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Short clip from the opening of Griffith's silent film shows a young Kentucky mountain girl (played by Mary Pickford) rejecting the advances of a pure-hearted suitor (Owen Moore). It is of interest here because it was shot on location near…

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Illustration of the Middle Falls accompanies the poem &quot;Mona-Sha-Sha,&quot; by William H.C. Hosmer

A different print of the Perry Knitting Company cafeteria, notable is the Victrola with a record in place and someone at the piano who appears to be playing. Apparently, they had music with their lunch. This was taken in the early 1920’s.<br />

Content of Frederick Douglass&#039; famous Rochester speech.

Artist&#039;s sketch to accompany Mrs. E. M. Omsted&#039;s poem &quot;The Lower Falls of the Upper Genesee at Midnight&quot; in a collection entitled &quot;Voices of the Glen&quot;

Handcolored illustration of The Lower Falls appears on the front of the postcard, accompanied by a message on the back, &quot;I didn&#039;t see these flowers but I guess they do grow here.&quot;

It would appear that we’re looking at a farm—barn, silo, outbuildings, a line of trees—around haying season. So why the painting’s title? The nearest lot seems to be across a road, but fence posts run across it; if so this would be an informal farm…

A lighter was a type of barge used for unloading ships in shallower harbors; in the early 20th century, the name extended to lighter tugs used to move those unpowered barges. Here, in golden tones and against a wall of clouds, the Good Hope also is…