A Trace of Royalty
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Appendix Four – Grand Duchess Stéphanie, Princess Marie Amelie and the Mannheim Palace
Grand Duchess Stéphanie de Beauharnais, consort of the Grand Duke Karl Ludwig of Baden born on August 28, 1789. She was the adopted daughter of Napoleon Bonaparte and Joséphine de Beauharnais.
Portrait of Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789-1860)
By Francois Gérard
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephanie_Napoleon.jpg
Princess Marie Amelie Elisabeth Karoline of Baden born on October 11, 1818, daughter of the Grand Duke Karl Ludwig and of his consort Stéphanie de Beauharnais.
Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
By Emanuel Thomas Peter Source:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marie_Amelie_of_Baden.jpg
The Mannheim Palace prior to 1914.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mannheim_Palace_before_1914.jpg
Appendix Five – Duke, Duchess and the Marquess of Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon born on October 3, 1767.
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and 7th Duke of Brandon (1767-1852)
By Henry Raeburn
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexander_Douglas-Hamilton, _10th_Duke_of_Hamilton_and_7th_Duke_of_Brandon_ (1767-1852) _by Henry_Raeburn_ (1756-1823).jpg
Susan Euphemia Beckford, Duchess of Hamilton born on May 14, 1786.
Duchess of Hamilton
By Willis Maddox
Source: http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Beckford-57
William Hamilton, Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale born on February 19, 1811.
William, the 11th Duke of Hamilton. Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
Copyright National Museums of Scotland; Source: http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/art-and-design/the-rise-and-fall-of-hamilton-palace
Appendix Six – 19th Century New York City
The St. Nicholas Hotel opened on January 6, 1853, as a 600-room hotel in New York City and was the new standard of luxury at the time.
Source: William Wade - NYPL Digital Collection
The New York Crystal Palace centerpiece of the “Exposition of the Industry of all Nations” in New York City in 1853.
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The adjoining Latting Observatory constructed in 1853 of wood and Iron and was the tallest structure in New York City and the inspiration for the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Latting_Observatory.png
Willard Sawyer’s Quadricycle demonstrated at the “Exposition of
The Industry of all Nations” in New York City in 1853.
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Franz Sigel as photographed by Mathew Brady, circa 1860-1865.
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Martin Van Buren, Ex-President of the United States circa 1855.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren
Former president Van Buren’s arrival in New York City chronicled by the New-York Daily Tribune., April 27, 1853.
Source: Image provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Appendix Seven – New York City to Ohio
A morning express train leaves at the foot of Duane Street, New York City at 7:00 am each day in 1853 arriving that night in Dunkirk, NY and then connecting with the Lake Shore Railroad to Erie, Pennsylvania and on to Ohio.
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