Joseph G. Robin on the way to jail In January 1913, fallen far from grace, New York financier Joseph G. Robin was sentenced to one year at...

Joseph G. Robin, early twentieth century, newspaper illustration Joseph G. Robin was a New York banker who became very wealthy during the Gi...

  Illustration from Anthony Comstock, Fighter by Charles Gallaudet Trumbull (1913) Attempts by state legislatures to prevent women from proc...

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  "Manhattan: Central Park - The Majestic Apartments" (New York Public Library Digital Collections) When my mother was a student a...

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Business card of Carlisle Kawbawgam   In 1912 the Red Caruso burst on the scene, drawing admiration and sneers from both sides of the Atlant...