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New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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 Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Sundial. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Brooklyn Bridge from Old Futton Street. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Brooklyn Bridge behind a row of shops. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Italian American from Brooklyn Heights. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Brick apartment block. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Decorated corner building. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Apartment block with bay windows. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Postman. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Corner building. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Brooklyn has many traditional terraced houses. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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House where writer, Truman Capote lived while he was writing "Breakfast at Tiffany's". |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Orange Historical House. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Stone house with high steps leading to the front door. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Slatted house. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Plymouth Church (1849) had Abraham Lincoln as a worshipper during his Presidential campaign. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Row of shops. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Traditional Brooklyn slatted house. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Row of terraced houses. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Street scene with eateries and restaurants. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Brooklyn has many local eating places. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Restaurant sign. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Pizza eatery. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Hotel St George. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Hotel St George is used in "The Godfather" for the meeting between Luca Brasi and Solozzo. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Street scene. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Traditional Brooklyn styles. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Elegant doorway. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Decorated apartment block. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Street corner in Brooklyn Heights. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Doorway and steps. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Brooklyn |
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Treelined street. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Bronx |
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Street in the Bronx. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Bronx |
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Brick buildings. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Bronx |
Opera Hotel |
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The Opera Hotel was once a theatre. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Bronx |
Opera Hotel |
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The hotel has a 1920s feel. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Bronx |
Opera Hotel |
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Photo of the four Marx Brothers who appeared at the theatre. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Bronx |
Opera Hotel |
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Houdini appeared in the theatre. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Bronx |
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Peanut butter and jelly (jam) on bread is a distinct part of USA culture. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
Bronx |
Subway |
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Subway station platform in the Bronx with a train looking like in the movies. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
42nd Street |
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Intersection with Madison Avenue. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
42nd Street |
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Street sign. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
42nd Street |
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42nd Street near Bryant Park. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
42nd Street |
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View of the art deco Chrysler Building. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
42nd Street |
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Office buildings. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
42nd Street |
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The intersection with 5th Avenue. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
42nd Street |
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Bryant Park is a small green at the intersection of 42nd Street with 5th Avenue. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Bryant Park is the site of the New York Library. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The New York Public Library. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Statue and fountain. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The arch above the entrance. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The lobby. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Decorated lobby ceiling. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Staircase. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Coridor on the upper level. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The Rotunda. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The interior ceiling. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The reading room. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Portrait of Truman Capote (1924-1984) who wrote "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast At Tiffany's". The artist is James Whitney Fosburgh (1910-1978). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"George Washington" (c1850) by Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860). The artist made over 80 copies of this painting. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"The New York Public Library" (1920) by George Biddle (1885-1973). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The periodical room. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The ceiling of the exhibition room. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Manuscript of "Symphony No 32 in G Major" (1779) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austria, 1756-1791). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Five large batons made for Italian conductor, Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) for a concert involving nearly 1000 singers and musicians in 1944. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Cigarette case given to Cole Porter (USA song writer, 1891-1964) by his wife, Linda Lee Thomas. The inscription says "Adios, Argentina" and is dated 1934. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Sketchbook belonging to Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"Low Down Mojo Blues" 78rpm record (from 1928) by Blind Lemon Jefferson (USA Blues singer, 1893-1929). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Berliner gramophone (c1897-1898) invented by Emile Berliner (1851-1929) as an alternative to Thomas Edison's cylinder technology. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Costume for Captain Hook in the play Peter Pan by Marguerite Moreton from 1924. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Earliest known composition by Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ellington from c1926. The composition is called "Birmingham Breakdown". |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Original costume designs for Roxie Hart in the original production of "Chicago" in 1975 by Patricia Zipprodt. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Script for pre Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire". The play opened in 1947 and starred Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy and Carl Malden. Written by Tennessee Williams (1911-1983). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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The escapologist, Harry Houdini had begun his act in police stations in the late 1890s. This document is signed by a police chief in Nashville, 1899. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Poster for Harry Houdini and his famous escape from a barrel act from 1904 in London. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Poster for Sarah Bernhardt's farewell USA tour (1905-1906). Bernhardt (1844-1923) was a French actress whose career spanned over 60 years. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Tap shoes (1940s) worn by dancer, Violet Holmes (1927-2019) made from leather and steel. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Illustration by William Wallace Denslow (1856-1915) from 1900 of the characters in the original version of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L Frank Baum. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"The Adventures of Shochan", a boy reporter and his sidekick, Squirrel by Shosei Oda (Japan, 1889-1967) where published in 1925, six years before Tin Tin in Belgium. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"The Snowy Day" (1962) written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. This is the most frequently borrowed book from the library. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"Mother Goose" or "The Old Nursery Rhymes" (1881) written and illustrated by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"The Brownies' Book" (1920) by W E B Du Bois (1868-1963) depicted black children in the USA in a positive manner. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Illustration for the "Jack The Gian Killer" in a WW1 children's book (1916) by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Charles Dickens' (1812-1870) writing desk and chair. He wrote chapters of "Great Expectations" here. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Charles Dickens' paper knife, 1862, ivory, cat's paw, metal. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Charles Dickens' reading copy of "David Copperfield" (1866). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Letter by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) to his wife Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) in 1824. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Manuscript of the poem, "The Choice" (1823), one of the few written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) on the anniversary of the death of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"Discovery of Percy Shelley's Body" by Hilliard. Shelley died in a boating accident. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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1823 Letter from Mary Shelley to publisher, Richard Phillips about her new novel, "Frankenstien". |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Actor, T P Cooke of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden gives the first representation of Frankenstein's creature (1834, artist Thopas Charles Wageman, 1786-1863). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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1818 edition of "Frankenstein or The Modern Promethius" by Mary (Wollstonecraft) Shelley. This first edition is one of seven copies of the original 500 print run in the New York Public Library. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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1931 edition of "Frankenstein". The image is based on the movie rendition of the creature. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Lock of Mary Shelley's hair (c1815). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"Manuscript of Transformation" (1830), one of Mary Shelley's later novels. |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley" (1989) by Mark Summers (born 1955). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Linear notes for USA jazz trumpeter, Miles Davis' album, "Kind of Blue" (1959) by Bill Evans (1929-1980). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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"Aria" (1958) is a hand drawn example of graphic notation used by avant-garde composer, John Cage (1912-1992). |
2024 |
| United States of America |
New York |
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New York City |
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New York Public Library |
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Teddy bear and other animals bought for Christopher Robin Milne in 1921 by his father, A A Milne who used them as models for Winnie the Pooh and his friends. |
2024 |
