America Collection (page 100)

Hotel Majestic, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
View of the Hotel Majestic, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. Date: circa 1940

Festival in Manaus, northern Brazil
Aerial view of a festival taking place in St Sebastian Square, in front of the opera house in the city of Manaus, northern Brazil

Tesselated pavement, Manaus, northern Brazil
A tesselated pavement in St Sebastian Square, in front of the opera house in the city of Manaus, northern Brazil. The monument, inaugurated in 1900

Mine no. 30, Kenvir, Kentucky, USA
Mine no. 30 of the Black Mountain Coal Corporation at Kenvir, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA. Date: 1927

Label for Big Cat, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, bottled by General Distillers Corporation of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Label for Old Rampart, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, bottled by General Distillers Corporation of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Label for Whipple Creek, Kentucky Corn Whiskey, bottled by General Distillers Corporation of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Date: circa 1940s

British couple near Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
British couple in Morro Velho, near Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil. They were part of a large British colony centred around the Morro Velho gold mine

Street scene in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Street scene viewed from above in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, with various shops and bars. Date: circa 1908

Capital Commercial College, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
Advertisement on a postcard for the Capital Commercial College, Main Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, with a large group of young men and women posing for their photo outside the building

Aerial view of Marion, Ohio, USA, including a planned new town called Vernon Heights. Date: 1922

Majestoso Hotel, Cremerie Sixel, Petropolis, Brazil
View of the Majestoso Hotel in Cremerie Sixel (Park), Independence Road, Petropolis, Brazil. Date: circa 1910

Brazil Mission, Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil
Brazil Mission, residence of the Reverend Edward Lane, Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Edward Lane was an American Presbyterian missionary who arrived in Campinas in 1869. Date: circa 1870s

Bolsa Oficial de Cafe, Santos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The city of Santos is a centre for the coffee industry. The building has recently been transformed into a museum, the Museo do Cafe

Put to the test, 1915
President Woodrow Wilson, U.S.A, " Sakes alive! Seems like I m goin to prove that water is thicker than blood, after all!" Date: 1915

WW1 - American Neutrality
WW1 - Discussion in office regarding Americas initial neutrality in the war. The text with the illustration is purposefully written in an American dialect to emphasise their relaxed attitude towards

A woman of Terra del Fuego, South America, carrying a baby on her back.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Cabomba aquatica, yellow water lily native to tropical America.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith

Mount Calvary, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. Showing Skull Hill Date: 1910s

Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Sunrise over the Scott Stadium, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Fenway Park, Boston, Mass, USA
Aerial view of Fenway Park, Red Sox Stadium, Boston, Mass, USA. Date: circa 1940

Braves Field, Boston, Mass, USA
Braves Field baseball park, Boston, Mass, USA, home to the Boston Braves team. Seen at night, with lights shining down onto the pitch. Date: 1940s

Wonderland Park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA
Night view of Wonderland Park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA, with a crowd of people out to enjoy themselves at the greyhound track. Date: circa 1940

Night view, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA
Night view of the Boulevard, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA. Date: 1907

Reptile House, St Louis Zoo, Missouri, USA
Scene inside the Reptile House, St Louis Zoo, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1925

St Louis Arena, St Louis, Missouri, USA
St Louis Arena and Exhibition Building, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Date: 1935

First ride of Pony Express, Missouri to California, USA
Depiction of the first ride of Pony Express, from St Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, USA, on 3 April 1860. Showing the first messenger setting off on what was the first fast mail line

Indian Mound Park, Hannibal, Missouri, USA
View of Indian Mound Park, Hannibal, Missouri, USA, with people in an outdoor swimming pool. Date: circa 1925

Murat Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Also referred to as the Murat Shrine, Murat Temple, Murat Centre and Old National Centre

Giant fish, Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
A giant fish on a horse-drawn cart outside the shop of Baumbach & Holverson, Alexandria, Minnesota, USA. The Great Northern Pike was caught in Lake Le Homme Dieu. circa 1908

Giant potato, Barnesville, Minnesota, USA
A giant potato at Barnesville, Minnesota, USA, a big potato-growing area. An annual potato festival is held there. Date: circa 1910

Red Cross canteen, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, WW2
Red Cross canteen at Milwaukee Station (part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Municipal Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Municipal Stadium (also known as Memorial Stadium), 33rd Street Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Date: 1939

North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Looking south on North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Date: 1913

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Van Wickle Gates, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Date: circa 1905

Harlakenden House, Cornish, New Hampshire, USA. It was the residence of the American novelist Winston Churchill, and the summer residence of Woodrow Wilson (1913-1915)

Pattens Restaurant, Court Street, Boston, Mass, USA. Famous for native New England dishes and fresh seafood. Date: circa 1940

Quamphegan Park, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA
Quamphegan Park, an amusement park in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA. Date: 1907

Market Square Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Market Square Tavern, outbuildings and gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Theodore Roosevelt on the Roosevelt River in Brazil
The Rio da Duvida (or River of Doubt ) in Brazil, re-named The Roosevelt River (Rio Roosevelt, sometimes Rio Teodoro) after exploration by President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt who probed

View of Meaderville, Butte, Montana, USA
View of the Main Street, Meaderville, a suburb of Butte, Montana, USA. Date: circa 1927

Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA, showing trainees with B25 bombers, learning the skills of aircraft assembly by night. Date: 1951

WWI Poster, Buy Bonds
Design by Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952), Clear the Way!! Buy Bonds, Fourth Liberty Loan (American). Date: 1918

WWI Poster, American war loan
Are you 100% American? Prove it! Buy US Government Bonds, Third Liberty Loan. Date: 1918

Arthur A. Everts, Jewellers, Dallas, Texas, USA
Interior view of Arthur A. Everts Co, Jewellers of Dallas, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Street in Brownwood, Texas, USA
Downtown street scene in Brownwood, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1950s

Malaspina expedition. Tonga islands (1793). Sepulcher of Paulajo, a ruler of the islands. Drawing by Fernando Brambila. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Americas Museum

WAKSMAN, Selman Abraham (1888-1973). American microbiologist. He discovered streptomycin. He received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1952. Oil

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