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100 Years of New York City History
A decade by decade history of New York City since the Consolidation of 1898.
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1964 (and 1939) World's Fair: Modern Ruins
A wonderful array of photographic images of the World's Fair site (often in ruins) and observations....
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1964 New York World's Fair: Wikipedia
A good overall article on the 1964 World's Fair.
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1964 World's Fair
Extensive descriptions of 1964 World's Fair
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1964 World's Fair at NIGHT
A small, but lovely collection of nighttime images of the 1964 World's Fair
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1964 World's Fair: Disney at the 1964-65 World's Fair
A site addressing the Disney connections with the 1964-65 World's Fair
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1964 World's Fair: Post Card Images
Nice post card images of the 1964 World's Fair posted on the web.
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1964-65 New York World's Fair Carousel
History of the Carousel at the 1964-65 World's Fair
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Alice Austen House
Historic home of one of America's first female photographers.
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Alice Austen House Museum
The gingerbread cottage of one of America's first female photographers.
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American Architectural Survey
Great site! Numerous images, drawings, etc. of historic New York and nationally noted buildings
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American Jewish Historical Society
Excellent site. Look at the historic collection of Early American Jewish Portraits!
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Architectural Photographs by Ezra Stoller, Peter Mauss & others
Various grand photographic images of noted architectural statements - a number of which are from New York City (including WTC)
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Architecture of New York City
Great details about major New York City buildings. Good photographs.
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Asbury Park: Bruce Springsteen Landmarks
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Astor Place Riots
A description of the Astor Place Riots with Historic Images.
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Bronx Nostalgia Photographs
Great images of historic Bronx!
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Bronx: Historic Photographs
National survey with excellent vintage photographs.
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Brooklyn Genealogy Information
Brooklyn Information: Genealogy, Immigration, Religion, Brooklyn History, Saloons and many other topics
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Brooklyn Historic Railway
The Brooklyn Historic Railway Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to returning trolleys to the streets of Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Images Classic
This site has numerous Brooklyn photographs to purchase or to simply enjoy!
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Brooklyn On-Line
Histories and fun
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Brooklyn Photographs
National survey with historic photographs.
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Brooklyn Pix.com
A remarkabletreasure trove of historic photographs of a wide range of Brooklyn neighborhoods.
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Bryant Park
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Building Photographs: Search Engine for Historic American Buildings Survey
National Archive of Buildings. Excellent for photographs of historic buildings.
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Central Park Conservancy
walks, maps, pictures and e-cards
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Central Park Zoo
Images and commentary from Joan Scheier's book about the Central Park Zoo,
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Chicago World's Fair: World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
Al right! So it's a little odd to note the Chicago World's Fair - but it was very influential in New York City. FABULOUS SITE!
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Chinatown: A Journey Through Chinatown: Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens
Excellent site about Chinatowns in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn with maps and photos. Even a chocolate tour! Intelligent commentary about Five Points.
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Chrysler Building / Silver Spire: How Two Men's Dreams Changed the Skyline of New York
Lovingly written information about the Chrysler Building
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City Hall Historic Images
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Digital Archive of American Architecture
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Drive to Protect the LADIES' MILE District
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eRuv
An examination with images of why the Third Avenuen El was important to the Hassidic Jewish community of the Lower East Side.
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Five Points
An excellent description of Five Points.
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Five Points Archeological Website
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Forgotten NY
Fantastic series of websites with historic street scenes, neighborhoods, buildings, and oddities. You'll spend hours touring on these sites!
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Fort Greene Park Conservancy
Nice site with good historic information. Great postcard images of Fort Greene Park.
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Fraunces Tavern Museum - New York Freedom Trail
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Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
Devoted to legendary Italian hero, Giuseppe Garibaldi and the inventor of the telephone, Antonio Meucci.
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General Slocum Disaster
A basic site about this tremendous ship blaze
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Gerritsen Beach
Photos and memories of fishing village
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Get NJ!
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GLBTQ: "An Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture."
Enlightening site, which provides commentary on a wide-range of people including many New Yorkers in the arts, literature, social science and other topics.
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Gotham Center for New York City History at CUNY
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Great Gridlock
New York Skyscrapers; Development of Square-Rigged Ship
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Great Images along the Sixth Avenue Elevated (Demolished in 1938)
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Greater Astoria Historical Society
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Greater Astoria Historical Society IMAGES
Great images of the Long Island City / Astoria area of Queens County
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Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
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Harlem 1900-1940
Photographs and Commentary
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Harlem Prison: New York City's Oldest Prison
An armchair sightseeing tour of New York City's oldest prison: The Harlem Courthouse
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Harlem: A Walk Aboout Sugar Hill
Site seems odd. Just place the cursor on the arrows and the information will start scrolling.
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Historic New York Picture Album
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Historic Photos of Early 20th Century Manhattan
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History of Fort Tilden, NY
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How The Other Half Lives
A web version of Jacob Riis' classic text about the poor of 19th century New York. A treasure!
