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Managing the stage: the Phil Friedman papers, 1936-1987 27 Aug 2013 | 09:47 pm
Actors, directors, and playwrights are often given the most audible recognition for successes on stage, but perhaps one of the least lauded roles is that of the stage manager. From the first auditions...
Relaxing with a summer cocktail – it wasn’t always so easy. 20 Aug 2013 | 09:59 pm
Just because this August has been cooler than usual (or perhaps it just seems that way after July’s heatwave), doesn’t mean those New Yorkers of legal drinking age are any less fond of their summer co...
“145 Bluebells of Scotland and a Swiss Cheese to You!” – Corresponding with Carl Van Vechten 13 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
In May of 2013, with the generous support of the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation, the Museum of the City of New York hired Project Archivist Boni Joi Koelliker to begin processing the exhibition rec...
Vanderbilt Ball – how a costume ball changed New York elite society 6 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
In the spring of 1883, the solemnity of Lent didn’t stand a chance against the social event on the mind of all of New York’s elite society: Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt’s fancy dress ball. The invitations h...
Conservation of the J. Clarence Davies Map Collection 30 Jul 2013 | 09:51 pm
The Museum is nearing the completion of the two-year National Endowment for the Humanities grant-funded project “Conserving, Digitizing, and Creating Access to the J. Clarence Davies Collection of Art...
Duncan Phyfe Center Table 23 Jul 2013 | 09:52 pm
Center Table, attributed to Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854), New York, N.Y., circa 1827, rosewood veneer, gilding, plaster, brass, pine, mahogany. Height: 29 inches, diameter of top: 36 inches. Museum of the...
The Contentious History of Supplying Water to Manhattan 16 Jul 2013 | 08:51 pm
“What made New York a prosperous port – its deep saltwater rivers – made its drinking water lousy. By the middle of the eighteenth century, Manhattan’s water was already infamous: there was too little...
Mora – Photographer of the Rich and Famous 9 Jul 2013 | 07:36 pm
What do rich Gilded Age socialites, stuffed bears, and elaborate costumes have in common? They’re all features in these very atypical Gilded Age portraits. As I was cataloging the Museum’s immense por...
Aftermath of a Fire in the Lower East Side 2 Jul 2013 | 09:29 pm
Chartered in 1875, the Manhattan Railway Company operated elevated train lines in Manhattan and the Bronx. In 1879, it leased elevated lines running along Second, Third, Sixth, and Ninth Avenues from ...
Berenice Abbott and Elizabeth McCausland in a “Changing New York” 25 Jun 2013 | 10:03 pm
Archival Intern Suzanna Calev. This week, we have a guest post from our fabulous archival intern, Suzanna Calev, who is currently obtaining a double Master’s Degree in Library Science with a concent...
