Newspaper clipping from Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, Maryland on January 29, 1820. The clipping reprints an article from the Albany Gazette concerning Mordecai Manuel Noah's plan to establish a Jewish settlement called "Ararat" on Grand Island in the Niagara River. The article details Noah's vision for a Jewish homeland.
Subject: Nineteenth Century America
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A full deck of playing cards, circa 1885, housed in a leather snap case. The ace of spades bears the markings "CONSOLIDATED CARD COMPANY...SAMUEL HART & CO....NEW YORK." The cards are associated with Samuel Hart & Co., which merged in 1871 to form the Consolidated Card Company. Samuel Hart was a nephew of Lawrence Cohen, an inventor credited with developing the four-color printing process in the early 1800s, a significant advancement in the playing card industry.
The Land of Desolation: Being a Narrative of Observation and Adventure in GreenlandThis book, published in 1871, recounts Dr. Isaac Israel Hayes's Arctic expedition to Greenland in 1869. The 357-page illustrated volume details his observations and adventures during the expedition. Hayes's narrative draws upon his family papers and diaries, along with other unpublished primary sources. The book is described as offering insight into the adventurous spirit of 19th-century America.
Amber paneled whiskey bottle molded with the name I. Goldberg and five different street addresses in Brooklyn, Bronx, and Borough Park, New York City. The bottle likely dates to circa 1880, based on the donor's assessment.