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71Kirkbride Buildings - Historic Insane Asylums
The Danvers State Hospital Kirkbride BuildingOriginally known as lunatic or insane asylums, Kirkbride buildings are remnants of an out-dated system for treating the mentally ill. Over the years they have...
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64James Madison: The Fourth President of the United States
James Madison, one of the Founding Fathers and 4th President of the United States, is regarded as the "Father of the Constitution" because he was the principal author of the document. He was further...
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63Real Strange Products from 1902 Sears Catalog
Funny vintage images of Sears Roebuck 1902 catalog. Did you know they sold "Arsenic Complexion powder", guns, tombstones and "underwear for fat men"? Sears Catalogue features these vintage items, vintage clothes for men and women. Old magazines and catalogs funny pictures from 19th century.
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83Health Wise-Stop Syphilis For Christmas
John Bart was an icon of the 19th Century. A decorated hero from the American Civil War he was admired by men and loved by the ladies. He had no vices but for one and was faithful to his wife and family. The...
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60Great christmas meals and drinks
Before i start telling you about what meals and drinks are great for christmas lets not forget that christmas has a history. You will probably think christmas started when baby jesus was born but thats not...
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62Masters Thesis
Reference Books from Amazon - Biographies & Memoirs A thesis presented to the University of New England (Australia) in partial Satisfaction of the degree of Master of Letters 1996 The Victorian...
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53Sports of All Sorts: In the 19th Century
“I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, and wear Reebok.”[i] In the 19th century, sports were not populated by advertisements and the...
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79Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
"Snow Flower" describes the rural beauty and intricate horrors of life in the Chinese provinces in the 1820s. Few non-Chinese know about these things and the Chinese American author traveled to that continent in order to interview the oldest women and learn the truth.
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63North and South
In 2004, BBC (British Broadcast Corporation) televised the 4 hour mini-series "North and South". I was one of the fortunate to catch "North and South" in 2005 when shown on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service)...
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62All About Diamonds
This is all about diamonds. The name diamond came from ancient Greek. Diamonds were mined in India about 3000 maybe even 6000 years ago. They were also found in rivers Penner, Krushna and Godavi. First...
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