Lower Manhattan During the Revolutionary War
Here is a map of major forts and artillery batteries in Lower Manhattan during the Revolutionary War.In the Summer of...
The Housing Crisis of 1920
The Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa), April 19, 1920 In the spring of 1920, thousands of families were ordered to vacate their...
Tombs Prison being dismantled, c. 1898
Rare image of the original Tombs Prison being dismantled to make way for a newer structure, c. 1898. Apparently nothing...
Helen Hall, pioneering social worker
August 31 marks the anniversary of the passing of pioneering social worker Helen Hall, who died of natural causes in...
Sammy’s on the Bowery memorabilia
The following scans were sent to us by Barry S. of Toronto, Canada. After reading an interview we did in...
Dr. Henry Moskowitz and Immigrant Patriotism
Each 4th of July in the 1910s, homegrown icon Dr. Henry Moskowitz led a movement to inspire a patriotic spirit...
Archived Video: Behind the Scenes at the Pyramid Club, 1980s
A short film by Nelson Sullivan and Robert Coddington from the Pyramid Club on Avenue A.
Archived Video: Wigstock, 1991
From the video description: "Super-8 footage from the 1991 Wigstock in Union Square after the riots closed Tompkins Square Park....