Three Essential Steps to Knowledge
The primary goal of your reading should be for the acquisition of useful knowledge.
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Read MoreClick here to see Williamstown, MA in 1889
Read MoreWaste no time on trivial and inferior books. Be selective and fastidious in your daily reading.
Read MoreThe line between failure and success is so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.
Read More“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by…”
Read More“I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so.”
Read MoreThis old map shows Waco, Texas in the late 19th century.
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Northborough, Massachusetts from 1887
Read MoreTimur, the last great nomadic conqueror of the Eurasian Steppe, was a warlord who envisioned the restoration of Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire. Timur’s army was feared throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe, but his extraordinary perseverance, displayed during fifty years of continuous battles, was imparted by an ant.
Read MoreThis map shows Manchester, Connecticut as it looked in 1880, including the NY and New England Railroad Station
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Key West, Florida in 1884
Read MoreThis old map shows Milton, New Hampshire in the late 19th century.
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Alma, Michigan in 1885
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Guilford, Connecticut in 1881
Read MoreEvery person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world.
Read MoreBird’s eye view of Charleston, South Carolina in 1872
Read MoreThis old hand colored drawing shows Golden City, Colorado in the late 19th century.
Read MoreThis old map shows Wolcotville (now Torrington), Connecticut in the late 19th century.
Read MoreThis old map shows Pawtucket and Central Falls, Rhode Island in the late 19th century.
Read MoreThis map shows New Britain, Connecticut in 1875.
Read MoreThis old map shows Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.
Read MoreThis map shows Hempstead, New York as it looked in 1876. It was created by Fowler & Bulger in 1876.
Read MoreThis old map shows Henniker, New Hampshire in the late 19th century.
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Read MoreThis old map shows Terryville, Connecticut in the late 19th century.
Read MoreThis old map shows New Hartford, Connecticut in the late 19th century.
Read MoreBeautiful color map created by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transportation Company for the 1939 World’s Fair in NYC.
Read MoreDetailed bird’s eye view of Morgantown, West Virginia in the late 19th century
Read MoreThis map from the 1930’s is filled with wonderful scenes from NJ history!
Read MoreThis old map shows Spencer, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.
Read MoreThis old map shows Clinton, Connecticut in the late 19th century.
Read MoreThis vintage map of the Bronx River Parkway Reservation was created in 1915, seven years after...
Read MoreThis old map shows East Hampton, Connecticut in the late 19th century.
Read MoreThis collection of vintage postcards show Daytona Beach in the 1950’s
Read MoreHistoric landowners map of Matavan, New Jersey from 1873
Read MoreThis old map shows a bird’s eye view of Essex, Connecticut in the late 19th century.
Read MoreVintage landowners map of Marlboro, New Jersey as it used to be
Read MoreVintage landowners map of Howell, New Jersey as it used to be
Read MoreVintage landowners map of Holmdel, New Jersey as it used to be
Read MoreVintage landowners map of Canton, Connecticut as it used to be
Read MoreCandlewood Lake is a manmade lake located in Connecticut that is is bordered by five towns:...
Read MoreVintage landowners map of Rocky Hill, Connecticut as it used to be
Read MoreDetailed bird’s eye view of Muncie, Indiana in 1884
Read MoreThis map from 1892 shows Norfolk, Virginia and the surrounding areas.
Read MoreThis old map shows Madison, Wisconsin in the late 19th century.
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of College Point, Queens in 1876
Read MoreClick here to see what Wareham, Massachusetts looked like in the late 19th century.
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Lexington, Kentucky in 1871
Read MoreClick here to see what Stamford looked like 100+ years ago.
Read MoreHistoric overview of the Borough of Queens, New York from 1918
Read MoreCanton, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of White Plains, New York from 1887
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Lake Chautauqua in the late 19th century
Read MoreIn the terrors of battle he had comforted himself with this picture.
Read MoreClick here to see Schenectady, New York in 1875
Read MoreSee what Lynn looked like more than 100 years ago!
