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New Hampshire
Beautifully restored map of Conway, New Hampshire from 1896
Detailed bird's eye view of Conway, New Hampshire in 1896
Georgia
Beautifully restored map of Quitman, GA from 1885
Detailed bird's eye view of Quitman, Georgia in 1885
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Stephen Hawking on our place in the Universe
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What was the most popular book in America the year you were born?
If you were born between 1930 and 2016, find out what Americans were reading the year...
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9 Inspirational Quotes for Students
In life as in school, how well you do is up to you. You are responsible for your success...
Wisdom
Finish each day and be done with it
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The earliest picture of Abraham Lincoln
This daguerreotype is the earliest-known photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken...
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Cicero reveals how to think more sublimely
The contemplation of Celestial Things will make a Man both speak and think more sublimely...
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How to overcome the fear of failure
Among our greatest teachers are failure and success, but of the two, failure is greatest...
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Janis Joplin’s definition of ambition
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J.P. Morgan Reveals Five Secrets of His Success
No general formula for the successful accomplishment of all things by all persons can be made
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Andrew Carnegie explains the Republican idea
If a man would eat, he must work. A life of elegant leisure is the life of an unworthy...
Wisdom
Be soft, do not let the world make you hard
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Be wise when forming habits
It is not what you say, but what you think that determines your real place in the world.
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Work to control your mind
When your mind is well controlled, outside circumstances are powerless to enslave or discourage you.
Switzerland
Vintage Golf Lausanne Travel Poster from 1936
Vintage travel poster promoting golfing in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Massachusetts
Beautifully restored map of Arlington, Massachusetts from 1884
Bird's eye view of Arlington, MA in 1884
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Leonardo da Vinci on the flow of time
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Abraham Lincoln, “The Power of the People”
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Albert Einstein on controlling “the sheep-like masses”
In politics not only are leaders lacking, but the independence of spirit and the sense of...
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At 8 years old, Mozart played a flawless symphony
When Daines Barrington met Mozart he brought a new composition to test the...