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Nearly 7.5 million old New York newspapers with information covering the world, incredible ancient gossip and social, lots of names - not just for New York.

The History Box.com was created and is maintained by Miriam Medina, researcher and transcriber of the site. The History Box. com's educational intent is to provide information of historical interest that is relevant to the people of New York State, New York City and American history, and direct them to the sources that it has utilized which are available to the public. The contents of this site are derived from extensive research of public records, newspapers, books and web links. It is a source of quality information for researchers, historians, literary scholars, writers, historical societies and academic institutions.

From site: "The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 20,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, childrens, and manuscript maps. Some examples are United States map, maps New York, California map, Arizona map, America map, New York City map, Chicago map, and Colorado map. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy and family history. "

"The photography collection at George Eastman House holds approx. 400 James Jowers prints. The majority of the images were shot in New York City in the 1960s and early 1970s, an important and interesting time in US history. The photographs are of the New York City street photography genre. There are some remarkable images in this collection, including portraits of New Yorkers in various settings and anti-war protests in Central Park and elsewhere. There are also approximately 25 photographs of New Orleans in the 1970s. "

Northern New York Library Network: Directory of Archival and Historical Document Collections

Initial collection is 16 sets containing approximately 1200 photos from the New York City Public Library.

Oh wow, Denise, this opened on Ruth St. Denis photos with no copyright issues. I feel a big session of digital collage comin' on! :-D

Dutchess County Map for free download. Printable map of Dutchess County, New York (USA) showing the County boundaries, County seat, major cities, roads, and rail network

Walmart has opened new artificial intelligence (AI-powered) store concept, the Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL), at its Neighborhood Market in Levittown, New York.