WARD, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 1, 1837; attended Girard College, Philadelphia, Pa.; learned the art of printing in the office of the…
HARTZELL, William, a Representative from Illinois; born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, February 20, 1837; moved with his parents to Danville, Ill, in 1840 and in 1844 to the Republic of Mexico…
(Encyclopedia) Boston Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson, who was its director and financial backer until 1918. The orchestra performed at the Old Boston Music Hall for nearly…
RYAN, William, a Representative from New York; born in Tipperary, Ireland, March 8, 1840; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Stanwich, Conn., in 1844; attended…
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Memorial, monument, 107 acres (45 hectares), in Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.; built 1914–17. The building, designed by Henry Bacon and styled after a Greek temple, has 36…
(Encyclopedia) silhouettesilhouettesĭlˌ&oomacr;ĕtˈ [key], outline image, especially a profile drawing solidly filled in or a cutout pasted against a lighter background. It was named for Étienne…
(Encyclopedia) Stegner, Wallace (Wallace Earle Stegner), 1909–93, American writer, b. Lake Mills, Iowa, grad. Univ. of Utah (1930). He wrote perceptively of the American West in short stories, e.g.,…
