Penny-farthing
This From the Vault post was originally written by Tess Colwell and published on June 14, 2017 by the Brooklyn Historical Society. To see the latest Photo of the Week entries, visit the Brooklynology blog home, or subscribe to our Center for Brooklyn History newsletter. The photo of the week depicts Eddie Tepper posing with a penny-farthing bicycle in 1886. This is…
The Life Saving Station of Manhattan Beach
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This week's photo takes us to the lost eastern end of Manhattan Beach.Manhattan Beach, on the eastern end of Coney Island, was the brainchild of robber baron Austin Corbin. In the 1870s, he bought 500 acres here and erected two luxury resort hotels for vacationing New Yorkers (not all New Yorkers, however, as Corbin was a notorious anti-semite who barred Jews from the resort). He also built the New York and Manhattan Beach…
Generations of New Years
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Photographer Larry Racioppo grew up in a large Italian-American family in Brooklyn, and his family has always been well-represented in his work. We hold a collection documenting his work and career, and many of the photographs from the collection are available on…
When Coal Was King
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A Few of Our Favorite Things: Holiday Photos from the Collections
This year has proven to be a year like no other, full of ups and downs, and a longing from most for better and brighter days. Despite the challenges, we at the Center for Brooklyn History are grateful for what we've been able to achieve this year. A historic partnership between two long standing, and significant institutions, and with it, the opportunity to serve our community and our borough, by expanding access to a singular collection in a single space, free and open to all. For this edition of Photo of the Week, we'd like to share our personal picks from our combined collections, that…
Before the Roller Disco
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The 1960 Plane Crash That Rocked Park Slope
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Vanderveer Park: When Flatbush Was a Suburb
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The Curious Origins of Thanksgiving
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Take Two Shots and Call Me in the Morning: The Business of Selling Beer and Liquor
A Brooklyn Block's Hidden History
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This Business of Voting…
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Is It Un-American for Mothers to Work?
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Designing the Library of the Future
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Celebrating the Next Million Possibilities!
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Home Sweet Brooklyn
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Fall(ing) into an Odd Brooklyn Autumn
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The Migration of Mexican Cuisine
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Sorting Mail at the Post Office
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Mapping New York City's Waterways
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