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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

Samuel Johnson Woolfe, Theodore Roosevelt - 26th United States President - Timeline, U.S. Library of Congress & American Museum of Natural History, 1919

"There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country. Just as we must conserve our men, women and children, so we must conserve…

Tags: Conservation, Governor, New York, NY, Presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, Timelines

Ezra Ames, George Clinton Governor of New York, 1739 - 1812, New York Historical Society, 1814

George Clinton 1739 – 1812 was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Governor…

Tags: George Clinton, Governor, James Madison, New York, NY, Thomas Jefferson, Vice President

Oath of Office (Section I of Article XIII of the New York State Constitution), NY Oath of Office, NY State Library, No date given

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the State of New York, and that I…

Tags: New York, NY, Oaths

Jet Lowe: East Photograph; Staff Artist, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Completing a Great Work - The Brooklyn Bridge, Library of Congress, 1982: East; 1883: In Progress

"There can be little doubt that in many ways the story of bridge building is the story of civilization. By it we can readily measure an important part…

Tags: Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY, Public Architecture