Robert H. Jackson was a Democrat from New York. That’s the first thing to know. He also didn’t have a law degree, which may explain why he understood the law so well. If you want to better understand ...

NEW YORK -- Americans are in for a cyber-surprise on Wednesday: They'll be able to plug family names into an online 1940 U.S. census and come up with details about the lives of New Yorkers -- from Joe ...

A new website maps Depression-era tax photos of every building in the city, making it easier for researchers and history buffs to navigate several hundred thousand snapshots of buildings from 1940s ...

In 2018, New York City Municipal Archives finished digitizing its long-awaited 1940 tax photographs collection, a cache of over 700,000 images of every tax lot in each of the five boroughs taken ...

Lena Horne sings at the Daily News’ Harvest Moon Ball at Madison Square Garden. The Brooklyn-born singer (1917) made her singing debut at 16 in Harlem’s famous Cotton Club. A star of MGM musicals in ...

Long before the days of iPhone Photo Walks, the future sites of New York City’s Apple Stores were captured on film as part of a citywide project. Eighty years later, the photos offer unique insight ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Souvenir metal makeup compact from ...

12 x 8-7/8 inches (30.5 x 22.5 cm) (image) 16.25 X 13.25 Inches 25 in ...