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View of Grand Central Depot from Lexington Avenue, 1890.
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
Grand Central Depot, 1890. Grand Central Depot opened in 1871 for the New York and Harlem Railroad and the New Haven Railroad. Architect: John B. Snook in association with engineer Isaac C. Buckhout. Original glass and metal train shed designed...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, Murray Hill

Church of the Holy Trinity, 1890.
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
Church of the Holy Trinity, 42nd Street and Madison Avenue, looking east from Fifth Avenue toward Grand Central Depot, 1890. Written on the photo negative: "Dr. Tyng's Church".
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, Murray Hill

Grand Central Depot, 1890.
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
Grand Central Depot, 1890. Grand Central Depot opened in 1871 for the New York and Harlem Railroad and the New Haven Railroad. Architect: John B. Snook in association with engineer Isaac C. Buckhout. Original glass and metal train shed designed...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, Murray Hill

DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL AQUEDUCT, LACKAWAXEN, PA. 1890 [front caption] (2back) [d0087ac2]
Postal data: unmarked, unposted (PLACE REQUIRED POSTAGE HERE) printed inside stamp box; Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: (The Delaware & Hudson Canal Aqueduct at Lackawaxen, Pa. Built by J. A. Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn...
Queens College, Waterways of New York

35th Street and Fifth Avenue, 1899.
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
Waldorf-Astoria, Stewart Mansion, Art Gallery of Samuel P. Avery, and the Caswell Mansion at corner of 35th Street and Fifth Avenue, 1899.
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, Murray Hill

Church of the Messiah.
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
The Church of the Messiah, Park Avenue and 34th Street. Dedicated 1868. Railroad extends north to 42nd Street, 1890. The residence on the left is the site of the Vanderbilt Hotel.
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, Murray Hill

A. T. Stewart Mansion, 1869.
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
Drawing of the A. T. Stewart Mansion, northwest corner Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, 1869. Built on the site of the Townsend Residence. The Stewart Mansion housed the Manhattan Club from 1890-1899. This block is now the site of the Empire State...
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, Murray Hill

Street cars, Grand Central Depot, 1890.
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
View looking west along 42nd Street. Grand Central Depot is to the right. Street cars run along the street past the station.
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, Murray Hill

The Homes of the Poor, The Fever Nests in Thirty-Second Street.
Slums--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.
"Fever Nests" refers to areas of the city, usually tenements, in which typhus fever, typhoid fever and smallpox flourished. Image shows Civil War era slums with animals in the streets and an industrial smoke stack in the background spewing smoke.
CUNY Graduate Center Collection, 34th Street

Records of the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans, 1836-1972 (bulk 1850-1936). Series III: Admission Records, 1837-1937.
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Records of the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans, 1836-1972 (bulk 1850-1936). Series IV: Indentures, 1878-1929.
Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Leon Underwood to Mrs. Julian Forse [sic], Sept. 28th, 1928
Art, American--20th century--Correspondence;
Letter written by Leon Underwood to Juliana Force, dated September 28, 1928. Attends to the logistics of his works in light of the closing of the Club.
Whitney Museum Library, Whitney Studio Club and Galleries, 1907-1930