Images from NYC’s 1967 Vietnam War protest, which included speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. and Stokely Carmichael at the United Nations.
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Red address book carried by Malcolm X at the time of his assassination in 1965. It contains handwritten contacts of friends and civil rights associates.
1937 P.S. 42 record card listing students’ national origins based on fathers’ birthplaces from a Board of Education survey.
1953 “Nueva York y Usted” guidebook for Puerto Rican residents, offering resources on jobs, housing, community groups, and city services.
1917 voter registration book from New York listing women’s names following the state’s adoption of women’s suffrage.
Black and white photograph of Mayor Ed Koch signing the 1986 gay rights bill at his desk in New York City.
Photograph of vendors and shoppers at a bustling sidewalk pushcart market on First Avenue.
1911 legal indictment cover page related to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire case.
1980s New York City Department of Health poster illustrating AIDS transmission through unprotected sex and needle sharing.
Photograph from Mayor David Dinkins records showing Nelson Mandela’s 1990 visit to New York City after his release from prison.
17th-century Queens County land record featuring Native American names and signature markings.
Handwritten claim documents for Malvina and John Zuille listing inventories and costs of damaged property.