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!
Vast World Facts and Oddities Across Nations
A kaleidoscopic collection notes vaccination in the Philippines by Americans, London drinkers, Berlin marriages, and vast counts of mail, sea freight, and coal. It cites colonial cures, telephones, Victoria Crosses, and a mix of up-to-date curios across Europe, America, and beyond with snapshots of notable persons, places, and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
San Francisco
London
Berlin
South Africa
Michigan
Central
New York City
Gordon Highlanders
Bacon
Stratford-on- Avon
France
Panama
B.C
Des Moines
Iowa
Great Britain
Japan
Joseph Cook
Scipio Africanus
Oberlin College
New Jersey
Kamchatka
Odessa
Harvard Lampoon
Paris
Louvre Museum
Germany
Riverside County
California
England
J. P. Morgan
Frederick Hirth
Columbia University
London Hospital
Whitechapel
Dusseldorf
Cuba
United States
United Kingdom
Massachusetts
J. Pierpont Morgan
Italy
Admiral von Diedrichs
Johns Hopkins University
W. R. Shafter
Lord Kimberley
Mary
Milan
Butte
Mont
Lord Brassey
War Office
M. Rostand
St. Petersburg
Russia
Lorin Eggleston
Millerton
N. Y
Bulletin Des Halles
Cropsburg
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