New York Trade Reporter New York trade reporter. [Vol. 7, no. 22 (May 29, 1875)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00687.160 Author/Creator: New York Trade Reporter Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 29 May 1875 Pagination: 4 p. ; 60.9 x 46.5 cm. Order a Copy
The front page article, "Fire-proof Building Material: Teil Hydraulic Concrete Blocks and Artificial Stone: The Problem Solved: The Fire-Proof Building Company of New York," describes the need for fireproof buildings, the materials used, and the company and examples of their work.
Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work.
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