Eighth Avenue Traffic Halted - New York - Alert-curious office workers, peering down from buildings at Eighth Avenue and 34th Street saw traffic halted in orderly fashion by helmeted policemen and civilian defense officers. At 2:55 the practice...
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...
Fife music; Flute music; Violin music; Music--United States--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Songs and music
Manuscript book of music given to Greenwood by a British fife-major, probably after 1780. According to 'Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 15891839: An Index' (http://www.colonialdancing.org/Easmes/Biblio/B018536.htm, viewed...
Bill writes to Marjorie about the weather and the work he has been doing with the union. He asks her to forward a copy of "The Pilot" weekly. He asks her if she'd be interested in sending books "for the boys in camp." Bailey mentions the Red...
A street scene of 34th Street during World War II. Advertisements and cars can be seen as well as people on the sidewalks, standing up against the buildings. In the foreground, a man with a white armband stands in the middle of the street. This...
View of Yankee Stadium from the IRT elevated #4 subway line. Banners note the Yankee's being American League Champions for 1941 and 1942; and World Champions in 1943. The game was probably held on an 'Old Timers Day.'
Transparency shows a rehearsal of a student review, probably the Varsity show, one of many such student theatricals, performances and costumed festivities put on by Queens College students through the years, particularly until the 1970's. "There...
Transparency of a news clipping, undated and unidentified, from World War Two with the headline “Queens College Buddies Together on Guam”, with a photograph of three servicemen. “Some of our classmates found each other in strange places far...
A color postcard depicting a towpath alongside the Erie Canal at Buffalo, N.Y. In the foreground are animal teams on a dirt path with snubbing posts and grass. The canal bisects the composition diagonally. On the opposing shoreline is an...
Good. Some discoloration throughout, especially around edges. Large smudge and crease on cover. Adhesive residue on back. Full measurement of item: 12.7 cm (H) x 10.2 cm (W).
