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Best of the Web: New York City » Manhattan On The Web » History
- 19th Century African American New York
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A Great Day in Harlem
Explore jazz history through one photograph [1958].
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A Love of Monsters
Wonderful photos and walking tours of Manhattan's gargoyles and other architectural ornaments.
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A Tenement Story
Web page from the Tenement Museum tells the story of 97 Orchard Street. [1864]
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An East Side Ramble
Excerpted from William Dean Howells *Impressions and Experiences* [1896].
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Brooklyn Bridge @ Great Buildings.com
Although not an official NYC site, this web page offers information about and images of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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City Lore
City Lore was founded in 1986 to produce programs and publications that convey the richness of New York City's cultural heritage.
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Congregation Shearith Israel
23 Sephardic Jews seek asylum in New Amsterdam [1654] and later form first congregation.
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Early Films of New York City
Films from the period 1898-1906, from the collections of Library of Congress. You can watch them online or order from their website.
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Five Points Site
Archaeologists and historians rediscover a famous nineteenth-century New York neighborhood.
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Forgotten New York
The hidden city: in advertisements, buildings, signs, and old maps.
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Harlem, 1900-1940
An online exhibition from The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
- How tall is the Statue of Liberty?
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Jazz Roots
The early years of Jazz.
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Manhattan: Moving Uptown: Nineteenth-century Views of Manhattan
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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Museum of the City of New York
The museum covers all five boroughs of NYC. Use the "Search" box to find Staten Island information.
- New York Food Museum
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New York Skyscrapers
Organized by neighborhood.
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New York Underground
The PBS Series.
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NYC Subways
Photos, maps, and essays on the history of New York's subways.
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South Street Seaport Museum
New York-based museum dedicated to the preservation of the regions marine heritage. Provides information on exhibitions, educational programs, related events, and fleet of ships.
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Stone Carvings of New York
Beautiful black and white photographs of the city's stone carvings -- from three New York neighborhoods including Harlem and Avenue C.
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The Big Picture: the New Born City, as seen from above.
Part of The New York Times NYC 100 project. Offers panoramic views of all five boroughs from the first decade of the 20th Century.
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The City Hall Newsboys Strike
The 'newsies' form a union and challenge the city's major papers [1899].
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The Living City
A look at life, health, and urban transformation from the Civil War to the end of World War I.
- The New York City Police Museum
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The Tenant Movement in New York City, 1904-1984
A comprehensive history of tenant organizing in Manhattan, from the first World War through the 1980's.
- The Tenement As History And Housing
- The Tenement House Act (1901)
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Working conditions exposed [1911].
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Why is New York City called the Big Apple?
Alternate explanations from Barry Popik and the Gotham Center for New York City History.
- Wigstock
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Picture of the Day
William Blake (1757-1827). So cried he ... NYPL Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
One of 700,000 pictures in the NYPL Digital Gallery