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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
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
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
Baseball's Bloomer Girls(Post)You have probably seen the movie “A League of their Own” starring Madonna and Geena Davis. Women’s baseball teams, belonging to the All-American Girls Baseball League (AAGBL) brought the game back
City Searches(Page)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,
“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
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
Origins of the Historic Bird's Eye View Map(Page)Origins of the Historic Bird's Eye View Map
Edward Penfield And The American Poster(Post)Edward Penfield’s first poster for Harper’s in 1893 shows a man in a green coat absorbed in reading a magazine while being splashed by raindrops; the display type accompanying the figure is as mat
It Came From Above: A Visual History of Astronomy(Post)By Leah Dearborn When NASA's New Horizons probe hurtled past Pluto in 2015, it provided hundreds of new images of the far corners of the solar system. Artists, however, have been creating detailed
The Gold Rush’s Hazy Grays(Post)John W. Marshall inadvertently made — and changed — history on January 24, 1848, when the carpenter found bits of gold at entrepreneur John Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. The men tried to keep
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Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - New York City - New York, New York
This rare historical print captures New York, New York. Children escape the heat of the East Side by using fire hydrant as a shower bath in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Photo Print - New York City - New York, New York - Broadway
This rare historical print captures New York, New York - Broadway, looking north from Canal St in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece 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 PastHistoric Sports - New York City - New York Athletic Club, New York
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of New York Athletic Club, New York. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of Congress record: Created c1901 Negative broken...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Architecture - New York City - New York. St
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts New York. New York City. St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Ave. & 50th St., NYC. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Building Photo - New York City - New York
Step back in time with this striking reproduction of New York. New York City. Trinity Church interior, New York City. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.Library of Congress record:...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Photo Print - New York City - New York Stock Exchange, New York
This rare historical print captures New York Stock Exchange, New York in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastHistoric Maritime - New York City - New York - arrival of the French
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts New York - arrival of the French transport steamer Isere with the Bartholdi statue on board, at the base of the pedestal, Bedloe's...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Theater Poster - New York City - The sidewalks of New York (1)
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts The sidewalks of New York. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Architecture - New York City - New York Telephone Company
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts New York Telephone Company Building, Barclay and Vesey streets, New York, N.Y. Classic. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastAntique Photo Print - New York City - New York. Stock Exchange
Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts New York. New York City. Stock Exchange. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international...$57.00 -
Snapshots of the PastVintage Americana Print - New York City - New York, United Air
This rare historical print captures New York, United Air Lines.Stan Galli in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history...$57.00