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New York City--A hot day in Wall Street

New York City--A hot day in Wall Street

Eleven illustrations showing various types of people and life in Wall Street, such as speculators, telegraph messengers, and clerks. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 36, (1873 August 9), p. 345.

First National Bank, 503-507 King Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

First National Bank, 503-507 King Street, Alexandria, Independent City...

Significance: An early twentieth century bank building of the classical-revival style, the structure housed a conservative banking institution. Survey number: HABS VA-672 Building/structure dates: 1909 Initia... More

First National Bank, 503-507 King Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

First National Bank, 503-507 King Street, Alexandria, Independent City...

Significance: An early twentieth century bank building of the classical-revival style, the structure housed a conservative banking institution. Survey number: HABS VA-672 Building/structure dates: 1909 Initia... More

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...

Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...

Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More

Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent ...

Survey number: HABS VA-449 Building/structure dates: 17q4 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928

Jay Cooke Home, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County, OH

Jay Cooke Home, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County...

Significance: Jay Cooke was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1821. From the early years of his career, he demonstrated an unique ability to deal with the world of finance and the complex problems of issuing government... More

Jay Cooke Home, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County, OH

Jay Cooke Home, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County...

Significance: Jay Cooke was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1821. From the early years of his career, he demonstrated an unique ability to deal with the world of finance and the complex problems of issuing government... More

Laguna Gloria, 3809 West Thirty-Fifth Street, Austin, Travis County, TX

Laguna Gloria, 3809 West Thirty-Fifth Street, Austin, Travis County, T...

2001 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Fourth Place Significance: The historic Laguna Gloria property at 3809 W. Thirty-fifth Street in Austin, Texas, is the former home of influential aesthete, preservationist, and b... More

Laguna Gloria, 3809 West Thirty-Fifth Street, Austin, Travis County, TX

Laguna Gloria, 3809 West Thirty-Fifth Street, Austin, Travis County, T...

2001 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Fourth Place Significance: The historic Laguna Gloria property at 3809 W. Thirty-fifth Street in Austin, Texas, is the former home of influential aesthete, preservationist, and b... More

Raritan Arsenal, Office Building, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ

Raritan Arsenal, Office Building, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, ...

Significance: Office Building 17 played an important support role in the shops complex, which formed the industrial core of the Arsenal. The building is significant as a contributing structure in the developmen... More

Magruder House, 4703 Annapolis Road (Bladensburg Road), Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD

Magruder House, 4703 Annapolis Road (Bladensburg Road), Bladensburg, P...

Significance: The Hilleary-Magruder House is the only extant stone house executed in the Tidewater style in Prince George's County. A mid-18th century, one-and-a-half story, stone gambrel-roof structure, it re... More

Magruder House, 4703 Annapolis Road (Bladensburg Road), Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD

Magruder House, 4703 Annapolis Road (Bladensburg Road), Bladensburg, P...

Significance: The Hilleary-Magruder House is the only extant stone house executed in the Tidewater style in Prince George's County. A mid-18th century, one-and-a-half story, stone gambrel-roof structure, it re... More

Hopewell Village, Furnace Office-Store, State Route 345 vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Furnace Office-Store, State Route 345 vicinity, Hope...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, J...

2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Representing the city's expansion during the 1880s into a major business center, the New York Life Building is one of the most significant survivi... More

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

[Oval shaped design drawing of seal or other mark for commercial enterprises]

[Oval shaped design drawing of seal or other mark for commercial enter...

Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japan... More

Hard times / L.M. Glackens. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Hard times / L.M. Glackens. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows Uncle Sam working at the "Free Pie Kitchen" offering daily distribution of free pies labeled "Long Term Franchise, Graft Tariff, Land Grant, [and] Special Privilege" to crooked businessmen la... More

The flies got wise / L.M. Glackens.

The flies got wise / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a large spider labeled "Flim Flam Finance" with a disgruntled look on its face, sitting on a cobweb labeled "Wall Street", looking at a bunch of flies labeled "The Public" hovering just beyon... More

First National Bank, 503-507 King Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

First National Bank, 503-507 King Street, Alexandria, Independent City...

