1904 photo of John B. McDonald, Mayor Seth Low, and William Parsons driving the last spike to complete New York City’s first subway tunnel.
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1980s New York City Department of Health poster illustrating AIDS transmission through unprotected sex and needle sharing.
Black and white photograph of Elvis Presley receiving a polio vaccine from NYC health officials in 1956 to promote vaccination.
1911 legal indictment cover page related to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire case.
Photograph of vendors and shoppers at a bustling sidewalk pushcart market on First Avenue.
1980s Bronx tax photograph showing flattened lots and burned-out buildings.
1953 “Nueva York y Usted” guidebook for Puerto Rican residents, offering resources on jobs, housing, community groups, and city services.
1654 deed transferring Coney Island from the Nayack tribe to Gravesend settlers, signed by Chief Guttoquoh and tribal elders.
1765 document signed by Governor Edmund Andros, listing appointed Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriff of New York City.
Ornate handwritten deed with decorative title page and interior pages listing an itemized inventory of belongings.
Page from the 1653 Court Minutes of New Amsterdam showing a proposed plan for the original wall that later became Wall Street.
1810 census document enumerating New York City residents, including enslaved people, by ward.