A newspaper sketch of a Mississippi tow boat on a river. There is a steamboat behind the tow boat. On the banks of the river is a man on a covered wooden boat.
The Kiawah Stock Account Book, 1877-1882, is kept by a member of the Vanderhorst Family for their estate Kiawah Plantation on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Entries include information on the numbers of livestock sold, list of expenses and marketing and account statements for the overseer Quash Stevens.
The Rose Hill Time Book is a record of the tasks completed on the property and the figures related to pay for working these tasks starting in the month of May and ending in the month of July of 1878. Also included in this account are the names of the laborers on site. This location was once known as "Rose Hill Plantation" prior to the Civil War and this Time Book represents the agricultural labor of freedmen post Civil War during the era of Reconstruction. The names of the laborers are repeated throughout the record and are listed as: Abby, Adam, Affy, Annie, Bacus, Balinda, Beck, Berry, Bina, Bob, Ceasar, Charity, Charles, Charlott, Cinda, Cinty, Class, Cley, Cloe, Cudjoe, Dafney, Daniel, Dealia, Dick, Ealy, Eve, Fay, Flora, Franky, Friday, George, Gibbs, Hacklus, Hally, Hariott, Harry, Hera, Isaac, Israil/ Isreal, Jacob, James, Jane, January, Jenny, Jerry, Jim, Joe, John, Julia, Juliet, June, Juno, Katy, Lavinia, Liddy, Lindy, Lizet, Lucas, Luck, Lucy, Macky, Martha, Mingo, Mira, Molly, Morri, Nancy, Nilly, Patience, Peggy, Philip/Phillip, Pompy, Primas, Robert, Robin, Rocky, Salli/Sally, Sambo, Sary, Scipio, Sealy, Siby, Silvey, Simon, Smart, Titus, Toby, Tom, Tony.
The Rose Hill Time Book is a record of the tasks completed on the property and the figures related to pay for working these tasks starting in the month of July and ending in the month of December of 1878. Also included in this account are the names of the laborers on site. This location was once known as "Rose Hill Plantation" prior to the Civil War and this Time Book represents the agricultural labor of freedmen post Civil War during the era of Reconstruction. The names of the laborers are listed as: Abby, Adam, Bacus, Balinda, Ben, Berry, Bess, Billy, Bina, Binky, Blake, Brooks, Butler, Caroline, Catharina, Ceasar, Charity, Charlot, Chas, Cinty, Clay, Cloe, Curry, Dafney, Daniel, Dareus, David, Ellen, Eve, Fanny, Fay, Flora, Franky, Friday, Gibs, Hacklus, Hanah, Hariet , Hariott, Harot, Henry, Isaac, Israil, Jacob, James, Jane, January, Jerry, Jim/Jimm/Jimmy, Joana, Jock, John, Josiah, Judy, Julian, Jun, Laury ,Leah ,Leny, Lesby, Liddy, London, Luck , Maria, Mary, Maryann, Mily, Mingo, Morris, Moses, Ned , Patience, Patima, Patty, Peggy, Peter, Phillip, Pompy, Primus, Prince ,Queen, Richard ,Rob, Robert, Robin, Rose ,Saby, Sally, Sam, Sambo , Sampson ,Scilla, Scipio, Sealy, Sharlott, Silvey, Smart, Sory, Stephen, Tamar, Thomas, Toby, Tom, Tug, Violet, William.
The Rose Hill Time Book is a record of the tasks completed on the property and the figures related to pay for working these tasks starting in the month of January and ending in the month of May of 1878. Also included in this account are the names of the laborers on site. This location was once known as "Rose Hill Plantation" prior to the Civil War and this Time Book represents the agricultural labor of freedmen post Civil War during the era of Reconstruction. The names of the laborers are repeated throughout the record and are listed as: Abby, Adam, Balinda, Ben, Berry, Bina, Binky, Burry, Butler, Caesar, Charity, Charles, Charlot, Charot, Clarrida, Curly, Daniel, Daphney, Dareus, Edward, Ellen, Fay, Flora, Frank, Gibs, Hacklus, Hanah, Hariot, Harry, Henry, Isaac, Israil, Jacob, January, Jenny, Jerry, Jim/Jimmy, Joan, John, Judy, June, Juno, Leah, Linda, Lindy, Luck, Martha, Mary, Mingo, Miny, Mira, Morris, Nancy, Ned, Patty, Peggy, Phillip, Pompy, Queen, Richard, Robert, Robin, Rose, Sabe, Sally, Salvy, Sarah, Serpio, Silvey, Smart, Stephen, Tom, Violet.
