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Newtown Town Records Volume 288
Part of the Archives' Old Town collection, the contents of this volume date from 1714 - 1753 and...
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Code of Health Ordinances 1866
Poor sanitary conditions and a massive outbreak of cholera prompted the formation of the...
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Brooklyn Bridge Drawing No. 2031, Balance Derrick Ca. 1870
Among the Archives' more than 10,000 drawing plans for the Brooklyn Bridge, this drawing details...
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Brooklyn Bridge Drawing No. 4275, Caisson Construction
Among the Archives' more than 10,000 drawing plans for the Brooklyn Bridge, this drawing depicts...
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Brooklyn Bridge Drawing 4269
Among the Archives' more than 10,000 drawing plans for the Brooklyn Bridge, this drawing by...
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John Roebling Design Drawing for the Brooklyn Bridge
The 1867 drawing plan for the Brooklyn Bridge, as envisioned by John Roebling, is one of the...
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- Carol Willis
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Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen Collection (1831-1853), 39 vols.
The Proceedings of the Board of Aldermen collection at the Municipal Library, which dates from...
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- Brad Reid
- Miles Freeman
- Lucie Luzzolini
- Robert Davis
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Valentine's Manual of the City of New York, 1850
One of the earliest illustrated histories of New York City, Valentine's Manuals documented...
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- Samantha Hightower
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Department of Public Works Annual Report, 1870
This 1870 volume from the New York City Department of Public Works is a vital resource for...
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- Stephen Weil
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Valentine's Manual of the City of New York, 1855
One of the earliest illustrated histories of New York City, Valentine's Manuals documented...
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- Jacqueline Helt
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Map of the Town of Flatbush 1797
This 1797 hand-drawn map of the town of Flatbush and surrounding areas of Brooklyn includes the...
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- Richard Buehring
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Newtown Criminal Docket, 1659-1688
This 1797 hand-drawn map of the town of Flatbush and surrounding areas of Brooklyn includes the...
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- Dennis Maika
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Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Central Park (1856 - 1870), 12 vols.
The Municipal Library's collection of Annual Reports of Central Park document the early...
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- Kevin Foley
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Slave Register, Town of Flatlands, 1799
This volume, which documents the birth of slaves in the Flatlands area of Brooklyn, is a unique...
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- Betty Kay
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Slaveholders in Kings County, Flatbush 1799-1826
When the 'Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery' was passed in New York in 1799, careful...
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- Pauline Toole
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Central Park Drawing no. 35 Belvedere Castle Front Elevation
The Archives' collection includes roughly 2000 drawings related to the planning and construction...
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- Nancy Hughes
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Central Park Drawing no. 36 Belvedere Castle West Elevation
The Archives' collection includes roughly 2000 drawings related to the planning and construction...
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- Nancy Hughes
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Land Patent of New Utrecht 1686
When Thomas Dongan became governor of New York in 1683, he made many notable changes in the...
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- Alex Sommer and Caryn Lewi