Mr. Morrison is best known as a tariff reformer and was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
(1825-1908) Served as a member of the US House of Representatives and the Confederate Congress from…
"Copied from the wall of a house in Pompeii, representing the vintagers treading grapes with their feet."…
"Usually kept as a family seat, and occupied by the master and mistress of the house, though occaisionally…
"This triangular shape is a good one also for a movable poultry-house in its simplest form." —…
"This triangular shape is a good one also for a movable poultry-house in its simplest form." —…
"One of the simplest types of coldframes, which is a lean-to against the foundation of a house." —…
"Hotbeds may be heated by means of either steam or hot water. They can be piped from the heater in a…
"Nearly all the hucksters of Rio carry their vegetables, fruits, and fish from house to house on their…
"Epimetheus had in his house a jar in which were kept certain noxious articles, for which, in fitting…
A scene from the nursery rhyme, The Nonsense of Edward Lear. There was an old man of the Cape,…
A member of the Irish House of Commons and a campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament…
Andrew Craigie's house in Cambridge. He was the apothecary-general to the Continental Army.
A recessed balcony, W. H. Vanderbilt's House, Fifth Avenue. Herter Brothers, Architects.
An oriel is a bay window that projects from an upper floor of a building. This example is from a house…
"Why no one should spit on floors or sidewalks and why flies should be kept away from food." —Davison,…
"A filter to strain out the germs at the house tap. Such a filter must be cleaned and boiled weekly."…
"How the sewer pipes are arranged in a house to carry off the waste and prevent sewer gas from entering…
"House with gambrel roof, New England, 1765. The piazza is a recent and poor addition." —Kinne,…