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This painting by Albert Potter appeared very informative to me as it so vividly depicts New York's Lower East Side. During the beginning of twentieth century, the Lower East Side was essentially the main area where a large amount of Jewish…

A brief yet informative web page on the history of public transportation in New York City. The transportation services covered range from omnibuses (present in many stories about the period including Henry James' Washington Square, and Steven…

This illustration was dated August 18, 1858 from New York. The image depicts a large crowd gathered around the City Hall and watching firefighters put out a fire that has already semi-destroyed the building. The audience for this specific item is…