by Maria Levandoski | Dec 5, 2022
The Vitascope is an early motion-picture projector that was developed from Thomas Jefferson’s Kinetoscope and patented by Thomas Armat in 1895. The creation of this projector caused a revolution around the world. By creating a device that could display images...
by Natalie Heim | May 2, 2022
Drafted in New York in 1848, this “Declaration of Sentiments” provided by the Library of Congress highlights the growing interests during the nineteenth century in the women’s movement for suffrage as well as the reformation of society’s denial of women having rights...
by Cassandra Rudderow | May 2, 2022
The American eighteenth and nineteenth century was a time period in which industrialization and innovation flourished. These years followed a time of colonization which was crucial for the foundation of America. The nation experiences a shift from a farming centered...
by Abigail Hughes | Apr 28, 2022
This image depicts what a typical “women’s day” looked like at the free-swimming bath located on 5th street in New York City during the 19th century. The image was issued in 1876 and the artist of the image is unknown. The image belongs to the Miriam and Ira D....
by Marina Michael | Nov 30, 2021
THE CHINESE WALL This piece was created by Friedrich Graetz in approximately 1882. This drawing shows people of countless nationalities including African American and Italian. These people are then shown to be working together to construct a wall meant to...