Portrait of a family. South Carolina, 1862.
Portrait of a family in Beaufort, South Carolina, taken in 1862. — “Portrait of a family. Beaufort, South Carolina, 1862.” source: O’Sulli...
Tag: 19th century
Collection of posts from 19th century history.
Portrait of Zitkála-Šá, 1898.
Portrait of Zitkála-Šá, 1898. Zitkála-Šá was born in 1876 on the Yankton Indian Reservation. She became a writer, musician, teacher, a Co-Founder of the Nationa...
President Abraham Lincoln letter to General Grant
Major General Grant,My dear General I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimab...
“We’re so proud of you.” – A historical fiction story.
“Papa, papa, papa!” “What is it Hannah?” papa shouts as he nearly trips over a dining room chair while running into the house from our b...
Peter Jackson – A Snapshot Biography
Peter Jackson was one of the best boxers of his time, winning the Australian heavyweight title in 1886. Though a fighter by profession, he was calm, collected,...
Quote from Harriet Tubman: “I was free…
Quote: “I had crossed the line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom, I was a strang...
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