Best of the Web
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Selected material and links from The New York Public Library.
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This database, produced by the Brooklyn Public Library, provides access to the full-page image with searchable text of the Eagle from 1841-1902.
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The Brooklyn Expedition Website is a project of the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Public Library.
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Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society, is a nationally renowned urban history center dedicated to the exploration and preservation of documents, artwork and artifacts representative of Brooklyn's diverse cultures past and present. Website includes an interactive timeline
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Brooklyn On Line presents articles on the Battle of Brooklyn, Historical Homes, The USS Monitor, Brooklyn Baseball, and other topics.
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An online exhibit on life in Brooklyn during the Civil War. Provided by the Brooklyn Public Library.
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Learn about how Brooklyn workers have confronted racial bias, women's changing work roles, issues facing immigrants, and unemployment. Presented by the Brooklyn Public Library and the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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The Greater Astoria Historical Society, chartered in 1985, is a non-profit cultural and community oriented organization dedicated to preserving the past and promoting Long Island City's future.
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In the "Browse" menu select any of the following topics under "New York City": Castle Garden, East River, Ellis Island, Ferries, Governor's Island, Forts, Harbor, Hell Gate, Hudson River, Statue of Liberty or Wharves & Docks.
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Contains rare images and texts of 19th century Hudson River art and history.
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Originally a series published by Newsday, provides information about Queens (plus Nassau and Suffolk) communities at the turn of the 19th century.
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Selected material and links from The New York Public Library.
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A companion site to the television program on WNET, channel 13.
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A companion site to the television program on WNET, channel 13.
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Documentation of early high-steel construction and daring vantages depict the rise of the tallest building in New York City, captured by reform and child labor photographer Hine (1874-1940). Also facts about the Empire State Building.
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19th-century prints celebrating the ever-changing face of a thriving, bustling, confident city trace Manhattan's urban evolution. Provided by The New York Public Library.
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The museum covers all five boroughs of NYC. Use the "Search" box to find Staten Island information.
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Learn about New York City's plants, animals, rocks, weather and more. Companion site to the National Geographic book: Go Wild in New York City.
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Monitored by an independent webmaster and unaffiliated with MTA, this site provides information about the NYC subway and bus systems, the Transit Museum, history, events, facts and figures contributed by volunteers.
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More than two hundred online images by American photographer Abbott (1898-1991) from her 1935-1938 Federal Art Project documentation of the city's rapidly changing built environment.
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3-D virtual views of 12 New York City locations in all 5 boroughs.
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The educational Web companion to the PBS series NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM.
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The Picture Collection Online is an image resource site for those who seek knowledge and inspiration from visual materials. It is a collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923. Search the collection for New York City images.
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View the virtual exhibits.
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Celebrates the diversity and abundance of New York City wildlife and traces how various artists since the mid-17th century have portrayed the animals that are New York Citys "urban neighbors." Provided by The New York Public Library.
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Facts for kids from the New York State Department of State.
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The New York Public Library has created this site to make rare images and texts available to researchers, students and lovers of Hudson River history and art. These resources bring together some of The Library's most celebrated materials from the heyday of the Hudson River in the 19th century.
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This searchable collection of over a quarter million online historical images of all types includes over 1,000 Staten Island images as well as many more from around New York City.
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The online counterpart to the illustrious Mid-Manhattan Librarys Picture Collection, this resource is a collection of 30,000 digitized images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923. Browse under the subject New York City
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History of the Borough of Queens, and each of its neighborhoods.
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A companion site to the television program on WNET, channel 13.
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The Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences presents exhibits relating to local history, arts, and environment and other topics. They maintain an extensive library of historical materials, which is open to the public by appointment. The museum is located near the ferry terminal in St. George, at 75 Stuyvesant Place
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Look for the History section of The New York Public Library's "Staten Island on the Web. It includes a compilation of documents and links relating to Staten Island history.
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Historic Richmond Town is New York Citys living history village and museum complex. Visitors can explore the diversity of the American experience, especially that of Staten Island and its neighboring communities, from the colonial period to the present.
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New York City's only general interest museum, explores the arts, natural science, and local history through permanent and changing exhibitions.
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Thirteen Online's Web companion takes you on a virtual tour of New York's most populous borough with David Hartman and historian Barry Lewis.