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 array of world facts and curiosities compiled
A wide collection notes telegraph poles in Java and New Caledonia’s lone submarine cable, Suez canal sand storms, the Kistah river telegraph span, St Petersburg’s giant bronze Peter the Great statue, top world cities, Zugspitze rail, a hotel at 7000 feet, and Brazil nut abundance. It covers furniture in Brazil, a Canterbury cow, shoe habits in New York, and other varied items from 1907 era curiosities. It also mentions Japan’s empress birthday ritual, Broadway skyscraper changes, Yezo and Hokkaido resources, and a commission in Paris on the Legion of Honor. Additional items include Mexico’s fiber plant for cordage, German picture postcards in schools, Paris street alarms, and historian Paul Haupt’s views on Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
New Caledonia
Suez Canal
Kistah
St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
Europe
New York
Chiago
Philadelphia
Calcutta
Pekin
Shanghai
Zugspitze
Brasil
Anderson
Eugene E. Safford
Canterbury
Safford
New York City
Brazil
Caele Sam
Wahring
Bohemia
Treasury Department
United States
Japan
Nagoya
Broadway
Yezo
Hokkaido
Mokkaido
Paris
Mexico
German Geographical Society
America