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Stonington, Connecticut as it used to be
Read MoreThis map shows Holyoke, Massachusetts as it looked in 1881. At the time only 22,000 people lived in Holyoke.
Read MoreThis old map shows West Medford as it looked more than 100 years ago
Read MoreThis historic old map of Oshkosh, Wisconsin was created in 1919 by the Wright Directory Company of...
Read MoreVintage map of East Boston, Massachusetts from the late 19th century.
Read MoreVintage landowners map of Burlington, Connecticut as it used to be
Read MoreThis map of Bangor, Pennsylvania was created in 1885 by O.H. Bailey. Oakley Hoopes Bailey...
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Naugatuck, Connecticut from 1877
Read MoreDetailed bird’s eye view of Cheshire, Connecticut as it used to be
Read MoreThis map shows Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, Enfield & Collinsville, Connecticut as they looked in...
Read MoreThis bird’s eye view of Bath, Pennsylvania was created more than 130 years ago.
Read MoreCan’t blame him for killing this majestic beast. These beasts roamed Africa, destroying…
Read MoreThis little boy’s turtle died, so he dug a grave, built a cross, and put on a tie for the funeral.
Read MoreThis is a process that destroys the leaves and makes sugar cane easier to harvest.
Read MoreA disabled man walking around El Fangitto, “The Mud”, on crutches.
Read MoreA woman stands with her child and dog on one of the boardwalks of “El Fangitto”.
Read MoreA pharmacists awaits customers in an apothecary store in Lares, Puerto Rico.
Read MoreUtuado, Puerto Rico (vicinity). Hurricane shelter near the house of a farm laborer.
Read MoreA family in the house they will soon be forced to abandon in Santurce, PR.
Read MoreWoman in front of her home in Santurce that she was being forced to abandon.
Read MoreUtuado, Puerto Rico. Children in the slum area. January, 1942 by Jack Delano.
Read MoreHistoric bird’s eye view of Green River, Wyoming from 1875
Read MoreWoman working on a pineapple plantation in Manati, Puerto Rico.
Read MoreA “majordomo” (foreman) on a sugar plantation in Manati, Puerto Rico.
Read MoreStringing tobacco in a tobacco barn. Barranquitas (vicinity), Puerto Rico.
Read MoreAn orchestra, or band playing in the “Escambron,” a nightclub in San Juan.
Read MoreThis picture shows a woman working in a needlework factory near San Juan, PR.
Read MoreA street scene in the slum area of the hill town of Lares, Puerto Rico. January, 1942.
Read MoreHouses in the slum area known as “El Fangitto” (The Mud) in San Juan, P.R.
Read MoreIn the fishing village of Puerto Real, many women take needlework to do at home.
Read MoreBoys eating sugarcane in the small fishing village of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico.
Read MoreChildren sitting on one of the boardwalks which are as sidewalks in the slum area.
Read MoreIn Guanica, Puerto Rico this was the standard lunch of a plantation worker.
Read MoreFarm laborer working in a sugar field near Guanica, Puerto Rico in January 1942.
Read MoreStreet vendor selling pork products on a street in Santurce, Puerto Rico. 1942.
Read MoreSeamstress working in the Everglades needlework factory, San Juan.
Read MoreYabucoa, Puerto Rico. Sugar workers at a strike meeting. Click here to see more historic...
Read MoreYabucoa, Puerto Rico. At a strike meeting. January 1942.
Read MoreSan Juan, Puerto Rico. Children in the slum area known as El Fangitto.
Read MoreThe fountain where Columbus first quenched his thirst in Puerto Rico.
Read MoreThe original title of this photograph was “Dusky Belles in Porto Rico.”
Read MoreThis picture shows a Puerto Rican fisherman carrying long strings of fish.
Read MoreOld map showing Amsterdam, New York as it looked when only 5,500 people lived there
Read MoreThis picture shows the port of Ponce, Puerto Rico as it looked in 1900. Click here to see...
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