Stereoview original 19 century photograph of NYC Central Park, a double 6" x 3", sepia toned photograph of ice skaters on the ice at Central Park entitled "Merry Gliders, Central Park, NY". Copyright 1889, by Underwood & Underwood.
Unidentified photographer. Empire Diner social scenes (late 1970s–early 1980s) document everyday social interaction at a well-known Chelsea gathering place associated with New York’s LGBTQ community. The material supports research into queer urban geography, nightlife culture, and informal social networks in Manhattan during a period preceding the AIDS crisis. Centered on.....
Original Gelatin silver print black and white photo of a New York street scene, dated on the bottom "3-20-1916." The photo depics the Hermitage Hotel and Paramount Pictures Broadway Theatre as well as a series of charming early automobiles and streetcars. With a vintage tag that reads in part: "Location.....
Promotional nightlife ephemera produced in New York and New Jersey between the 1980s and early 2000s document the development of club culture within Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ communities during the final decades before digital event promotion transformed the industry. Distributed in street, venue, and community networks, these materials identify performers.....
Promotional nightlife ephemera produced in New York and New Jersey between 1996 and the early 2000s document club culture within Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ communities during a period when print distribution structured access to music, performance, and social space. These materials identify venues, DJs, and recurring events across house, disco.....
Promotional nightlife ephemera produced in New York City and New Jersey between 1995 and the early 2000s document the organization of club culture within Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ communities during a period when print media structured access to social and musical spaces. These materials identify venues, performers, and recurring events.....
Fascinating collection of 11 documents for building a pier in New York City, circa 1802, by Andrew Ten Eyck, who apparently built the pier for Thomas Ten Eyck. Includes bills, receipts, and accounts; involved financial notes recording purchases of bolts, spikes, as well as payroll for the workers. Several are.....
Chinese American newspaper issue, The Chinese Journal (美洲日報), published in New York on April 20, 1957, offering a rich portrait of midcentury Chinese American life, diasporic politics, and community organizing during the Cold War era. Issued by the Chinese American World Publishing Corporation and described as “the most progressive, intelligent.....
