1917 voter registration book from New York listing women’s names following the state’s adoption of women’s suffrage.
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1953 “Nueva York y Usted” guidebook for Puerto Rican residents, offering resources on jobs, housing, community groups, and city services.
Historic photographs showing the exterior and ornate interior of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
1975 “Welcome to Fear City” pamphlet distributed to tourists by law enforcement after city budget cuts.
1937 P.S. 42 record card listing students’ national origins based on fathers’ birthplaces from a Board of Education survey.
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.
Handwritten 1835 license document granting authorization for operation of the Staten Island Ferry.
Photograph of Coenties Slip showing docked ships with the Brooklyn Bridge visible in the background.
Handwritten claim documents for Malvina and John Zuille listing inventories and costs of damaged property.
Topographical survey map of Central Park showing the receiving reservoir, land plots in red, and areas taken for the Croton Reservoir.
Handwritten petition to the Mayor and Aldermen of New York requesting permission to keep food stalls, featuring citizen signatures.
Handwritten document signed by NYC Mayor Jacob Radcliff granting a free Black woman permission to travel outside the state.