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"Are Friends Clear of Materialism?"
Mary A. Nichols provides her account on what is changing in the Gilded Age through the Friend's Intelligencer. She points out that the religious values people hold during the 1890s are weakening due to the increased materialism of churches and…
"The Klondike Gold Fields" Collier's Weekly, December 1899
“The Klondike Gold Fields” by Tappan Adney presented information about gold exploration in the Yukon region of northwestern Canada near Alaska which appealed to national and international audiences. Adney was a renowned author and illustrator of…
5000 Bicycles
This advertisement was interesting due to it’s claims for free bicycle samples. Laid out just like a modern car ad, this bicycle ad tries to attract as many different customers as possible. It appeals to those who have more money and want the newest…
A Black-and-Tan Dive in Africa
The image is of a beer dive catering to black and white male and female patrons. A black man and white woman are seated in the dive. The woman is staring downward and the man has a dazed look while sitting on a beer keg. Their clothing is dirty…
A Down-Town Morgue
The image is a saloon or beer dive because alcohol bottles are displayed behind the bar. Black and white men patronize the facility. Their clothing is tattered, in disrepair, and dirty. The expressions on the patrons’ faces are serious or staring…
A Growler Gang in Session [the Montgomery Guards at West 37th Street Dock]
A group of gang members hanging out and drinking beer at the docks is depicted. They are dressed in dirty clothes and a dog is with them. This was typical behavior for a gang in Maggie’s neighborhood.
A Raid on the Stale-Beer Dives
Jacob Riis reported on his experience of accompanying the police on a raid of a beer dive. He described the filthy dive of beer drinking men and women who scattered as the police entered, only to be captured and arrested. This beer is often…
Ad Encouraging Women
I found this article while I was looking for sources for my Collections Project and I thought it provided the perfected summary of how women's roles changed in society based on their realization of how their health was being compromised. This…
An All-Night Two-Cent Restaurant in the Bend
The image depicts a beer dive or also known as a two cent restaurant because a roll and coffee were served for two cents. Men are photographed at tables with some slumped over and sleeping while others appear talking. Their clothing is in…
Cornell vs. UPenn, Dec. 30, 1899
The item chosen is an example of sports journalism back in the 1890s, a summary of a college football game played between Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania, where each team is described in great detail about their season and what…
Easily Earned
This advertisement caught my attention with it’s claim. The title “Easily Earned” refers to the sofa that would be given to anyone who could sell 52 boxes of toilet soaps. The ad also talks about a catalog that could be sent as well. This ad seems…
Fifth Avenue in the 1890's
This picture shows the prominent and distinguishable mansions that covered 5th Avenue in the 1890’s. This photo specifically shows the glorious Vanderbilt mansions on Fifth Avenue. These mansions are symbols of prosperity as they are enormous and…
Finis Coronat Opus
On the day of the grand opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, The Daily Graphic released this edition of the magazine. In the picture, the bridge rises high into the sky. It is so large that the city behind it looks flat. On the bridge stand two women, who…
Hood's Sarsaparilla Pills Ad
This item is an advertisement for Hood’s Sarsaparilla pills which treat “all liver ills”, jaundice, sick headache, biliousness, sour stomach, and nausea. In the advertisements a woman, Amanda Paisley, tells in depth, of her grotesque experience with…
In a Dive
The image depicts a black man and several white women sitting in a beer dive. One woman is slumped, sleeping at a table. The patrons’ clothing is tattered or in disrepair and the room appears plain and unadorned. Maggie’s neighborhood contained…
Jewish Immigrants Coming to America
The image shows Jewish immigrants en route to America, probably via Ellis Island as it served as the main hub for the immigration of European Jews during the time. The image not only shows Jewish migrants but how the US would start becoming a melting…
Rushing the Growler [Beer Can]
The image portrays a young boy carrying his beer can on the way to a saloon or beer dive to retrieve beer for an adult. He is dressed in dirty clothes. The image could have been Maggie’s brother, Jimmie, as he retrieves beer for the elderly…
Skaters on the Lake in Central Park, circa 1890
This image shows people ice skating on the lake in Central Park around 1890. The image is in black and white and shows the Dakota, a famous luxury apartment building in New York City, in the background, surrounded by a wintery landscape. Central Park…
Standard Oil
The Gilded Age, and the years leading up to it, introduced a new kind of wealth, one that was controlled by a select elite. These "Captains of Industry" were coined as Robber Barons by their critics and consisted of JP Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Andrew…
The Grand Display of Fireworks and Illuminations
This picture located in digital collection of the New York Public Library depicts the Brooklyn Bridge on the day of it’s grand opening. The bridge officially opened in May 1883 with an elaborate opening ceremony. The ceremony was completed with a…