Indexes and References—Vol. 2
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I N D E X E S AND REFERENCES Once again, I wish to give special thanks to the same people whom I indicated at ACKNOWLEDGMENTS the end of Volume One, which the reader is referred to. To them I would like to add: Bernini Renato, Chief Executive Officer of SEAT spa, Turin - Considerable im- pulse to carry on and improve the work. Bianucci, Piero, Editor-in-Chief of the insert “Tuttoscienze” in the daily newspaper La Stampa of Turin - Special commitment in spreading the work. Celardo, John, Chief, Appraisal and Disposition Branch, National Archives and Records Administration - Northeast Region, New York, NY - Research on Garibaldi’s journey to Havana on board steamer Georgia. De Julio, Umberto, Director General of Telecom Italia spa, Rome - Structural and financial support for carrying on research on Antonio Meucci. Flaumenhaft, Daniel, Research Assistant of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, for useful information on the first electroplating and stearic industries of the United States. Guglielmi, Silvia, ASIA sas, Rome - Special care and closeness to the letter and spirit of the original text, in her translation of the work into English. Ravizza, Vittorio, Editor of the insert “Tuttoscienze” in the daily newspaper La Stampa of Turin - Author of an article (see bibl.) on Dr. Catania’s findings on Antonio Meucci’s discovery of the inductive loading of telephone lines. 744 Antonio Meucci 1. Felice Foresti, Spielberg’s martyr (p. 11) - Portrait, author and date unknown, PICTURE CREDITS photographed by M. Vianocchi and on display at the «Museo del Risorgimento» in Rome. 2. Lorenzo da Ponte (p. 16) - Portrait, author and date unknown, on display at the «Museo alla Scala» in Milan. 3. Italian businesses and centers in downtown Manhattan (p. 17) - Detail of the New York Tourist Map, published by Rand McNally’s Geographia Map Co., with indication of the relevant sites added by the author. 4. A group of newsboys at midnight, on the Brooklyn Bridge (p. 18) - Photograph by L. W. Hine, 1909-1913, in the archives of the «Centro Studi Emigrazione» in Rome. 5. The Academy of Music in an 1856 engraving (p. 20) - Engraving by unknown author, on display at the «Ballou’s Pictorial Drawing room Companion». 6. Max Maretzek, the theater impresario (p. 20) - Portrait, author and date unknown, published by Max Maretzek in his book «Sharps and Flats» (see bibl.). 7. Map of the Five Points neighborhood, currently Greenwich Village (p. 24) - Detail of the New York Tourist Map, published by Rand McNally’s Geographia Map Co., with indication of the sites provided by the author. 8. Italian immigrants arriving at Mulberry Street (p. 33) - Photograph, author and date (<1906) unknown, taken from “Gli Italiani in USA,” N.Y. Italian American Directory C.O., 1906. 9. General Giuseppe Avezzana (p. 40) - Lithograph by M. Doyen and C., dating 1849 and published by F.G. Crivellati, on display at the «Museo del Risorgimento» in Rome. 10. Location of Forest Cottage near Vanderbilt Landing (p. 48) - Detail of a map of Staten Island, taken from «Beers Atlas 1874», with indications added by the author. 11. Forest Street, today, as seen from Maple Avenue (p. 50) - Photograph by the author, 1990. 12. Forest Cottage as it was seen from Forest Street in 1850 (p. 51) - Photograph by the author, 1990. 13. Major Paolo Bovi Campeggi (p. 52) - Portrait, author and date unknown, photographed by Rocco Spagnolo, published in “Antonio Meucci 1808-1889,” Italy Italy Magazine Publisher, Rome and New York, 1989. 14a. Jenny Lind, the Swedish nightingale. Portrait made between 1844 and 1860. Kept at Library of Congress, Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839- 1864. 14b. Jenny Lind’s debut at Castle Garden in September 1850 (p. 53) - Detail of the lithograph by Nathaniel Courrier of 1850, on display at the «Museum of the City of New York». 15. Reconstruction of Garibaldi’s room in the “Garibaldi-Meucci Museum” (p. 61) - Photograph by the author, 1990. 16. Rocking chair made by Antonio Meucci (p. 62) - Photograph by T. Lanza, date unknown, on display at the «Staten Island Historical Society». 17. Garibaldi in New York (p. 69) - Engraving by T. B. Welch, from a daguerreotype by M.A. & S. Root, New York, 1851, on display at the «Staten Island Historical Society». 18. Original letter of Gen. Garibaldi to Prof. Foresti, sent from Boston on 19 September 1859 (p. 77) - Letter in Giuseppe Garibaldi’s own hand, published by Nelson H. Gay in 1910 (see bibl.). 