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PA 43 B
C.D. Fredricks was a pioneering entrepreneur in New York photography. The facade of his studio on Broadway was illuminated at night with colored lanterns, an early example of illuminated signage in New York's streets.
PA 43 A
Note: Edward Payson Weston. Weston was a champion walker whose first long-distance trek followed a lost bet. He wagered that Douglas would win the 1860 election and promised to walk (from Boston) to Lincoln's January inaugration in Washington if he…
PA 18 B
Note:
Poem?
Commodore Foote’s Dream.
Reclining, at the close of day,
Upon my tiny bed.
I heard the whispering Fairies say,
We come, with noiseless tread.
We come, brave little Commodore,
To measure height and size;
We wager half our golden…
PA 18 A
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Left, Charles W. Nestel (Commodore Foote)
Center, (Colonel Small)
Right, Eliza Nestel (The Fairy Queen)