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Music & Dance in Early America
.18th-Century DancingDance in the MorningI danced in the morning when the world was begun, And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,At...
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Dogs & Children in genre art by John Thomas Peele, English-born American...
John Thomas Peele (English-born American genre artist, 1822–1897) Feeding the PetsEnglish-born John Thomas Peele came to the United States with his family, when he was a child. As a young man, he...
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President John Tyler's Love Poetry
Although John Tyler's (1790-1862) decision to annex Texas led to the violent Mexican-American War, Tyler had a sensitive side as well. After his first wife died early in his presidency, he courted the...
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A Victorian family at home & on the road
George Hollingsworth (American artist, 1813-1882) The Hollingsworth Family Johannes Adam Simon Oertel (Bavarian-born American artist, 1823-1909) Visiting Grandma 1865 Johannes Adam Simon Oertel...
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1800s American Woman's Work - Tending the Fire
Platt Powell Ryder (American painter, 1821-1896) By the Hearth 1881Enoch Wood Perry (American painter, 1831-1913) Saturday Afternoon.Platt Powell Ryder (American painter, 1821-1896) Fireside...
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Happy New Year!
Jonathan Adams Bartlett (American artist, 1817-1902) Harriet, the artist's fiance c 1840Wishing you God's peace & joy & love for the coming year!
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An early 1900s college text on The Art of Doing Laundry + a few paintings by...
Lilly Martin Spencer (American artist, 1822 –1902) The Jolly WasherwomanBy 1914. the art of the laundry had become a subject taught in one of America's finest universities. Laundering written by...
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American Women by George Catlin 1796-1872
George Catlin (American artist, 1796-1872) Portrait of a WomanGeorge Catlin (American artist, 1796-1872) Mary CatlinGeorge Catlin (American artist, 1796-1872) Mrs. George Catlin (Clara Bartlett...
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Portraits by American artist John Trumbull 1756–1843
John Trumbull (American artist, 1756 – 1843) Martha Washington. 1793John Trumbull 1756–1843, American painter, was the son of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut. He served in the Continental Army...
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American artist Mary Blood Mellen 1817-1882
.Mary Blood Mellen (American artist, 1817-1882), Blood Family Homestead (Sterling, Massachusetts), c 1859Mary Blood was born in Sterling, Massachusetts, in 1817. Following her marriage to Rev. Charles...
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Women in Gardens
Frederick Childe Hassam (American artist, 1859-1935) Lady in the Park (also known as In the Garden) 1897Eastman Johnson (American painter, 1824-1906) Gatheing LiliesHamilton Hamilton (American...
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Portraits of Women by Rembrandt Peale (American painter, 1778-1860)
.Rembrandt Peale (American painter, 1778-1860) Portrait of Harriet Cany Peale 1840.Rembrandt Peale (1778–1860) was an artist & museum keeper. Rembrandt Peale was born the 3rd of 6 surviving...
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Before the I Phone...
.Alexander Graham Bell & the 1876 TelephoneOn March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the 1st telephone call in his Boston laboratory, summoning his assistant from the next room.In Scotland,...
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German-born American artist Raphael Strauss (1830—1901)
.This portrait of 2 children near the banks of the Ohio River is my favorite painting by Raphael Strauss who worked in the United States during the last half of the 19th century. Strauss was born in...
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New England ladies by Ethan Allen Greenwood 1779-1856
.Ethan Allen Greenwood (American artist, 1779-1856) An Older WomanPortrait painter & lawyer Ethan Allen Greenwood attended school at the Academy at New Salem, & the Leicester Academy, before...
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James Monroe's wife Elizabeth Kortright 1768-1830
.On this day in history, January 16, 1786, future President James Monroe married a 17-year-old New York beauty named Elizabeth Kortright (1768-1830). She first caught Monroe's attention in 1785, while...
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Paintings by Shepard Alonzo Mount 1804-1868 brother of William Sidney Mount...
.Shepard Alonzo Mount (American artist, 1804–1868) Rose of SharonShepard Alonzo Mount 1804-1868 was the brother of William Sidney Mount, the well-known American genre scene painter. Shepard Mount began...
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Spreading the News 1830s-1850s in Rural America by William Sidney Mount...
.William Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) California NewsWilliam Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) Caught Napping 1848William Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) Coming to the...
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A well set table was a sign of a well kept home.
.Book: John Henry Walsh, A Manual of Domestic Economy, 1874. Image Caption: "Modified Dinner A La Russe, Set Out For Eight".
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