Early 1900s open-air motorized buses carried tourists through New York City landmarks with live guides
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Photograph from Mayor David Dinkins records showing Nelson Mandela’s 1990 visit to New York City after his release from prison.
United Nations headquarters opened in 1945 on Manhattan’s east side, establishing New York City as an international center of diplomacy.
Architectural rendering of Idlewild Airport, now JFK, showing curved terminal, runways, planes, and boats during its 1940s construction era.
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.
Black and white photo of Astoria Park Pool, a 1936 New Deal project built under Mayor La Guardia, with Triborough Bridge visible in the background.
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.
Black and white photograph of Mayor Ed Koch signing the 1986 gay rights bill at his desk in New York City.