Main caption: 'American industries.--Silk culture in Alabama--an enterprise founded and carried on by Colored people at Huntsville.--from a sketch by A. Berghaus.' Caption left: 'Method of feeding the silkworms with mulberry leaves.' Caption right: 'Colored children carding the raw material.' [full date August 17, 1878.]
Caption: 'Main room of the Industrial Academy, in which the various processes for the production of raw silk are conducted.' [full date August 17, 1878.]
Pencil sketches and occassional watercolors by Charleston-born architect William Martin Aiken. The sketches are primarily buildings and architectural elements from Charleston, Boston, Rhode Island, France, England, Switzerland.
Pencil sketches by Charleston-born architect William Martin Aiken. Primarily images of buildings and architectural elements in Boston, Charleston, Atlanta, Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Montreal, and Quebec City.
A statement on rents collected and distributed for the estate owned by Mrs. Eliza C. Ball with William Ball as her executor. The account also includes taxes and commissions.
Page 139 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with five plats. Plat 1 shows a lot and structures located at the corner of Calhoun Street and Alexander Street. Plat 2 shows lots located on Queen Street, near where it intersects with Back Street. Plat 3 shows lots located on and near Mazyck Street, near its intersection with Magazine Street. Plat 3 also shows lots labelled "Roper Hospital Lot," and "City Lot." Plat 4 shows lots located between Vanderhorst Street and Boundary Street, and between Coming Street and Pitt Street.
Page 125 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with seven plats. Plat 1 shows several measurements for a structure. Plat 2 shows the line of division between St. Mary's Church Yard and the "Property of Mrs. Anna D. Fleming." Plat 3 shows two wharves. Plat 4 shows lots and structures near wharf street. Plat 5 shows lots near the intersection of Washington Street and Laurens Street. Plat 6 shows lots between Rose Lane and Market Street, near where they intersect with East Bay Street. Plat 7 shows lots between Congress Street and Race Street, near Rutledge Street.
Page 122 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with three plats. Plat 1 shows lots and structures on Meeting Street. Plat 2 shows lots and structures located near the intersection of Anson Street and Laurens Street. Plat 3 shows lots located between Moultrie Street and Huger Street, near Rutledge Avenue.
Page 119 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with five plats. Plat 1 shows land located between East Bay Street and the Cooper River. Plat 1 also shows Trott Street, Hasell Street, Concord Street, and Pinckney Street. Plat 2 features Bennett's Rice and Lumber Mills, near East Bay Street. Plat 3 features a plot on East Bay Street. Plat 4 features lots and structures located near Church Street and Market Street, and shows a lot labelled "Gas Company." Plat 5 shows lots located near the intersection of East Bay Street and Lodge Alley.
Page 81 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with five plats. Plat 1 shows lots between Cooper Street and Blake Street, near their intersections with Drake Street. Plat 2 features an extension of Columbus Street stretching from Bay Street to the Cooper River, and also shows lots belonging to a cotton factory, the Northeastern Railroad Company (N.E.R.R. Co.), and the South Carolina Railway Company (So. Ca. R. Way Co.). Plat 3 features lots on a city block between Blake Street, Cooper Street, Drake Street, and Bay Street. Plat 4 shows land near Boundary Street, Pinckney Street, Doughty Street, and "Commings Creek." It also shows an island, a mill pond, several lots in the area, Hutson Street, Thomas Street, and President Street. Plat 5 shows land located between Calhoun Street and Bull Street, and Lynch Street and Rutledge Street, including Cannon Park.
Page 65 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with six plats. Plat 1 shows wharves and other structures located near the intersection of East Bay Street and Elliott Street, and also shows a building labelled "Old Post Office." Plat 2 features a wharf on the Cooper River, and shows several structures. Plat 3 shows wharves and brick storehouses located near the intersection of Prioleau Street and Queen Street. Plat 4 shows lots near the intersection of Bull Street and Smith Street. Plat 5 shows lots and structures located near the intersection of King Street and Morris Street. Plat 6 shows land located along a stretch of Coming Street, between Race Street and Sumter Street.
Page 59 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots on East Bay Street, between Pritchard Street and Rose Lane. Plat 2 shows a lot and buildings belonging to the Charleston Gas Light Company, located on Church Street.
