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This essay, though pragmatic in its approach, describes the function of a stereoscope in a tone that exhibits blatant admiration for the object and its creator. It seeks to educate its audience, not only on the facets associated with its practical…

The building that is now known as the Stonewall Inn was originally constructed as stables between the years 1843 and 1846. The building itself went through many incarnations before it was bought by the Italian Mafia in 1966 and converted into a bar…

The different pages which exist on The Stonewall Inn's official website serve as perfect examples of the bivalent nature of Stonewall's conflicting public and individual memories. On the one hand, the website provides more than adequate information…

This popular essay, completed as a primary assignment for the English 392 course, details the author's experience upon first entering the Stonewall Inn, and further traces the author's impressions, prior assumptions of the site, and argumentative…

In the middle of the night on June 27th, 1969, the New York City Police Department conducted a raid against the Stonewall Inn. 13 violent arrests were made during the police raid that night, and in response to the violent and discriminatory measure…

The first of these two images depicts the cover of The Strand Magazine during the July 1891 publication in which "A Scandal in Bohemia" was originally produced. The second image depicts a later cover from The Strand, published in January 1896.…

Written in 1926, this novel is one of several which was heavily influenced by Hemingway's wartime experiences. Centers on a first person narrator who jests about his own war wound and his travels with friends.

The Operative Miller or The Technical Milling Paper was a paper aimed towards millers and their hardware. The paper featured advertisements for tools, articles which offered techniques, as well as help-wanted ads. In this piece, the Alsop Process…

Fortune-telling became increasingly popular in the 19th century. These two paintings show how cartomancy, that is, fortune-telling by deck of playing cards, was both a business opportunity or form of peddling as well as an increasingly fashionable…

These three pieces - Vet (TMC), Kuma (KF), and a man accompanied by an eagle by an unknown artist - stand out the most to me. They are made to be noticeable by both their style and size. This photograph of the main building was taken from the turbine…