Historic photographs showing the exterior and ornate interior of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
open weekdays 9 AM - 12 PM & 1 PM - 4 PM
1975 “Welcome to Fear City” pamphlet distributed to tourists by law enforcement after city budget cuts.
Ornate handwritten deed with decorative title page and interior pages listing an itemized inventory of belongings.
1728 handwritten petition requesting additional land for a Jewish burial ground in New York City.
Parchment book titled “Freemen of the City of New York” with 17th-century handwritten entries of white male owners of property.
1705 handwritten document signed by multiple Manhattan residents denouncing Catholicism.
1810 census document enumerating New York City residents, including enslaved people, by ward.