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![Testimonials in relation to the merits of Van Buskirk's fragrant Sozodont; for cleansing and preserving the teeth, hardening the gums ... [New York 1859].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTkvMDEvMDEvdGVzdGltb25pYWxzLWluLXJlbGF0aW9uLXRvLXRoZS1tZXJpdHMtb2YtdmFuLWJ1c2tpcmtzLWZyYWdyYW50LXNvem9kb250LWZvci0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/575/jpg "Testimonials in relation to the merits of Van Buskirk's fragrant Sozodont; for cleansing and preserving the teeth, hardening the gums ... [New York 1859].")
![A new era in plowing! A great saving of time and power, Baker's patent double plowing machine ... New York [1862].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjIvMDEvMDEvYS1uZXctZXJhLWluLXBsb3dpbmctYS1ncmVhdC1zYXZpbmctb2YtdGltZS1hbmQtcG93ZXItYmFrZXJzLXBhdGVudC1kb3VibGUtMS02NDAuanBn/40/60/webp "A new era in plowing! A great saving of time and power, Baker's patent double plowing machine ... New York [1862].")
![[New York City sanitation dept. employee sweeping street, ca. 1910]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvbmV3LXlvcmstY2l0eS1zYW5pdGF0aW9uLWRlcHQtZW1wbG95ZWUtc3dlZXBpbmctc3RyZWV0LWNhLTE5MTAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "[New York City sanitation dept. employee sweeping street, ca. 1910]")
![Metropolitan fair, in aid of the U. S. sanitary commission ... The Curiosity shop ... [New York, 1864].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvbWV0cm9wb2xpdGFuLWZhaXItaW4tYWlkLW9mLXRoZS11LXMtc2FuaXRhcnktY29tbWlzc2lvbi10aGUtY3VyaW9zaXR5LXNob3AtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "Metropolitan fair, in aid of the U. S. sanitary commission ... The Curiosity shop ... [New York, 1864].")
![Bromley & Co's publications. Letters of Major Jack Downing of the Downingville militia on the war ... New York [1864?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvYnJvbWxleS1hbmQtY29zLXB1YmxpY2F0aW9ucy1sZXR0ZXJzLW9mLW1ham9yLWphY2stZG93bmluZy1vZi10aGUtZG93bmluZ3ZpbGxlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Bromley & Co's publications. Letters of Major Jack Downing of the Downingville militia on the war ... New York [1864?].")
![[Circular regarding Institution of reward for orphans of patriots New York 1865].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvY2lyY3VsYXItcmVnYXJkaW5nLWluc3RpdHV0aW9uLW9mLXJld2FyZC1mb3Itb3JwaGFucy1vZi1wYXRyaW90cy1uZXcteW9yay0xODY1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/64/webp "[Circular regarding Institution of reward for orphans of patriots New York 1865].")
![New York, February 10, 1798 Sir. I have, for some months past, devoted my leisure hours to the collection of materials, with a view to writing an history of New-York ... Samuel Miller. Queries, &c ... [New York, 1798].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTgvMDEvMDEvbmV3LXlvcmstZmVicnVhcnktMTAtMTc5OC1zaXItaS1oYXZlLWZvci1zb21lLW1vbnRocy1wYXN0LWRldm90ZWQtbXktbGVpc3VyZS0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/64/webp "New York, February 10, 1798 Sir. I have, for some months past, devoted my leisure hours to the collection of materials, with a view to writing an history of New-York ... Samuel Miller. Queries, &c ... [New York, 1798].")
