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Bain News Service, Arthur Woods, New York Police Commissioner
Bain News Service, Arthur Woods, New York Police Commissioner, Library of Congress, Unknown
When Arthur Woods was a journalist, his articles about the local police caught their interest, and they soon recruited him as a Deputy. He believed in…
Tags: Arthur Woods, Law Enforcement, New York, NYPC, Police
D.H. Anderson, Chiefs of Police, New York City
D.H. Anderson, Chiefs of Police, New York City, Library of Congress, ca. 1889
The New York State Association of Chiefs of Police was organized on November 30, 1901, in Rochester, New York and incorporated in 1957. It is a not…
Tags: Chiefs of Police, Law Enforcement, New York, NYC, Police
Ezra Ames, George Clinton Governor of New York, 1739 - 1812
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
Federal Art Project, Keep your Fire Escapes Clear - New York City Residents Advisory
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
Jet Lowe: East Photograph; Staff Artist, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Completing a Great Work - The Brooklyn Bridge
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
Library of Congress, Justice Jane Bolin, First African-American Judge
Library of Congress, Justice Jane Bolin, First African-American Judge, Library of Congress, 1942
In college, Jane Bolin was surrounded by white male students who would ignore her, and her career advisor told her to stop pursing her judicial…
Tags: African-American, Childcare, Jane Bolin, Judge, NAACP, New York, NYC, Racial Equality
Library of Congress Catalog No. 2003690078, Bernard M. Baruch 1870 - 1965, U.S. Financier, Stock-market Speculator, Statesman & Political Consultant
Library of Congress Catalog No. 2003690078, Bernard M. Baruch 1870 - 1965, U.S. Financier, Stock-market Speculator, Statesman & Political Consultant, Library of Congress, 1961
Bernard Mannes Baruch was a U.S. financier, stock-market speculator, statesman, and political consultant. After his success in business, Baruch…
Tags: Bernard M. Baruch, FDR, Financier, New York, Philanthropy, Speculator, Wall Street, Wilson
National Archives, Tenement House Act
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
New York, State of New York - Constitution
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
Oath of Office (Section I of Article XIII of the New York State Constitution), NY Oath of Office
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…