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How The Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis
The complete text, including many of the original illustrations.
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Hudson Valley: Illustrated Books and 19th Cent. Domestic Design
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Images from the 1939 World's Fair
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Jackson Heights Greens and Neighborhood Description
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James Maher New York Photographs - New and Old
A great series of web articles interspersing historic and new images of major NYC landmarks. Wow!
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Jersey City History and Landmarks: Walking Tour of Van Vorst Park Historic District
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Jersey City: Past and Present
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Jewish People and History
A personal website with a wonderful and very personal array of Jewish-related photographs.
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Lewis Hine: Construction of Empire State Building
Classic photographs of the building of the Empire State Building.
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Manhattan Photographs: Historic American Buildings Survey
National surveyn with exellent historic photographs.
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Mansions of Manhattan: Historic Photographs
Great photographs of some of the elite mansions of old Manhattan.
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Masters of Photograpy: Jacob Riis
Remarkable collection of images by reformer/photographer Jacob Riis.
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Metropolitan Historic Structures Association
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New York Architecture Images
Images new and historic of buildings throughout Manhattan plus good commentaries. Also section on no-longer-extant buildings.
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New York City in Black & White Photos: From 1890 on....
Magnificent photographs of old New York
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New York City Mayors: The First 100 Years
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New York City Reference
A Nice Compilation of New York Websites
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New York City Signs from 14th Street to 42nd Street
What a fascinating site! What a remarkable treasure!
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New York City Subway System Index
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New York City Tax Photographs of Buildings
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New York Heritage Digital Library Collections
More than 160 digital collections from New York State, via libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions.
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New York History Info
history, pictures and e-cards too
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New York Images
New York related art works by a range of artists, both well-known and lesser-known
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New York Public Library Photo Archives
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New York Public Library: Catalog of Free Digital Images
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New York, The Nation's Metropolis
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New York's Original Subway: Alfred Ely Beach's Pneumatic Transit System
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Nineteenth-century Views of Manhattan
Uptown Views
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NYC Municipal Archives
Nice on-line photo gallery in various areas. Great research institution.
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NYU: Architecture in NY/Self-guided Walking Tours
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Old Kew Gardens: A Picture History
What a beautiful and detailed site! Enjoy the vintage postcards,
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Old Staten Island
Numerous historical images of Staten Island
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Old York Library
A wewb version of developer Seymour Durst's New York collection, now located at CUNY Graduate Center. Great e-mailable post cards!
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Other Side of the Tracks: NYC Subway Site
Good photos of all subway stations
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Our Men in Blue: History of the New York Police Department
An extensive site with numerous links and a wide range of information
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Park Slope (Brooklyn) Civic Council
The website for one of Brooklyn's oldest neighborhood civic groups.
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Penny Postcards from New York
An excellent site with historic images of New York State and New York City sites.
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Peter Cooper and the Cooper Union
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Postcards of the Past from Old New York
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Prospect Park Photograph Archives
Impressive historic photographs of Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
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Queens, Long Island City: Historic Photographs
National survey with excellent historic photographs.
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Roosevelt Island
Includes History & Historic Sites
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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Skyscraper Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan
Four nIce "download-able" descriptions and self-guided walking tours of some of the world's great skyscrapers.
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Staten Island: A Virtual Tour
A Basic Staten Island Sightseeing Tour by Vehicle (Car or Bus)
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Staten Island: Historic Photographs
National survey with historic photgraphs
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STATEN ISLAND: Vintage Postcards
Vintage postcards of Staten Island
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Steinway Pianos: Immigration, Family Business, and Neighborhood
A delightful site oriented toward children, but full of good information for adults.
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Subway History
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Sunshine Theater: A History
From church, to immigrant meeting hall, to boxing venue, to nickelodeon, Yiddish theater, to hardware shop, to graffiti showcase, and an indie-rock playroom to hip movie theater.
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Tenement Life and Tenement Photographs
An excellent list of web-links about life in the tenements. Includes vintage photographs, articles, and even the text of Maggie, Girl of the Streets
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The Chrysler Building: Wikipedia
A remarkably detailed, yet brief, description of the Chrysler Building. Includes some interesting Chrysler web-links.
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The Unofficial JFK Airport Anniversary Page
Aviation aficionados will like the photos from JFK's past: Stratocruisers, the Saarinen terminal under construction, and a female air traffic controller in 1948.
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Theodore Roosevelt Association
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 1
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 3
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Tudor City History
A delightful site in the making. The note card images of Tudor City are wonderful!
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Vintage Diners in Miniature
A varied and wonderful selection!
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Washington Heights
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Weegee's World of Photographs: Life, Death, and Human Drama
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Welcome to TriBeCa
History, Architecture, Maps, and more...
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World Trade Center Photo Tour
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