna Park at night (1905), with the "Electric Tower" in the center
Niagara Falls, factories in distance
Image of Niagara Falls showing American falls with factories and hydroelectric plants in the background
Chase's Liquid Glue cements everything, a giant in strength holds fancy cards in scrap books without wrinkling or discoloring.
Trade card for glue to use for scrapbooking. The advertisement shows a middle class family using the product and pasting items into a scrapbook as a wholesome family activity.