Federal Art Project, Keep your Fire Escapes Clear - New York City Residents Advisory, Federal Art Project, 1936 or 1937
Poster for the Tenement House Department of the City of New York advising that tenement house residents keep their fire escapes free of obstructions.
Tags: Fire, Fire Escape, New York, NYC, Tenements
Mike Peel, Morgan Library and Museum, Morgan Library & Museum, 2017
A photograph of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. Formed in 1906 to hold the private collection of banker J.P. Morgan, this library…
Tags: 20th Century, Art, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Library and Museum, Music, NY, NYC
The Straus Historical Society, Nathan Straus (1848-1931), The Straus Historical Society, Circa 1920s
When we think of public service and the Straus family, we usually think of Oscar S. Straus (1850-1926). A few of his positions include Minister to…
Tags: Commissioner, Democrat, Foresty Board, Health, Nathan Straus, NYC, Philanthropy, Straus Family
The Straus Historical Society, Nathan Straus Jr. (1889-1961), The Straus Historical Society, 1937
Nathan Straus Jr. (1889-1961) was the son of Nathan and Lina Gutherz Straus. He was not interested in going into the family's business of…
Tags: FDR, Housing, Nathan Straus Jr., New York, NY, NYC, Straus Family
The Straus Historical Society, Nathan Straus: New York City Board of Health, The Straus Historical Society, Circa 1900s
In 1897, Nathan Straus (1848-1931) became the President and Commissioner of the New York City Board of Health for a two year term. Nathan took his…
Tags: Board of Health, Life Lines, Nathan Straus, NYC, Public Health, Straus Family
Fund for the City of New York, Sarah Carroll - 2012 Sloan Public Service Award Winner, Fund for the City of New York, 2012
Sarah Carroll is responsible for overseeing the nearly 10,000 applications submitted annually to the City's Landmarks Preservation Commission. Some…
Tags: Awrds, Buildings, Development, Land, NYC, Preservation, Sarah Carroll, Sloan Public Service
New York, State of New York - Constitution, New York, 1788
State Motto of New Your "Excelsior" - Ever Upward. The First New York State Constitution, 1977 This constitution was framed by a convention which…
Tags: Constituion, New York, NY, NYC, Preamble, State of New York, States
National Archives, Tenement House Act, National Archives, ca. 1900
In 1867, 495,000 people in New York City were living in tenement buildings. Overcrowding (in some areas, a population density of 240,000 people per…
Tags: Housing, New York, NYC, Overcrowding, Safety, Tenement House
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