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This picture located in digital collection of the New York Public Library depicts the Brooklyn Bridge on the day of it’s grand opening. The bridge officially opened in May 1883 with an elaborate opening ceremony. The ceremony was completed with a…

On the day of the grand opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, The Daily Graphic released this edition of the magazine. In the picture, the bridge rises high into the sky. It is so large that the city behind it looks flat. On the bridge stand two women, who…

The Gilded Age, and the years leading up to it, introduced a new kind of wealth, one that was controlled by a select elite. These "Captains of Industry" were coined as Robber Barons by their critics and consisted of JP Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Andrew…

This image shows people ice skating on the lake in Central Park around 1890. The image is in black and white and shows the Dakota, a famous luxury apartment building in New York City, in the background, surrounded by a wintery landscape. Central Park…

I found this article while I was looking for sources for my Collections Project and I thought it provided the perfected summary of how women's roles changed in society based on their realization of how their health was being compromised. This…