A collection of evocative photographs chronicles the evolution of an immigrant neighborhood from the 1870s to 1920 as wave after wave of Jewish immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe. 99 black-and-white photographs. Introduction. Bibliography.
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How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis This famous journalistic record of the filth and degradation of New York's slums at the turn of the century is a classic in social thought and of early American photography. Over 100 photographs.
New York for Kids: 25 Big Apple Sites to Color by Patricia J. Wynne The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the ships at South Street Seaport, mummies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History, and 21 other popular attractions.
New York at the End of the 20th Century by James Spero, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. Newly updated guide with 100 striking photos, detailed captions of Empire State Building, United Nations, Times Square, Statue of Liberty, other landmarks. Map. Foreword by Edward I. Koch.
The Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs by Ron Ziel Over 220 rare photos, informative text document 1844 origin and development of rail service on Long Island. Vintage views of early trains, locomotives, stations, passengers, crews, much more. Captions.
