Henry, Alexander
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Alexander Henry
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Alexander Henry, 1859, detail
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John Osborne, Dickinson College
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Alexander Henry
Source citation
Thomas Scharf and Thompson Westcott, History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884 (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1884), 1: 803.
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From an 1859 painting by J. Henry Brown
Training School for officers of black troops, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1864
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John Osborne, Dickinson College
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engraving
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School for the Selection of Officers of Colored Regiments, 1210 Chestnut Street.
Source citation
Frank H. Taylor, Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 (Philadelphia, PA: Published by the City, 1913), 185.
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Artist: Frank Taylor
Camp William Penn, La Mott, Pennsylvania, circa 1864, engraving, zoomable
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John Osborne, Dickinson College
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engraving
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Camp William Penn, Training Camp for Colored Troops enlisted into the United States Army, located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pa.
Source citation
Frank H. Taylor, Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 (Philadelphia, PA: Published by the City, 1913), 184.
Teenage son of a famous newspaper magnate brawls with African-American hotel staff in Niagara Falls
In the early hours of the morning, the nineteen-year old son of the famous proprietor of the New York Herald, James Gordon Bennett, together with several of his friends, were involved in an altercation with members of the African-American night staff of the International Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York. The wealthy young New Yorkers, who had been drinking, ended up in a mass brawl on the international bridge. No serious injuries were reported but the press had a field day. (By John Osborne)
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James Gordon Bennett, Jr., detail
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Event image
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New York Public Library
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 19, 2010
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photograph
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Humanities and Social Science Library, New York Public Library
Original caption
J.G. Benett [James Gordon Bennett]
Source citation
"The Pageant of America" Photograph Archive, NYPL Digital Gallery
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Original image at NYPLDigitalGallery
Telegraph lines reach the Nebraska Territory and the first telegraph office opens in Brownville
The first telegraph office in the Nebraska Territory opened in Brownville, in Nehama County, then the largest town in the territory. The correspondent for the New York Times reported telegraph messages from New York City reaching the office the next day. (By John Osborne)
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Brownville, NE
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In cricket, the visiting United States team defeats Canada in Montreal
The latest meeting of the international cricket series between teams from Canada and the United States took place in Montreal. Around noon on the second day, the United States XI wrapped up a comprehensive victory by an inning and forty-six runs. (By John Osborne)
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Camp Washington, Easton, PA
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