Month: March 2024

tweedsfirehat

Bunking Fire Laddies and the Bowery Theatre Fire [published Apr. 22, 1883]

jpkntz March 31, 2024

Passin’ by an engine house the other day...

ararat

Niagara Falls, Refuge to New Yorkers [published Mar. 18, 1883]

jpkntz March 28, 2024

The recent talk about turnin’ Niagara Falls into...

wardschool26b

The Stampede and Stairway Collapse at Ward School No. 26 [published Feb. 25, 1883]

jpkntz March 22, 2024

Every father and mother in New York has...

threecardmonte

Edward Stern and the Riverboat Sharpers [published Jan. 7, 1883]

jpkntz March 21, 2024

The recent death of Gambetta has given the...

mirrorshot

Mlle. Volante and the Mirror Trick Shot [published Dec. 10, 1882]

jpkntz March 19, 2024

The recent killin’ of the unfortunate actress by...

aldridge-plaque

Ira Aldridge, Forced From New York By Prejudice [published Oct 1, 1882]

jpkntz March 15, 2024

Burnt Cork and negro minstrels have always been...

coffeegrinder

Old Coffee-Houses of New York [published Sep 17, 1882]

jpkntz March 13, 2024

There are no more coffee-houses–at least, no coffee...

hat1830s

Willard & Jenning’s City Hotel; Niblo’s Garden; Windust’s [published July 9, 1882]

jpkntz March 11, 2024

I met Marsh, the veteran hotel clerk, probably...

Russian_frigate_Kamchatka_1841

Building and Welcoming Foreign Ships [published May 7, 1882]

jpkntz March 9, 2024

New York ship-builders used to be so famous...

marisposastock

The Mining Board…of Manipulation [published Apr. 30, 1882]

jpkntz March 7, 2024

Every now and then somethin’ about minin’, minin’...