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Heyden, Jan van der

(Encyclopedia) Heyden, Jan van derHeyden, Jan van deryän vän dər hīˈdən [key], 1637–1712, Dutch architectural and landscape painter. He worked chiefly in Amsterdam. His charming pictures of towns,…

Triangle Waist Company

(Encyclopedia) Triangle Waist Company, often called the Triangle Shirtwaist Co., manufacturers of women's cotton and linen blouses. Located in lower Manhattan in the early 20th cent., on Mar. 25,…

Fire Captain

Anonymous Tell us about your work -- what do you do? I am employed by the City of Tallahassee Fire Department . I hold the position of Fire Captain. For…

Peter Hercules WENDOVER, Congress, NY (1768-1834)

WENDOVER Peter Hercules , a Representative from New York; born in New York City August 1, 1768; received a liberal schooling; held several local offices; member of the volunteer fire department of…

Miles CROWLEY, Congress, TX (1859-1921)

CROWLEY Miles , a Representative from Texas; born in Boston, Mass., February 22, 1859; attended the common schools; employed as a longshoreman; moved to Galveston in the seventies; assistant…

Ronald KLINK, Congress, PA (1951)

KLINK Ronald , A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, September 23, 1951; graduated Meyersdale High School, 1969; television news reporter, Altoona, Pa., and…

William Wolfe COHEN, Congress, NY (1874-1940)

COHEN William Wolfe , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 6, 1874; attended the public schools; became associated with his father in the shoe manufacturing business…

Paul John MOORE, Congress, NJ (1868-1938)

MOORE Paul John , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., August 5, 1868; attended the public and parochial schools and St. Benedict's College, at Newark, N.J.; entered the fire…

Anthony EICKHOFF, Congress, NY (1827-1901)

EICKHOFF Anthony , a Representative from New York; born in Westphalia, Prussia, September 11, 1827; taught school in Prussia; immigrated to the United States in 1847; settled in St. Louis, Mo.…

John James TAYLOR, Congress, NY (1808-1892)

TAYLOR John James , a Representative from New York; born in Leominster, Worcester County, Mass., April 27, 1808; attended the common schools, New Ipswich Academy, and Groton Academy; was…