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Harlem Nightlife Map
This map depicts the social nightlife of Harlem in the early 1930’s. It was drawn by E. Simms Campbell who was an African American artists in the 1900’s, who frequently had his work publish in African American magazines. The map shows specific night…
Harper's Weekly "Telegraph Plateau" 28 Aug. 1858
In the middle of the Harper’s Weekly issue of August 28th 1858 is an article titled The Telegraph Plateau. This article describes how the depth of the seabed, along the path that the Atlantic telegraph was laid, was measured and how the seabed’s…
Health Department Ignorance
Published in Harper's Weekly in 1865, this image depicts the laziness of the New York Health Department. There were many diseases prevalent in New York at the time devastating immigrants and native New Yorker's alike. As you can see, there were Irish…
Hood's Sarsaparilla Pills Ad
This item is an advertisement for Hood’s Sarsaparilla pills which treat “all liver ills”, jaundice, sick headache, biliousness, sour stomach, and nausea. In the advertisements a woman, Amanda Paisley, tells in depth, of her grotesque experience with…
House of Prostitution
Census workers did an in-depth survey on American households and published their findings. In the column on “profession, occupation or trade”, certain houses of prostitution. The specific households of the prostitutes were published and were 114 West…
How Destruction of Trees Affects the Rain, Harpers Weekly, 1856
How the Destruction of Trees Affects the Rain is an article that talks about the long run impacts of the unchecked destruction of trees and forests. The readers of the article could be people who have probably seen the impact of brutality to the…
Husband-Hunting
“Husband Hunting” from the Miscellany section of “Harper’s Weekly” is an excerpt from Jane Eyre a novel written by Charlotte Bronte in 1847. This excerpt refutes that women should live their lives for men. The author shows that women should show…
Immigrants at Ellis Island in 1908
This image of men, women, and children at Ellis Island in 1908 portrays the first-hand experience of newly arriving immigrants. Their clothing appears to be clean, in good condition, average, and not fancy. It seems the clothing is…
In a Dive
The image depicts a black man and several white women sitting in a beer dive. One woman is slumped, sleeping at a table. The patrons’ clothing is tattered or in disrepair and the room appears plain and unadorned. Maggie’s neighborhood contained…
Jewish Immigrants Coming to America
The image shows Jewish immigrants en route to America, probably via Ellis Island as it served as the main hub for the immigration of European Jews during the time. The image not only shows Jewish migrants but how the US would start becoming a melting…
Labor Strike in 1920's
This image demonstrates a labor strike. The workers are upset with their low wages and poor working conditions. This image was taken during the Great Depression but it is described in the article that minority workers found little difference…
Lady America Opens the Gates
On the cover of this issue of The Jewish Immigrant is depicting Lady Liberty standing in front of the Gates to the United States. She is wearing a cap that has the word “America” written on it in Yiddish. This picture is representative of the mass…
Laws for Granting Citizenship to Women
"Vos Yede Froy Darf Visen Vegen Birgershaft", which directly translates to "What Every Woman Should Know about Citizenship." The book is written in both Yiddish and English. This information booklet was made in 1926 by the National Council of Jewish…
Lenox Avenue
This photo is an picture of Lenox Avenue in the 1920s. Lenox Ave seems to be a predominately African American area and also very busy and bustling. Lenox Ave is filled with identical buildings, all of which have the same height, same width, and…
Lenox Avenue Clubs
Lenox Avenue was the most popular street in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance. Lenox Avenue served as a major hub for African American culture during the Harlem Renaissance. Here, clubs and restaurants sprung up that featured some of the most…
Lenox Avenue: A Symbol of Hope
“We have to-morrow
Bright before us
Like a flame”
(663, Hughes)
This quote from one of Langston Hughes’ many poems expresses the hope that African Americans have during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes refers to this bright future as…
Bright before us
Like a flame”
(663, Hughes)
This quote from one of Langston Hughes’ many poems expresses the hope that African Americans have during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. Hughes refers to this bright future as…