19. Provisional United States passport issued to Garibaldi in 1851 (p. 81) - Passport issued by the Mayor of New York on 2 April 1851 and published by «Il Progresso Italo-Americano» on 24 January 1932 (see bibl.). Indexes and References 745 20. Antonio Meucci in 1885 (p. 95) - Photograph by L. Alman, 1885. The original is on display at the «Museo del Risorgimento» in Milan. 21. Pianoforte with glass chords (p. 96) - Photograph, author and date unknown, on display at the «Victoria and Albert Museum» in London. 22. Piano with 49 keys built by Antonio Meucci at the end of 1855 (p. 99) - Photo- graph by L. T. Licciardi dating 1991, on display at the «Garibaldi-Meucci Museum» on Staten Island. 23. Workers of ‘Bachmann’s Brewery,’ which took the place of the ‘Clifton Brew- ery’ (p. 106-107) - Photograph by an unknown author dating 1890, on display at the «Staten Island Historical Society». 24. ‘Clifton Brewery’ and ‘Forest Cottage’ in a drawing made by Nestore Corradi around 1857 (p. 111) - Drawing made by N. Corradi around 1857, on display at the «Garibaldi-Meucci Museum» on Staten Island and published by C. L. Sachs (see bibl. p. 48). 25. Instruments built by Meucci in 1852 (p. 121) - Drawings made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», pp. I-14 and II-29. 26. Instrument built in 1852 (from ‘The Electrical World’) (p. 123) - Drawing published in «Electrical World» on 28 November 1885, following an interview with Antonio Meucci (see bibl.). 27. Instruments built between 1853 and 1854 (p. 124) - Drawings made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», pp. I-16 and II-29. 28. Instrument built in 1853 (from ‘The Electrical World’) (p. 127) - Drawing published in «Electrical World» on 28 November 1885, following an interview with Antonio Meucci (see bibl.). 29. Instrument built in 1853-1854 (No. 4 of Meucci’s affidavit) (p. 127) - Drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», p. II-29. 30. One of the many wholesale electrical hardware shops on Centre Street, today (p. 128) - Photograph taken by the author in 1990. 31. Model dated 1852-53 (Fig. 10 of Meucci’s deposition) (p. 128) - Drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», p. I-33. 32. Another model, dated 1852-1854 (Fig. 11 of Meucci’s deposition) (p. 129) - Drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», p. I-37. 33. Instrument without date (perhaps 1852-1853), with a bobbin in short circuit (p. 130) - Drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», p. I- 37. 34. Instrument built in 1856 (Fig 8 of Meucci’s deposition, No. 5 of his affidavit) (p. 132) - Drawings made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», pp. I- 22 and II-30, respectively. 35. Similar instrument, built in 1856 (from ‘The Electrical World’) (p. 133) - Drawing published in «Electrical World» on 28 November 1885, following an interview with Antonio Meucci (see bibl.). 36. Instrument built between 1858 and 1860 (Fig. 7 of Meucci’s deposition, No. 6 of his affidavit) (p. 134) - Drawings made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», pp. I-20 and II-30, respectively. 37. Instrument built in 1858-1860 (from ‘The Electrical World’) (p. 136) - Drawing published in «Electrical World» on 28 November 1885, following an interview with Antonio Meucci (see bibl.). 746 Antonio Meucci 38. Facsimile of the sketch made by Nestore Corradi for Antonio Meucci in 1857- 1858 (p. 137) - Drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», p. I- 30. 39. Scheme of a telephone conversation (Affidavit of Antonio Meucci) (p. 137) - Drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», p. II-32. 40. Letter sent by Rocco Lombardo to Mrs. Carol Quinby (27 March 1995) (p. 144) - Letter written by Rocco Lombardo, Chief of the ‘Public Order Copy Service’ of the New York Public Library, to Mrs. Carol Quinby, Curator of the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum of Staten Island, a copy of which was sent to the author. 41. Originals of the announcements published in L’Eco d’Italia from 16 September through 29 October 1885 (p. 149) - Reproduced from «L’Eco d’Italia» of 16 through 26 September 1885 (first announcement) and of 27 September through 29 October 1885 (second announcement). 42. Instrument built in 1861 (No. 7 of Meucci’s Affidavit) (p. 149) - Drawing made by Antonio Meucci in 1886 and published in “Deposition of Antonio Meucci,” kept at the «New York Public Library», p.