More from the Bicentennial Exhibition
Be assured, Albany’s Bicentennial Loan Exhibition of 1886 wasn’t all Native American relics. For instance, there were also Civil War relics! Rebel bullets, rebel flags, and cannon-balls, among hundreds of […]
Be assured, Albany’s Bicentennial Loan Exhibition of 1886 wasn’t all Native American relics. For instance, there were also Civil War relics! Rebel bullets, rebel flags, and cannon-balls, among hundreds of […]
The catalog of the Bicentennial Loan Exhibition explained that the purpose of the Exhibition, held in the Albany Academy building in July of 1886, was to demonstrate the growth, development, […]
Back in 1886, Albany celebrated its bicentennial (dating back to its charter as a city, not its founding) with a grand exhibition held at the Albany Academy. That building, where […]
The Albany Hand-book of 1884 saw fit to mention that in 1880, Albany County was home to 3,325 farms, ranging in size from 2 acres to 1,000 acres, “there being […]
This is an advertising card that appeared in Easton, Pennsylvania, sometime around 1870. It was printed for a local retailer, which may be how it actually gets the name of […]
Today, let’s just enjoy this delightful Fairy “children’s vehicle,” available from Albany Hardware and Iron Company, the successor to Maurice Viele’s hardware store.
I’m not sure why 19th century Albany hated the cottonwood so much that planting one was an offense punishable by three months in the Albany penitentiary. If the goal was […]
The Albany Hand-book of 1884 saw fit to give us a few words on, as far as I can see, only these two of the various ethnic communities that made […]
Here’s an 1884 view of Child’s Hospital, from Hawk Street, where it sat at the corner of Elk. (Now, of course, it’s a scenic parking lot.) At that time, Child’s, […]
Back in 1884, Maurice Viele had the busiest hardware store in the state, right at the foot of State Street in Albany: “The hardware store of Maurice E. Viele, Nos. […]