Page 41 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with six plats. Plat 1 shows land between Mount Street and Congress Street, and between a private street and "CITY LANDS Potter's Field." Plat 2 shows lots near Chestnut Street and near Spring Street, Ashton Street, Always Street, Lilly Street, and Pine Street. It also shows a few bodies of water. Plat 3 shows lots near Meeting Street's intersections with Market Alley, and State House Alley. It also labels a court house, the Treasury and Guard House, and St. Michael's Church. Plat 4 shows a stretch of land near President Street, Logan Street, Pinckney Street, Fishburne Street, Mount Street, Congress Street, and shows bodies of water and highlands. Plat 5 shows lots and buildings near the intersection Church Street and Water Street.
Caricature by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler published in the December 25, 1878, edition of Puck. The associated article reads : "It is to be regretted that Mr. Hilton is as unsuccessful as a dry-goods man and a hotel keeper as he notoriously was as a jurist. But the fact remains. He took it upon himself to insult a portion of our people, whose noses had more of the curvilinear from of beauty than his own pug, and he rode his high hobby-horse of purse-proud self-sufficiency until he woke up one day to find that the dry-goods business was waning—growing small by degrees and beautifully less. Then Mr. Hilton arouses himself. He turns his great mind from thoughts of the wandering bones of Stewart; he brings the power of his gigantic brain to bear upon the great question. ‘How shall I revive trade?’ He remembers that he had insulted the Jews. Aha! we’ll conciliate them. So out of the coffers that A. T. Stewart filled he gropes among the millions, and orders the trustees of a few Hebrew charities to bend the pregnant hinges of their knees at his door, and receive a few hundred dollars. But in this country the Jew is not ostracized. He stands equal before the law and before society with all his fellow-citizens, of whatever creed or nationality. And the Jew has stood up like a Man and refused to condone the gross and uncalled-for insults of this hap-hazard millionaire, merely because he flings the offer of a thousand dollars in their faces. All honor to the Jews for their manly stand in this instance. Trampled upon, scourged, banished as they have been for centuries under the ban of religious persecution, at last they find a land in which they have rights equal with all their fellow-countrymen. They have in this instance asserted their rights, and have dared to maintain their self-respect. It is the verdict of all thinking men that in everything he has done, from the Grand Union Hotel, and the Women’s Home, down to Stewart’s grave, Hilton has been a magnificent failure—and the Jews have won a grand success."
Black-and-white engraved portrait of Clarissa Bischoffsheim, wife of financier Henri Louis Bischoffsheim. Engraving by Goupil & Cie after a painted portrait by John Everett Millais. From The Chefs-D'Oeuvre d'Art of the International Exhibition, 1878, published by Gebbie & Barrie.
Black-and-white etched portrait of Clarissa Bischoffsheim, wife of financier Henri Louis Bischoffsheim. Etching by Charles Albert Waltner after a painted portrait by John Everett Millais. Published in L'Art.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction depicting the ceremony of tashlikh. After a painting by Wilhelm August Stryowski. Published in Über Land und Meer, Jahrgang 20, Band 40, Heft 44.
Black-and-white engraving depicting Moses descending from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. Engraving by John C. McRae after an illustration by Gustave Doré. From The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments…, published Philadelphia: A.J. Holman & Co.
Black-and-white wood engraving of a Jewish money changer from Alexandria. Engraving after an illustration by Leopold Carl Müller. From Egypt : descriptive, historical, and picturesque, Volume 1, by Georg Ebers, published London: Cassell & Company.
Caricature of Jews selling old clothes on Chatham Street in New York. From Pictures of New York life & character, published New York: G.W. Averell & Co.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the Yom Kippur ritual of malkot (lashes). Published in the May 1878 edition of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exteriors of the Old New Synagogue and Jewish Town Hall in Prague. Published in the January 1878 edition of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the Old New Synagogue in Prague. Published in the January 1878 edition of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of Santa María la Blanca in Toledo. Published in the May 1878 edition of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the interior of the Central Synagogue on Great Portland Street in London. From Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places, Volume 4, by Walter Thornbury.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the exterior of the New Synagogue in Berlin. From a wood engraving by R. Stieler after an original sketch by F. Wagner. Published in Das Buch für Alle.
Color offset print reproduction of the exterior of the New Synagogue in Berlin. From a wood engraving by R. Stieler after an original sketch by F. Wagner. Published in Das Buch für Alle.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of Galician peasants and Jews. From Nouvelle géographie universelle : la terre et les hommes by Élisée Reclus.
Black-and-white offset print reproduction of the Tomb of Absalom, Tomb of Benei Hezir, and Tomb of Zechariah in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (Kidron Valley) in Jerusalem.
This pamphlet, commemorating memorial meetings in October and November, 1877, includes speeches and histories of the Irish Volunteers Company. Of special interest, on pages 36-38, are several rolls of the company in service to the Confederacy. 39p.
