Protesting down Fifth Avenue
In 1910, the Women’s Political Union organized the first suffrage parade in New York City. Two years later, when this photo was taken, the third annual parade...
Riots in New York
In mid-July 1863, when Federal officials began enrolling men for the draft, riots erupted in New York City. Maj. Gen. John E. Wood requested reinforcements in this...
Souvenir of British occupation
Sarah Osborn of New York followed her commissary sergeant husband Aaron of the 3rd New York Regiment during the Revolutionary War. She submitted this deposition to...
Sports Stars Shine for War Bond Drive
This photograph depicts such well–known sports heroes as Jack Dempsey, Gene Sarazen, and Babe Ruth, who loaned their support to a World War II bond drive in New...
S.S. Acropolis Manifest
This manifest, or passenger list, for the S.S. Acropolis shows foreign nationals coming into the Port of New York from Constantinople, Turkey, on May 24, 1921....
“Summer Schedule”
Summer is a critical time for candidates to campaign across the nation in preparation for the primaries the following spring. In this Clifford Berryman political...
That's hilarious, Mr. President
This photograph, taken on the porch at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, NY, shows President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sharing a laugh after...