Significance: An early twentieth century bank building of the classical-revival style, the structure housed a conservative banking institution. Survey number: HABS VA-672 Building/structure dates: 1909 Initia... More

John T. Cunningham Memorial Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, on Old State Route 13, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

John T. Cunningham Memorial Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, on Old ...

Significance: The bridge is an example of the K-truss, one of only two known to exist in Tennessee. The bridge also is historically significant as one of the first bridge built by the Tennessee State Highway De... More

John T. Cunningham Memorial Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, on Old State Route 13, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

John T. Cunningham Memorial Bridge, Spanning Cumberland River, on Old ...

Significance: The bridge is an example of the K-truss, one of only two known to exist in Tennessee. The bridge also is historically significant as one of the first bridge built by the Tennessee State Highway De... More

U. S. Customs House, 312 Fore Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

U. S. Customs House, 312 Fore Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Significance: The U.S. Customs House is an excellent and well-preserved example of late nineteenth-century architecture designed by and for the federal government. The cornerstone was laid on May 6, 1868 and th... More

U. S. Customs House, 312 Fore Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

U. S. Customs House, 312 Fore Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Significance: The U.S. Customs House is an excellent and well-preserved example of late nineteenth-century architecture designed by and for the federal government. The cornerstone was laid on May 6, 1868 and th... More

Old Treasury Building, State Circle, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

Old Treasury Building, State Circle, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, M...

Oldest public building extant in Maryland at time of recording. Significance: A cruciform structure, built in 1735, and though to be the oldest public building extant in Maryland. Survey number: HABS MD-10 Bu... More

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...

Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...

Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...

Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

First Bank of the United States, 120 South Third Street, Philadelphia,...

Significance: Built 1795-97, Samuel Blodgett, designer and Joseph P. Le Grand, marble mason. It served as the Bank of the U.S. from 1797-1812 and as the Bank of Stephen Girard's, 1812-1864. Later occupied by th... More

Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent ...

Survey number: HABS VA-449 Building/structure dates: 17q4 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928

Jay Cooke Home, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County, OH

Jay Cooke Home, Gibraltar Island, Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County...

Significance: Jay Cooke was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1821. From the early years of his career, he demonstrated an unique ability to deal with the world of finance and the complex problems of issuing government... More

Altoona Trust Company Building, 1128-1130 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Altoona Trust Company Building, 1128-1130 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Bla...

Significance: The Altoona Trust Company Building, the work of Mowbray and Uffinger of New York in 1901, was the first Classical Revival-style building in downtown Altoona. The U-shapes, five-story building intr... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Providence River, Interstate Highway 195, & Interstate Highway 95, Providence, Providence County, RI

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Provid...

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Magruder House, 4703 Annapolis Road (Bladensburg Road), Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD

Magruder House, 4703 Annapolis Road (Bladensburg Road), Bladensburg, P...

Significance: The Hilleary-Magruder House is the only extant stone house executed in the Tidewater style in Prince George's County. A mid-18th century, one-and-a-half story, stone gambrel-roof structure, it re... More

New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, J...

2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Representing the city's expansion during the 1880s into a major business center, the New York Life Building is one of the most significant survivi... More

New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, J...

2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Representing the city's expansion during the 1880s into a major business center, the New York Life Building is one of the most significant survivi... More

New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

New York Life Insurance Building, 20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, J...

2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Representing the city's expansion during the 1880s into a major business center, the New York Life Building is one of the most significant survivi... More

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...

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World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & Route 9A, New York, New York County, NY

World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...

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Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad,...

Significance: Kennecott's significance lies in its quality, as well as quantity, of high grade ore. The mine also illustrates the history of world and U.S. copper between 1907 and 1938. The rise and decline o... More

Steelyard & case - Public domain  drawing

Steelyard & case - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a portable balance (also known as a stilyard) with tray at one end and counterweight suspended at the opposite end, also cords extending from the top of the bar for hanging the balance; includes c... More

[Men examining ledgers with two men to side, one wearing expression of concern]

[Men examining ledgers with two men to side, one wearing expression of...

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Wall Street bubbles; - Always the same / J. Ottmann Lith. Co. ; Kep.

Wall Street bubbles; - Always the same / J. Ottmann Lith. Co. ; Kep.

