Region Collection (#99)

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York, c1897. bronze Angel of the Waters statue designed by Emma Stebbins in 1868 on the Bethesda Terrace in Central park

Crawford Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Crawford Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire, c1897. Originally called White Mountain Notch, it became known to European settlers when found by Timothy Nash in 1771

Lafayette Statue, Washington, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Lafayette Statue, Washington, D.C. c1897. Statue of Major General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette in Lafayette Square, by Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere

Eutaw Place (looking north), Baltimore, Md. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Eutaw Place (looking north), Baltimore, Md. c1897. Area known as home to the wealthy, particularly the affluent German-Jewish community of Baltimore

Beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, c1897. Atlantic City viewed by developers as prime real estate for a resort town on the Atlantic Coast

Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. c1897. A private womens liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Founded in 1870 by Henry

The Bowery, looking north, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Bowery, looking north, New York, c1897. Elevated railway and streetcars on the oldest thoroughfare in Manhattan. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell

Army and Navy Building, Washington, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Army and Navy Building, Washington, D.C. c1897. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, commissioned by President Ulysses S

Statue of Liberty, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Liberty, New York, c1897. Neoclassical copper sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Memorial Hall, Cambridge, Mass. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Memorial Hall, Cambridge, Mass. c1897. High Victorian Gothic building honoriing men in defense of the Union during the American Civil War built by by alumni William Robert Ware and Henry Van Brunt

Union Square, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Union Square, New York, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Soldiers Home, Washington, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers Home, Washington, D.C. c1897. Sherman Building, built 1852-57 by Barton S. Alexander with clock tower and third floor added in 1869 by Edward Clark

Saratoga Lake, Saratoga, N. Y. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Saratoga Lake, Saratoga, N.Y. c1897. The first European to visit the lake may have been the Jesuit Isaac Jogues in 1642. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

Bowling Green, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Bowling Green, New York, c1897. A small public park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C

Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. c1897. Laid out by Pierre (Peter) Charles L Enfant, Pennsylvania Avenue was one of the earliest streets constructed in the Federal City

The Home of the Poet Longfellow, Cambridge, Mass. c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Home of the Poet Longfellow, Cambridge, Mass. c1897. The home of Henry W. Longfellow, also served as headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston, July 1775 - April 1776

Brooklyn Bridge, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, c1897. Designed by John Augustus Roebling in 1883. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

St. Patricks Cathedral, New York City, c1897. Creator: Unknown
St. Patricks Cathedral, New York City, c1897. Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral church and landmark on 5th Avenue in New York City, designed by James Renwick Jr

Mountain House, Cresson Springs, Pa. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Mountain House, Cresson Springs, Pa. c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

The Elms, New Haven, Conn. c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Elms, " New Haven, Conn. c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Brentons Cove, Newport, Rhode Island, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Brentons Cove, Newport, Rhode Island, c1897. On May 4, 1776, the Colony of Rhode Island in New England was the first of Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown

Printing House Square, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Printing House Square, New York, c1897. New York City Hall. New York World Building and New York Tribune Building. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell

Wall Street, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Wall Street, New York, c1897. Trinity Church on Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R

Slovenia, Goriska Brda region. A rich viticulture region with fields of vines surrounding picturesque villages

The Main Street (Hauptstrasse) at Thun, Switzerland
The Main Street (Hauptstrasse) at Thun, Bernese Oberland region, Switzerland. Date: circa 1904

Evian-les-Bains - Switzerland
Evian-les-Bains or Evian - a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in south-eastern France. In 1823, Genevan entrepreneur M

A 19th century artists impression of Gautamiputra Satakarani celebrating his
3588255 A 19th century artists impression of Gautamiputra Satakarani celebrating his victory over Nahapana, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by Dudley

Map of the Prussian States in 1799 (print)
XPH312456 Map of the Prussian States in 1799 (print) by German School; Staatsbibliothek, Berlin, Germany; (add.info.: Generalkarte der preussischen Staaten von 1799; ); out of copyright

Geological Map of the Cutch Desert, 1870 (colour litho)
XCF306006 Geological Map of the Cutch Desert, 1870 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Geological Map of the Kutch region of India, Geological Survey of India 1868-69
XCF306004 Geological Map of the Kutch region of India, Geological Survey of India 1868-69 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Globe showing the Americas
Globe With Dark Background Showing The Americas

Islam Khoja Minaret, Inside Ichan Kala Old City; Khiva, Khwarezm, Uzbekistan

Verona, Italy
Piazza delle Erbe, Verona - North part of the square, with Palazzo Maffei. Date: circa 1902

Pegli - View of the Coast - Italy. Date: 1899

Zestoa, Gipuzkoa, Northern Spain - The Baths
Zestoa - a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. The Baths. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings postcard - Sledges in The Engadin
Sledges in the Engadin or Engadine - a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubunden in most southeastern Switzerland. Greetings Postcard. Date: 1900

An old man and a young man from Bukovina, a historical region in Central Europe, [1][2] divided between Romania and Ukraine

Osorno Volcano, Chile, South America
Osorno Volcano - a 2652m (8, 701 ft) tall conical stratovolcano lying between Osorno Province and Llanquihue Province, in Los Lagos Region of Chile

Venezia - S. Vitale, Italy - Veneto Region
Venezia - San Vitale, Italy - Veneto Region - a former church, and now an event and concert hall located at one end of the Campo Santo Stefano in the Sestiere of San Marco

San Remo, Italy - Liguria Region. Date: circa 1901

Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine - Saky / Saki - currently subject to a territorial dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine (as of April 2018). Date: circa 1904

Corral - Chile
Corral - commune and sea port in Los R� Region, Chile. Date: circa 1904

Harvesters in the Pontine Marshes - Louis Leopold Robert
Harvesters in the Pontine Marshes (a quadrangular area of former marshland in the Lazio Region of central Italy, extending along the coast southeast of Rome)

Granville, Normandy, France - Hotel Houllegatte
Granville - Manche department and region of Normandy in north-western France - superb photograph of the Hotel Houllegatte on Rue du Docteur Letourneur and facing onto (now) Place General de Gaulle

The River Loire and Chateau at Ambois - Loire Valley, France
The River Loire and Chateau at Amboise - Loire Valley, France. Date: circa 1920s

Granville, Normandy, France
Granville - Manche department and region of Normandy in north-western France - The Beach. Date: circa 1910s

Dole, France - Birthplace of Louis Pasteur
Dole, a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comte region in eastern France - the Birthplace of Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French biologist

Morocco - Locomotive destroyed by Arabs - Chaouia uprising
Morocco - Locomotive destroyed by Arabs during the uprising in the Chaouia region, in which railroads were targetted. Date: 1907

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