The Historic New York Restaurant That Reshaped Dining For Women In The 19th Century

In the 1800s, women were often banned from dining without their husbands, but this historic restaurant provided women a space ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

‘Rochester History’ explores deaf spaces in 19th-century New York

Buoyed by a partnership between RIT and the Rochester Public Library, the Rochester History journal has a new look and a growing readership. The journal’s 21st-century makeover is turning heads and ...
Artnet

How 19th-Century Guidebooks Shaped the Way Visitors Saw New York

In this age where anyone can navigate any city around the globe like a local, with a simple tap of a smart phone, a new exhibition has the viewer step back in time to a far different way of exploring ...

How London, Paris and New York coped in the heatwaves of the past

Across the 19th and 20th centuries, urban residents developed a range of strategies to manage extreme heat in densely built ...
Brownstoner

A Glimpse Into Work and the Celebration of Labor Day in 19th Century New York

While Labor Day now marks the end of the summer and the onslaught of the busy fall season, New Yorkers have been celebrating the American worker on this day since 1882. Read a few tales of the history ...
Hyperallergic

A 19th-Century Map of the Geology Hidden Beneath NYC Streets

Geologic map and sections of Manhattan Island, State of New York (1898) (all images via New York Public Library Map Division) One of the more intriguing items is a geologic map of Manhattan from 1898, ...
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Old Masters and 19th Century Paintings

Spanning six centuries of European art, the May Old Masters auction will include important examples from the 15th to the early 19th century. The earliest work in the sale is a panel from the upper ...