Caricature of John Pierpont Morgan as a bull blowing bubbles "inflated values", for which group of people are reaching. Illus. in: Puck, v. 49, no. 1264 (1901 May 22), centerfold. Copyright by Keppler & Schwarzmann.

Aladdin and the wonderful lamp / Keppler.

Aladdin and the wonderful lamp / Keppler.

Illustration shows a man seated in an alcove, wearing a hat labeled "Vested Interests" and holding a magic lamp labeled "Financial Backing", which he is polishing with his "Check Book". On one side of him is a ... More

Stapleton Block, 114 North Division Street, Guthrie, Logan County, OK

Stapleton Block, 114 North Division Street, Guthrie, Logan County, OK

Significance: This late 19th Century commercial structure was the site of much important business activity, including Guthrie's only business college, and was an integral part of the central business district o... More

Hamill House, Office Building, Argentine & Third Streets, Georgetown, Clear Creek County, CO

Hamill House, Office Building, Argentine & Third Streets, Georgetown, ...

Significance: The office building is associated with a prominent Georgetown businessman, William A. Hamill who made his fortune through investments in the silver mines in and around Georgetown. Survey number:... More

Hamill House, Office Building, Argentine & Third Streets, Georgetown, Clear Creek County, CO

Hamill House, Office Building, Argentine & Third Streets, Georgetown, ...

Significance: The office building is associated with a prominent Georgetown businessman, William A. Hamill who made his fortune through investments in the silver mines in and around Georgetown. Survey number:... More

Bank of Cloutierville, Highway 495, Cloutierville, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Bank of Cloutierville, Highway 495, Cloutierville, Natchitoches Parish...

Survey number: HABS LA-1313 Building/structure dates: 1819 Initial Construction

Mutual Life Building, 601-607 First Avenue, Seattle, King County, WA

Mutual Life Building, 601-607 First Avenue, Seattle, King County, WA

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mutual Life Building, 601-607 First Avenue, Seattle, King County, WA

Mutual Life Building, 601-607 First Avenue, Seattle, King County, WA

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U. S. Customs House, 312 Fore Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

U. S. Customs House, 312 Fore Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Significance: The U.S. Customs House is an excellent and well-preserved example of late nineteenth-century architecture designed by and for the federal government. The cornerstone was laid on May 6, 1868 and th... More

Old Treasury Building, State Circle, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

Old Treasury Building, State Circle, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, M...

Oldest public building extant in Maryland at time of recording. Significance: A cruciform structure, built in 1735, and though to be the oldest public building extant in Maryland. Survey number: HABS MD-10 Bu... More

Old Treasury Building, State Circle, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

Old Treasury Building, State Circle, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, M...

Oldest public building extant in Maryland at time of recording. Significance: A cruciform structure, built in 1735, and though to be the oldest public building extant in Maryland. Survey number: HABS MD-10 Bu... More

Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent ...

Survey number: HABS VA-449 Building/structure dates: 17q4 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928

Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Bank of Alexandria, 133 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Independent ...

Survey number: HABS VA-449 Building/structure dates: 17q4 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pension Building, 440 G Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The Pension Building was erected in 1883 at a cost of $900,000, as a memorial to the veterans of the Civil War. From 1885 until 1926 it was occupied by the Bureau of Pensions. The latter years t... More

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Providence River, Interstate Highway 195, & Interstate Highway 95, Providence, Providence County, RI

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Provid...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Providence River, Interstate Highway 195, & Interstate Highway 95, Providence, Providence County, RI

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Provid...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Providence River, Interstate Highway 195, & Interstate Highway 95, Providence, Providence County, RI

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Provid...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Magruder House, 4703 Annapolis Road (Bladensburg Road), Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD

Magruder House, 4703 Annapolis Road (Bladensburg Road), Bladensburg, P...

Significance: The Hilleary-Magruder House is the only extant stone house executed in the Tidewater style in Prince George's County. A mid-18th century, one-and-a-half story, stone gambrel-roof structure, it re... More

National Bank Building, George Street & Princess Ann Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

National Bank Building, George Street & Princess Ann Street, Frederick...

Survey number: HABS VA-389 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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