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By Subject > American History, Americana > New York City and Environs "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." wrote poet Emma Lazarus as a beacon bringing the world to the harbors of New York City. Our collection of NYC photography, painting, history books and more will have you "spreading the news." Recommendations... Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865-1929  by William Lee Younger 157 photographs, many never before reprinted, show the vitality and variety of old Brooklyn: waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, Fulton Street, Brooklyn Heights, Ebbets Field, Luna Park, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach Hotel, more. all books in General New York City Tattoos  by Eric Gottesman Full-length portrait of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building towering over other skyscrapers, the Brooklyn Bridge at night, and 2 other colorful, large-size tattoos. all books in Tattoos How the Other Half Lives  by Jacob Riis This famous journalistic record of the filth and degradation of New York's slums at the turn of the century is a classic in social thought and of early American photography. Over 100 photographs. all books in General Where to Go and What to Do on Long Island (Third Revised Edition)  by SCOPE Latest illustrated information about major points of interest — from the Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum and the Long Island Children's Museum, to new additions such as the Oyster Bay Refuge. 24 black-and-white illustrations. all books in New York City and Environs New York Life at the Turn of the Century in Photographs  by Joseph Byron Here are 120 wonderful vintage views — street scenes, parks, restaurants, commercial interiors, Easter Parade, Blizzard of  '99, Coney Island, a dinner for Mark Twain, etc. Informative text. all books in General Badger’s Illustrated Catalogue of Cast-Iron Architecture  by Daniel D. Badger The most extensive, most ambitious, and most thoroughly documented primary source of cast-iron architecture in 19th-century America. Originally intended as an advertising device, it has become an architectural classic! 102 black-and-white plates. all books in Architecture, Interior Design, Period Style Products in New York City and Environs Badger’s Illustrated Catalogue of Cast-Iron Architecture by Daniel D. Badger The most extensive, most ambitious, and most thoroughly documented primary source of cast-iron architecture in 19th-century America. Originally intended as an advertising device, it has become an architectural classic! 102 black-and-white plates. Our Price $14.95 The Battle with the Slum by Jacob A. Riis Classic work of reportage documents life of the urban poor at the turn of the century. Real-life tales and rare photographs celebrate efforts to demolish breeding grounds of crime and improve conditions in schools, tenements. Our Price $18.95 The Bridges of New York by Sharon Reier Stirring text-and-picture tribute to over 75 New York City bridges — among them the Brooklyn Bridge, Throgs Neck, Verrazano Narrows, Whitestone, George Washington, and other splendid structures. Our Price $14.95 Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture by William Morrison Detailed captions provide history, architects, opening date, number of seats, and other data for 75 great theaters: the Hippodrome, New Amsterdam, Winter Garden, Ziegfeld, Barrymore, and others. Over 200 photos and illustrations. Our Price $17.95 Garden City, Long Island, in Early Photographs, 1869-1919 by Mildred H. Smith Handsome treasury of 118 vintage pictures, accompanied by captions, document the Garden City Hotel fire (1899), the Vanderbilt Cup Race (1908), the first airmail flight departing from the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome (1911), more. Our Price $12.95 Historic Houses of New York State by A. G. Smith Clear, crisp line drawings — ideal for coloring — of 43 homes: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, Gracie Mansion, Sunnyside, Olana, Harriet Tubman House, many more. Captions. Map Our Price $3.95 How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis This famous journalistic record of the filth and degradation of New York's slums at the turn of the century is a classic in social thought and of early American photography. Over 100 photographs. Our Price $15.95 Life in Old New York: 24 Cards by Hayward Cirker 24 vintage views of ice skaters in Central Park, horse-drawn carriages on Fifth Avenue, strollers on Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, Chinatown, many more. Introduction. Notes. Our Price $6.95 On Sale! $4.17 The Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs by Ron Ziel Over 220 rare photos, informative text document 1844 origin and development of rail service on Long Island. Vintage views of early trains, locomotives, stations, passengers, crews, much more. Captions. Our Price $16.95 The Lower East Side by Ronald Sanders, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. Collection of evocative photographs chronicles evolution of immigrant neighborhood from 1870s to 1920 as waves of Jewish immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe. 99 black-and-white photographs. Introduction. Bibliography. Our Price $10.95 Luxury Apartment Houses of Manhattan: An Illustrated History by Andrew Alpern Lavishly illustrated volume provides detailed mini-histories of the Gramercy, Ansonia, Hotel des Artistes, Joseph Pulitzer's palatial residence, many other luxurious lodgings. 175 illustrations — many from private sources — depict interiors and exteriors. Introduction. Index. Our Price $17.95 On Sale! $13.46 Nassau County, Long Island, in Early Photographs by Bette Weidman, Linda Martin 175 vintage photos recall aspects of life on Long Island from post-Civil War to modern era. Village life, agriculture, local industries, celebrities, early aviation and movie industries, fabulous estates, beaches, much more. Our Price $14.95 New York City Tattoos by Eric Gottesman Full-length portrait of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building towering over other skyscrapers, the Brooklyn Bridge at night, and 2 other colorful, large-size tattoos. Our Price $1.50 New York Life at the Turn of the Century in Photographs by Joseph Byron Here are 120 wonderful vintage views — street scenes, parks, restaurants, commercial interiors, Easter Parade, Blizzard of  '99, Coney Island, a dinner for Mark Twain, etc. Informative text. Our Price $16.95 New York Then and Now by Edward B. Watson, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. Early Manhattan sites are set against more modern photos taken from same position: Times Square, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, many more. Includes 83 early photographs from 1875 to 1925 contrasted with photos taken in 1976. Our Price $16.95 The New York World’s Fair, 1939/1940: in 155 Photographs by Richard Wurts and Others by Richard Wurts, Stanley Appelbaum Photographic tour of best-loved world's fair: the 700-foot-tall Trylon, the 200-foot-wide Perisphere, GM's Futurama ride, 3-D movies, Elektro the 7 feet tall robot, artwork by Dali, Calder, much more. 155 photographs, map. Our Price $14.95 New York at the End of the 20th Century by James Spero, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. Newly updated guide with 100 striking photos, detailed captions of Empire State Building, United Nations, Times Square, Statue of Liberty, other landmarks. Map. Foreword by Edward I. Koch. Our Price $9.95 New York for Kids: 25 Big Apple Sites to Color by Patricia J. Wynne The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the ships at South Street Seaport, mummies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History, and 21 other popular attractions. Our Price $3.95 New York in Aerial Views by William Fried, Edward Watson 68 memorable views — Manhattan, neighborhoods; Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, harbor. Detail crisp, major sites identified. Our Price $16.95 Next 13

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