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Leader in Occupation Of Alcatraz Shot Dead

Newspaper article from the New York Times detailing the assassination of Richard Oakes

VIETNAM ACCORD IS REACHED;
CEASE-FIRE BEGINS SATURDAY;
P.O.W.'S TO BE FREE IN 60 DAYS

The headline announces the Vietnam peace accord, signaling a cease-fire that was set to begin on Saturday, along with a plan to release prisoners of…

Penal Law-- and Justice

Newspaper

Picture Brides Landed On a Fire Trap Island: Congressmen Find Deplorable Conditions at Pacific Immigration Station

This item is a newspaper article from the New York Tribune about a visit by members of the Congressional Committee on Immigration to Angel Island and…

Campbell’s Soup Advertisement

Campell soup advertisement

Execution of H H Holmes

An illustration of Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, capturing the execution of H. H. Holmes. The scene depicts Holmes delivering his…