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Adaptation of Wilbur Siebert's 1898 map focuses solely on New York state network, perhaps with a misleading sense of precision as to clarity of "routes"

2015 street excavation project unearthed a tunnel at 5 Main Street that evoked fugitive slaves, but may simply have been an old sewer line

By the time of this map a bitter consolidation battle among smaller rail lines had resulted in the creation of New York Central in 1853. Then, under the leadership of aggressive presidents Erastus Corning and Cornelius Vanderbilt, NYC expanded into a…

The Clark Rice Photography Annotation states, &quot;Photo of the United States Air Force ground observer post that was put in place during the Cold War,<br /> photo by Clark Rice.&quot; Two women stand outside the observer post, one holding a clip board, the other…

In this plate from Oliver Evans&#039; 1795 text &quot;The Young Mill-wright and Miller&#039;s Guide,&quot; four different designs are illustrated: undershot, tub, breast shot, and overshot.

This is a xeroxed photograph of two unknown migrant farmworkers hunched over picking potatoes. They are dressed in pants and a long-sleeved shirt with a hat on as well. As they are picking potatoes by hand, they are putting them in a semi-large round…

Two men create a makeshift camp, which seems to have involved chopping wood and heating cans of food. They appear to be worn and tired and dressed in simple clothing. Zilzer’s title alerts us that the pair may be migrant workers who travel by…

Underneath the shelter of a large tree in winter, one fox rejoins what is likely its mate with a bird in hand—perhaps a grouse. Underneath the paws of the other fox appears to be a rabbit...a good day of hunting! Palmer’s somewhat implausible…

These two similar photographs were shot for the Nitey-Night pajama company product catalog. It&#039;s not clear whether the photographs ever were used. The child on the left posing in the photo is identified as Regina Ireland, wearing a pair of footie…

The publisher Louis Prang was a noted producer of high-end chromoliths, often of original paintings, but he also published smaller and more affordable works. He had learned during the Civil War that souvenir prints of popular generals sold well, and…