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Public schools. Ward School No. 47, Twelfth Street, near University Place, Fifteenth Ward.

Public schools. Ward School No. 47, Twelfth Street, near University Pl...

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Public schools. Hall of the Board of Education, Elm St.

Public schools. Hall of the Board of Education, Elm St.

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Scene from the first act of "Oedipus"

Scene from the first act of "Oedipus"

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Birds eye view of the City and county of New-York with environs

Birds eye view of the City and county of New-York with environs

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Park and City-Hall in New-York

Park and City-Hall in New-York

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A panoramic view of Broadway, New York City, commencing at the Astor House. [Repeated under each one of the three pictures on this sheet.]

A panoramic view of Broadway, New York City, commencing at the Astor H...

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Vanderpoel & Smith's varnish factory.

Vanderpoel & Smith's varnish factory.

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Fraunces' Tavern. Sign on the building, on each of the two side: Washington's Headquarters. One-horse, two-wheeled truck in foreground.

Fraunces' Tavern. Sign on the building, on each of the two side: Washi...

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View of the southeast corner of Broadway & Leonard St.

View of the southeast corner of Broadway & Leonard St.

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The Roger Morris House, Washington's head quarters on Harlem Heights

The Roger Morris House, Washington's head quarters on Harlem Heights

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Struwwelpeter - Drawing. Public domain image.

Struwwelpeter - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Falls of Cohoes of the River Mohawk

Falls of Cohoes of the River Mohawk

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The mountain spring. Near Cozzen's Dock, West Point

The mountain spring. Near Cozzen's Dock, West Point

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Chappaqua Farm, West Chester County, N.Y. The residence of the Hon. Horace Greely

Chappaqua Farm, West Chester County, N.Y. The residence of the Hon. Ho...

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Girls picking daisies. - Drawing. Public domain image.
Corner of Fifth Ave. and Tenth-Street; Fifth Avenue, corner Twelfth-street

Corner of Fifth Ave. and Tenth-Street; Fifth Avenue, corner Twelfth-st...

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No. XXVII. A family group in the interior of the state of Georgia; No. XXVIII. Chiefs of the Creek Nation and a Georgian squatter.
Pahute brave. Indians of North America. Sterescope Card.

Pahute brave. Indians of North America. Sterescope Card.

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Le grand ballon captif à vapeur de Henri Giffard dans la Cour des Tuileries, en 1878. Tableau à l'huile.

Le grand ballon captif à vapeur de Henri Giffard dans la Cour des Tuil...

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The Atlantic Garden. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Atlantic Garden. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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The old brewery at the Five Points, N.Y.

The old brewery at the Five Points, N.Y.

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The Palace Garden (with accompaniment of singing bird.)

The Palace Garden (with accompaniment of singing bird.)

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Regatta of the New York Yacht Club. June 1st 1854. Rounding the s.w. spit

Regatta of the New York Yacht Club. June 1st 1854. Rounding the s.w. s...

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King Gilhooly - Public domain sheet music scan
Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial.

Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial.

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Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial.

Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial.

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General View of N. Reservoir from 102th St. October 23, 1862.

General View of N. Reservoir from 102th St. October 23, 1862.

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Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without text] Published by special permission of the commission.

Central park in 1862. [Collection of photographs in portfolio, without...

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View of buildings in the park, N.Y., 1809.  School, engine house, bridewell, City Hall

View of buildings in the park, N.Y., 1809. School, engine house, brid...

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Merchants Exchange. - A drawing of a building with a clock tower

Merchants Exchange. - A drawing of a building with a clock tower

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Rotunda--Chambers Street. - Engraving, Public domain image

Rotunda--Chambers Street. - Engraving, Public domain image

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The Merchants' Exchange, N.Y. - Engraving, Public domain image

The Merchants' Exchange, N.Y. - Engraving, Public domain image

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New York, from Brooklyn Heights - Public domain city architecture engraving

New York, from Brooklyn Heights - Public domain city architecture engr...

