These "Specimens of Fancy Turning" from a 1869 book of albumen silver prints look like antique, mystical spirograph toy ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Southern Illinois University Edwardsville history professor Erik Alexander talked about what America was like in 1869 and provided an overview of the ...

Scene in the New York Gold room during the excitement of September 24th, 1869. Library of Congress. Ulysses S. Grant's popularity slipped as his presidency progressed and scandals damaged his ...

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUG. 24, 1869. Reported Officially for the Scientific American. SCHEDULE OF PATENT OFFICE FEES: On eacn caveat ...