This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Notable Americans and Noted Figures in Public Life
A montage lists Prof F Omori of Tokyo as a top earthquake authority, General Shafter with a Bakersfield ranch set to exhibit at California state fair, Charles J Lee of Boston and Maine as a road expert, and J Ogden Armour starting a $1 million palace near Lake Forest. Also named are Samuel M Hendricks, Lady in Los Angeles union, John Ridgeley Carter in London diplomacy, James B Hammond building a portable house, and Theodore Burton a book loving Ohio congressman living in a six room Washington apartment.
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F. Omori
Imperial University of Tokyo
General Shafter
Bakersfield
Cal
Charles J. Lee
Boston and Maine
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago Packer
London
James B. Hammond
New York
Theodore EB. Burton
Ohio
Washington
Burton