The chair pictured in 1891. The Turkey-work chair sat in the parlor of a house that overlooked the Connecticut River. In the winter when t...

West Genesee Street, Syracuse, 1900 Jane looks out steadily, as if you hadn’t just surprised her by opening the case. She’s trapped ...

North End Bridge over the Connecticut River, seen from West Springfield, 1900 Jessie already seemed wise beyond her years by the tim...