William J. Simmons, 1891 framed beer patent The Celestial Sphere Its Earthly

The Celestial Sphere Its Earthly Boundaries draws the line where mortal cartography surrenders to the firmament — horizon

a commemorative document compiled in the long shadow of the war — the republic taking stock of itself at the Exposition

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An astronomical lithograph for the contemplative hour

William J. Simmons, 1891 framed beer patent The Celestial Sphere Its EarthlyWilliam J. Simmons, 1891. A portrait of the Baptist minister and educator whose advocacy for Black self determination culminated in the founding of the National Afro American Press Association rendered with the dignified gravity reserved for men who built institutions in the long, unfinished aftermath of emancipation. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National