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Lansingburgh Halloweens 1900s-1970s

LANSINGBURGH. — […] Halloween Parties […] —A masquerade will be held at Powers’ Opera House to-morrow evening by members of the N. E. H. Club. The affair is in charge of the Misses Willard, Brady, Lettrick and Hayner. […] —A… Continue Reading →

Early automobile history (1900-1918)

—Last evening a horse driven by Bedford Perry became frightened by an automobile and ran away. At [One Hundred] Twentieth Street and Fifth Avenue the carriage was overturned and the occupant thrown out without being injured. The horse was captured… Continue Reading →

Lawyer Samuel W. Gibson (abt 1859-1919) and the United Colored Republican Club

Samuel W. Gibson, admitted to the bar in Troy, Friday, is the first colored lawyer in Rensselaer county. “State News.” Watertown Daily Times. January 30, 1882: 2 col 3. Among the strangers who have been in our midst, […] Samuel… Continue Reading →

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