A newspaper article reporting a slave ship captured along the coast of Cuba in 1857. The captives, aged from ten to eighteen years, described as unfortunate creatures, taken from a place called Kabinda, on the coast of Africa. Of the 500 taken,...
The front cover of Mary Isabella Forsyth's book titled "Beginnings of New York: Kingston the first state capital". There is a drawing of a vessel on a body of water.
Postcards; Paintings; Ships; Sailing ships; Rivers; War
A copy of the original painting by Dominique Serres. A portrayal of October 8, 1776 engagement on the Hudson River, three British vessels during the American Revolution under fire from Fort Washington and Fort Lee on the river's banks.
This postcard shows the octagonal Stony Point lighthouse. The lighthouse is solid white with an entry door, basement access door and a window on the entry level, and a smaller window higher up. The lighthouse features a wire cage around the...