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New York Merchant's Exchange

New York Merchant's Exchange

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The New York Society Library. Frederick Diaper archt.

The New York Society Library. Frederick Diaper archt.

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View of New York from the south east.

View of New York from the south east.

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Humbug's American Museum. [On side of elephant:] Have you seen the [on side of balcony on which a number of negro minstrels:] curiosities & oddities of Gotham & country life, politics fashions gossips [underneath:] admittance one shilling W.

Humbug's American Museum. [On side of elephant:] Have you seen the [on...

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Public schools. Front elevation Primary School No. 32, in 186th-Street, Twelfth Ward.

Public schools. Front elevation Primary School No. 32, in 186th-Street...

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Public schools. Interior view of the drawing room of the Free Academy of the City of New York

Public schools. Interior view of the drawing room of the Free Academy ...

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Public schools. School-House No. 49, Thirty-Seventh Street near Second Avenue.

Public schools. School-House No. 49, Thirty-Seventh Street near Second...

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Public schools. School House No. 16, Thirteenth Street, near the Seventh Avenue.

Public schools. School House No. 16, Thirteenth Street, near the Seven...

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Above: Van Amburgh & Co's Great Golden Chariot. Below: Passing Union Square, New York. Weight 6000 lbs.--Cost $7000.00

Above: Van Amburgh & Co's Great Golden Chariot. Below: Passing Union S...

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View of the lake, iron bridge and island. From Central Park Album, 1862

View of the lake, iron bridge and island. From Central Park Album, 186...

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View of the bridge at the outlet of the spring. From Central Park Album, 1862

View of the bridge at the outlet of the spring. From Central Park Albu...

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City Hall and vicinity New York City

City Hall and vicinity New York City

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Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Hotel letter-heads. Gilsey House, New York cor. Broadway and 29th Street. J. H. Breslin & Bro. proprietors New York, 1893.

Hotel letter-heads. Gilsey House, New York cor. Broadway and 29th Stre...

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Florence's Old Road House. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Florence's Old Road House. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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View of the narrows from Staten Island New York

View of the narrows from Staten Island New York

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Extremity of Adley's Falls

Extremity of Adley's Falls

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"You can have that, I have plenty."

"You can have that, I have plenty."

A vintage postcard of two children sitting in a field. A vintage illustration of a boy and a girl sitting on a hill. Public domain postcard scan.

Woggle-Bug. - A drawing of a man in a top hat and suit

Woggle-Bug. - A drawing of a man in a top hat and suit

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A-hunting. Nursery rhymes for children.
The Little Sister. - A drawing of a little girl sitting on the ground next to a little girl

The Little Sister. - A drawing of a little girl sitting on the ground ...

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She took a clean dish, to get him some tripe, but when she came back, he was smoking a pipe.
Indian camp, Pittsfield, N.H. Indians of North America. Sterescope Card.

Indian camp, Pittsfield, N.H. Indians of North America. Sterescope Car...

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Pleasure party. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

Pleasure party. Florida Sterescope Cards Collection, NYPL.

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There's a hero on ev'ry ship - Public domain sheet music scan
Nouvelle fontaine Saint-Michel sur le boulevard de Sébastopol (rive gauche), inauguree le 15 aout.

Nouvelle fontaine Saint-Michel sur le boulevard de Sébastopol (rive ga...

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A quiet hour; High lights, Geyser Spring Falls; Mrs. Riddick with Peggy and Patsy, wading at Geyser Springs, 1898, "don't go near the water"; Same, the happiest days in life.

A quiet hour; High lights, Geyser Spring Falls; Mrs. Riddick with Pegg...

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Panorama of the Harbor of New York. Staten Island and the Narrows

Panorama of the Harbor of New York. Staten Island and the Narrows

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Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Mark Hopkins

Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Ma...

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Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Mark Hopkins

Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Ma...

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Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Mark Hopkins

Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Ma...

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Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial.

Diamond Dyes nursery rhymes pictorial.

