The Housing Crisis of 1920
The Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa), April 19, 1920 In the spring of 1920, thousands of families were ordered to vacate their...
Tombs Prison being dismantled, c. 1898
Rare image of the original Tombs Prison being dismantled to make way for a newer structure, c. 1898. Apparently nothing...
Helen Hall, pioneering social worker
August 31 marks the anniversary of the passing of pioneering social worker Helen Hall, who died of natural causes in...
Sammy’s on the Bowery memorabilia
The following scans were sent to us by Barry S. of Toronto, Canada. After reading an interview we did in...