Under the East River for a penny
Richard Foley and Edwin Ferguson designed this tunnel under the East River in 1867. This drawing shows the interior arrangements of the tunnel that would have...
Using technology
Commodity exchanges, like this “live poultry exchange” in New York City are markets for buying and selling large quantities of agricultural products for a fixed...
Washington’s Inaugural Address
On April 30, 1789 George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall overlooking Wall Street, was...
Welcome to America
Taken on January 11, 1900, this photograph shows construction of the main immigrant reception building at Ellis Island, New York.
West Point
The United States Army has maintained a presence at West Point on the Hudson River since the Revolutionary War. Defenses here prevented the British from dividing the...
Working on the Empire State Building
This photograph, taken by Lewis Hine in 1930, shows a construction worker on New York City's Empire State Building. During the 1920s and 1930s, Hine took a number of...