The back of the postcard has a handwritten note. Dated July 11, 1911, the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Ella Bidwell of Prairie City, Iowa. It reads, "Dear Mother, I arrived in New York yesterday, 3 pm. Had a fine trip. We are seeing the sights...
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...
Caption on original reads "Showing skyline of Manhattan from Jersey City. Manhattan Island 19,65 square miles, was purchased in 1626 from Indians for about $24,00, land value now $4,020,000,000. total realty value with improvements, is...
Caption on original reads "THE PALISADES is the term applied to the natural escarpment on the west side of the Hudson River, its formation the result of a crack in the earth's crust in early Triassic time. It presents a perpendicular face nearly...
Caption on original reads: "QUEENSBORO BRIDGE, OVER BLACKWELL'S ISLAND, EAST RIVER, NEW YORK. Blackwell's Island Bridge extends over the East River from E. 59th Street and 2nd Ave., Manhattan, to Jane and Academy Streets, Long Island City. It is a...
Postal data: unposted, unmarked (PLACE STAMP HERE) printed inside stamp box; Postcard type: divided back (THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY.); Logo: (POSTCARD); No message; no addressee. Caption on the left top reads: "View of Steamer Benjamin B. Odell...
Postal data: posted, postmarked (TICONDEROGA, N.Y., AUG 2, 6 PM, 1946), stamp; Postcard type: divided back [solid line] (Message Only, ADDRESS ONLY); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written Message: [written sideways] (We have visited...
Birth certificates--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Birth certificate of Benjamin, born May 15, 1801, to a 'Negro Woman Slave named Mary' belonging to New York City merchant James VanZandt. In final sentence, the word 'abandon' has been crossed out and replaced with 'retain,' so that it instead...
