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Lunch atop a Skyscraper, 1932. Lunch atop a Skyscraper is a black-and-white photograph taken on September 20, 1932, of eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam of the RCA Building, 850 feet (260 meters) above the ground during the construction of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City.
In 2009, the Museum of the City of New York compiled its own list, entitled "The New York City 400", of the 400 "movers and shakers" who made a difference in the 400 years of New York City history since Henry Hudson arrived in 1609. McAllister was "the only person on the original Four Hundred to also make the museum's list." [22]
It shows what the US, from California to Ohio to New York, looked like from 1971 to 1977. Of the 81,000 images the photographers took, more than 20,000 photos were archived, and at least 15,000 ...
He Died In 1904 At 113 Years Old Image credits: jasonvoorhees2582 Eventually, artists like the great Vincent Van Gogh learned to accept photography as a supplement to art.
The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History (2005) online; Hood. Clifton. In Pursuit of Privilege: A History of New York City's Upper Class and the Making of a Metropolis (2016). Cover 1760–1970. Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City.
Looking at old photos reminds us of who we (and others) once were. ... #18 My Grandfather In New Orleans, Late 50’s. Image credits: Amodernhousehusband. Scouten says while she loves photographs, ...
The Dyckman House, now the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, is the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island, a vestige of New York City's rural past. The Dutch Colonial-style farmhouse was built by William Dyckman, c.1785, [3] and was originally part of over 250 acres (100 ha) of farmland owned by the family. [4]
Oldest surviving structure in New York, oldest in Brooklyn, oldest on Long Island. Zachariah Hawkins House: Stony Brook: 1660 c. Klinkenberg(h) Bouwerij Coxsackie: 1663 c. One of oldest surviving Dutch homes north of greater New York City area. On the western shore of Hudson River.