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The Tempest, v, 1

Where the bee sucks, there suck I,In the cowslip's bell I lieThe Tempest, v, 1Submitted by @lampbane

Where the bee sucks, there suck I,In the cowslip's bell I lieThe Tempest, v, 1Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • central park
  • shakespeare
  • garden

Please sit here and knit

In memory of Seyna GreenA strong and kind womanPlease sit here and knit

In memory of Seyna GreenA strong and kind womanPlease sit here and knit

  • knitting
  • senya green
  • central park
  • women

Belevedere Tower

Submitted by @DIYgirl 

Submitted by @DIYgirl 

  • new york
  • nyc
  • belevedere
  • meteorological
  • draper

Seneca Village Community - Livelihoods

Seneca Village CommunityLivelihoods   In this area lived several African-American families whose individual occupations give us further insight into the lives of residents of Seneca Village, as...

Seneca Village CommunityLivelihoods   In this area lived several African-American families whose individual occupations give us further insight into the lives of residents of Seneca Village,...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • central park
  • seneca village
  • 1855
  • 1856

American Museum of Natural History, Akeley Hall - 1972 Renovation

THE RENOVATION OF THE DIORAMAS IN THIS HALL IN 1972 WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GIFT FROM THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF PHILIP MORRIS INC. AS A TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH F. CULLMAN 3RD A TRUSTEE OF THE...

THE RENOVATION OF THE DIORAMAS IN THIS HALL IN 1972 WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GIFT FROM THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF PHILIP MORRIS INC. AS A TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH F. CULLMAN 3RD A TRUSTEE OF THE...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • american mus...
  • philip morris
  • joseph cullman
  • 1972

Akeley Hall of African Mammals

AKELEY HALL OF AFRICAN MAMMALS~=~ A MEMORIAL TO CARL AKELEY~=~ THE PUBLIC IS INDEBTED TO THE EXPERIENCE AND VISION OF CARL AKELEY FOR THE CREATION OF THIS HALL OF AFRICAN MAMMALS. THE TRUSTEES OF...

AKELEY HALL OF AFRICAN MAMMALS~=~ A MEMORIAL TO CARL AKELEY~=~ THE PUBLIC IS INDEBTED TO THE EXPERIENCE AND VISION OF CARL AKELEY FOR THE CREATION OF THIS HALL OF AFRICAN MAMMALS. THE TRUSTEES OF...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • american mus...
  • carl akeley
  • mammals
  • museum

Akeley Memorial African Hall

AKELEY MEMORIAL AFRICAN HALL TRUSTEES COMMITTEE 1926~1936 DANIEL E. POMEROY CHAIRMAN F.TRUBEE DAVISON HENRY W. SAGE KERMIT ROOSEVELT A.PERRY OSBORN HAROLD E. ANTHONY DIRECTING SCIENCE JAMES L....

AKELEY MEMORIAL AFRICAN HALL TRUSTEES COMMITTEE 1926~1936 DANIEL E. POMEROY CHAIRMAN F.TRUBEE DAVISON HENRY W. SAGE KERMIT ROOSEVELT A.PERRY OSBORN HAROLD E. ANTHONY DIRECTING SCIENCE JAMES L....

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • american mus...
  • carl akeley
  • museum
  • 1926
  • 1936

United States Geological Survey Bench Mark

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BENCH MARK1911 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYSubmitted by @lampbane

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BENCH MARK1911 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • geological survey
  • bench mark
  • american mus...
  • 1911

Seneca Village Landscape - Geology

Seneca Village Landscape   Geology   The geology of this are still visible throughout this section of the park, was a daily part of the lives of Seneca Village residents: Descriptions of the...

Seneca Village Landscape   Geology   The geology of this are still visible throughout this section of the park, was a daily part of the lives of Seneca Village residents: Descriptions of...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • central park
  • seneca village
  • geology
  • rocks
  • schist
  • 2011
  • 2016

Henry Bliss

Here at West 74th Street and Central Park West, Henry H. Bliss dismounted from a streetcar and was struck and knocked unconscious by an automobile on the evening of September 13, 1899. The place...

Here at West 74th Street and Central Park West, Henry H. Bliss dismounted from a streetcar and was struck and knocked unconscious by an automobile on the evening of September 13, 1899. The place...

    Seneca Village Community - Reservoir Keepers

    Seneca Village CommunityReservoir Keepers In 1842, the city completed construction of one of its most consequential public works projects, the Croton Aqueduct system, which supplied the city with...

    Seneca Village CommunityReservoir Keepers In 1842, the city completed construction of one of its most consequential public works projects, the Croton Aqueduct system, which supplied the city...

    • new york
    • manhattan
    • central park
    • seneca village
    • reservoir
    • 1842
    • 1856
    • croton

    Seneca Village Community - Downtown Connections

    Seneca Village Community Downtown Connections   Near this sign were four plots owned by Albro Lyons, Peter Guignon, and Rebecca Marshall, Guignon's wife. Related by marriage, the Lyons and the...

    Seneca Village Community Downtown Connections   Near this sign were four plots owned by Albro Lyons, Peter Guignon, and Rebecca Marshall, Guignon's wife. Related by marriage, the Lyons and the...

    • new york
    • manhattan
    • central park
    • seneca village
    • albro lyons
    • peter guignon
    • rebecca marshall
    • 1860

    The Urns at Bow Bridge