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The The mischief-maker discovered
Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Mark Hopkins

Panorama of San Francisco taken from the tower of the house of Mrs. Ma...

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Bas Relief of the Arc de l ' Etoile

Bas Relief of the Arc de l ' Etoile

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Men standing on Willowdell Arch.

Men standing on Willowdell Arch.

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Grant'S Headquarters In The Wilderness.

Grant'S Headquarters In The Wilderness.

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Bonnets and head-dresses of the time, 1806-1830.

Bonnets and head-dresses of the time, 1806-1830.

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An Arab slave ship in the Red Sea, with British cruiser in sight.

An Arab slave ship in the Red Sea, with British cruiser in sight.

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Neu York - Engraving, Public domain image

Neu York - Engraving, Public domain image

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Laying Down The Law. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Laying Down The Law. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Christmas Carnival In The New York Stock Exchange.

Christmas Carnival In The New York Stock Exchange.

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View of the ruins after the Great Fire in New York, Decr. 16th & 17th, 1835. As seen from Exchange Place

View of the ruins after the Great Fire in New York, Decr. 16th & 17th,...

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38th Regiment Jefferson Guards New York State Artillery

38th Regiment Jefferson Guards New York State Artillery

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View of Wall St., looking west, with four-horse stage coach

View of Wall St., looking west, with four-horse stage coach

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North interior view of the New York Post Office, located by authority of the Hon. Charles A. Wicliffe [sic] post master general. And arranged by John Lorimer Graham Esq. postmaster, Feb. 1st, 1845

North interior view of the New York Post Office, located by authority ...

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Steamboat landing, Pier No. 1, North River

Steamboat landing, Pier No. 1, North River

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Brady's gallery of daguerreotype, portrait and family groups

Brady's gallery of daguerreotype, portrait and family groups

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Vue générale de New-York et Brooklyn. Prise au dessus de la Batterie

Vue générale de New-York et Brooklyn. Prise au dessus de la Batterie

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View of the penitentiary, at Blackwell's Island, New York Harbor

View of the penitentiary, at Blackwell's Island, New York Harbor

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Public schools. Ward School No. 18, Fifty-First Street, Nineteenth Ward.

Public schools. Ward School No. 18, Fifty-First Street, Nineteenth War...

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Public schools. Primary School-House No. 56, Thirty-Seventh St., near Tenth Ave.

Public schools. Primary School-House No. 56, Thirty-Seventh St., near ...

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New York. In centre, a View from Hoboken ; above, views of the Custom House, Broadway and Merchant's Exchange ; below, views of the City Hall, Crystal Palace and Chatham Square

New York. In centre, a View from Hoboken ; above, views of the Custom ...

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Ceremonies of dedication of the Worth Monument. (Nov. 25, 1857)

Ceremonies of dedication of the Worth Monument. (Nov. 25, 1857)

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John W. Quincy, 98 William St. Corner of Platt Street New York

John W. Quincy, 98 William St. Corner of Platt Street New York

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View of the arbor on the eastside near 5th Avenue. From Central Park album, 1862

View of the arbor on the eastside near 5th Avenue. From Central Park a...

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Central Park. [Winter] - A painting of an aerial view of a city

Central Park. [Winter] - A painting of an aerial view of a city

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Little Church Around the Corner, ballad

Little Church Around the Corner, ballad

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The grand procession in honor of the Fenian exiles, in New York City, February 9, 1871

The grand procession in honor of the Fenian exiles, in New York City, ...

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A May day in Fifth Avenue

A May day in Fifth Avenue

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Wall Street in 1883 - Engraving, Public domain image

Wall Street in 1883 - Engraving, Public domain image

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Saw mill near Luzerne - Engraving, Public domain image

Saw mill near Luzerne - Engraving, Public domain image

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Lower falls near the residence of Mr. Montgomery

Lower falls near the residence of Mr. Montgomery

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Deer Creek Falls - A black and white drawing of a waterfall

Deer Creek Falls - A black and white drawing of a waterfall

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