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New York Public Library Puts 20,000 Hi-Res Maps Online & Makes Them Free To Download And Use(Post)
Our friends at the New York Public Library have made a proclamation. New York Public Library Map Collection Release Announcement
Read All About It! In Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper(Post)Whereas the Internet and cable television are the ways most receive their news today, in 1855 Frank Leslie’s Illustrated News published its first issue with a run of only 30 copies. It was an inausp
NY Times: Ruth Newman, A Survivor Of The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Dies At 113(Post)Ruth Newman, a Survivor of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, Dies at 113
The Great Bartholdi Statue Of Liberty (Post)"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the gold
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Elephants On The Brooklyn Bridge(Post)It was an audacious project from the start. Fourteen years in the building, the Brooklyn Bridge easily catapulted itself into the ranks of the Seven Wonders of the Industrial Age. The Bridge was a t
Testimonials(Page)I recently purchased a copy of Gen Timothy Ruggles' portrait - Gen Ruggles
Susan Glaspell and Alison’s House(Post)News of the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for drama elated the playwright, infuriated the theater critics, and surprised everyone. Alison’s House by Susan Glaspell beat out plays by such greats as Maxwell Ander
“A Fortress Besieged By An Invading Army”: The Astor Place Riot(Post)On the evening of May 10, 1849, the British Shakespearean actor William Charles Macready, playing Macbeth, stepped onto the stage of the palatial Astor Place Opera House in lower Manhattan. Built i
States Helping States. It Has Happened Before.(Post)In response to the medical disaster unfolding in New York, the governors of Oregon, Washington and California sent ventilators. Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots football team, sent 300,
Nellie Tayloe Ross: More Than A Woman(Post)By Andrew BelonskyEvery year newspapers and historians commemorate Nellie Tayloe Ross’ January 5, 1925, inauguration as the nation’s first female governor. And it certainly was a momentous occasion
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Snapshots of the PastHistoric Railroad - New York City - See this Trunk Yours can be checked
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of See this Trunk? Yours can be checked New York to London, etc., via the London & North Western Railway Classic is now available for your...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Americana Print - New York City - Your sugar ration is 2 lbs
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of Your sugar ration is 2 lbs. per month.The Carey Printing Company, New York. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of Congress...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - Yours not to do and die yours but to go and buy
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Yours not to do and die . yours but to go and buy Victory Bonds is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved this...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - Will your subscription mean to your family
This rare historical print captures Will your subscription mean to your family a sacrifice equal to that of the soldiers' families? Does our common cause not demand as much? Subscribe now to the...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastBlack & White Photo - Lend your strong right arm to your country
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Lend your strong right arm to your country. Enlist now.H. & C. Graham Ltd., London, S.E is now available for your home or office. The...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - Volunteer for victory Offer your services to your
Historic Framed Print, Volunteer for victory Offer your services to your Red Cross.Toni Frissell., 17-7/8" x 21-7/8", Image: 16" x 20"Beautiful historic reproduction print from the Library of...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Industrial - New York City - New York, New York
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of New York, New York. Photo mural to promote the sale of defense bonds, designed by the Farm Security Admininstration, in the concourse of...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Industrial - Boys to the farm bring your chums and do your bit
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of Boys to the farm . bring your chums and do your bit . S.O.S..E. Henderson. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of Congress...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastBlack & White Photo - New York City - New York's new solar system.J
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of New York's new solar system.J. Ottmann Lith. Co., N.Y. ; Keppler is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - New York City - Exterior of the New Theater
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Exterior of the New Theater, New York City is now available for your home or office. The Library has preserved this image as part of its...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Architecture - Stamford, Connecticut - New York, New Haven
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Stamford Station, 44 Station Place, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT - 11 is now available for...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Architecture - New Haven, Connecticut - Byers Hall and new
Originally preserved in the Library of Congress, this print of Byers Hall and new Vanderbilt Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Classic is now available for your home or office. The Library has...$57.00