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volunteerfireman

The Rig of a Volunteer Fireman [published May 10, 1885]

jpkntz January 9, 2024

Passin’ along Grand street recently I walked by...

buchu

Beaucoup Buchu as a Path to Riches [published Feb. 22, 1885]

jpkntz January 8, 2024

I see that the handsome Mrs. Helmbold has...

alligatorbranch4

Stephen H. Branch, a New York Gadfly [published Dec. 14, 1884]

jpkntz January 7, 2024

There has generally been some prominent local “crank”...

misswoodford

Shaping the Spirit of the Times [published Nov. 2, 1884]

jpkntz January 6, 2024

There is a portrait now adornin’ some windows...

locomotivebestfriend

The First American Steam Locomotives [published Oct. 26, 1884]

jpkntz January 5, 2024

[Warning: the final paragraphs of this newspaper item, which...

Tomato-Homestead

Two Notorious (Tomato-Eating) Women [published July 13, 1884]

jpkntz January 4, 2024

I took a tomato salad lunch the other...

swissmusicbox

Charles O’Conor’s Music Box [published June 1, 1884]

jpkntz January 3, 2024

The other day, when the last honors were...

policedog

Pete, New York’s First Police Dog [published May 11, 1884]

jpkntz January 2, 2024

The dog show naturally attracts one’s attention to...

Power_Tyrone_I

Two Actors, Two Friends, Two Marine Disasters [published Nov. 18, 1883]

jpkntz January 1, 2024

The other night, when the wind was whistlin’...

blindchildrenatconeyisland

Early Days of Coney Island [published June 17, 1883]

jpkntz December 31, 2023

Everybody goes to Coney Island nowadays, and yet...