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Old Time Ads From The 1910 World Almanac – Part 2
More Interesting Ads From The 1910 World Almanac We continue our look at the 1910 World Almanac And Encyclopedia’s advertising. The New York World newspaper used their annual publication of the Almanac as a way to advertise their own newspaper. … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Evergreens Cemetery, New York World, World Almanac
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Old Time Ads From The 1910 World Almanac – Part 1
Huckesterism 101 – Useful? Crazy? How Products Were Advertised In The 1910 World Almanac One big difference between old advertising and today’s advertisements, is that today you sometimes have to scrutinize the ad to discover exactly what it is they … Continue reading
Old New York In Photos #28
New York City In Old Color Photographs At The Turn Of The Century Life was colorful in turn of the century New York City. But because almost all the photographs we see from that era are in black and white, … Continue reading
Posted in History, New York, Old New York In Photos, Photography
Tagged Bowery, City Hall, Elevated, Fifth Avenue, Highbridge, New York Sun, New York Times, New York Tribune, New York World, Park Row, Postcards, Tammany Hall
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Part 3 Even More Vintage New York City Books With Great Art Deco Dust Jackets
The Art of The Book #3 – New York City Deco Dust Jackets From The 20′s & 30′s We continue with our look at vintage books about New York City with great dust jackets. (click here to read part 1 … Continue reading
All New York City Sidewalks Are Not Created Equal
What Is The Width Of The Sidewalks In Manhattan? Following up on our November 19, story, All New York City Streets Are Not Created Equal, the 1904 World Almanac has a list of the width of Manhattan’s sidewalks. The chart … Continue reading
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Tagged 1904, Fifth Avenue, Hotel Savoy, New York History, New York World, Sidewalks, World Almanac
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All New York City Streets Are Not Created Equal
The Distances Between Streets & Avenues – Things You Probably Didn’t Know If you are traveling at the same pace, regardless of the avenue, it is faster to walk between 6th and 7th Streets than walking from 13th to 14th … Continue reading
Crime, Murder, Prisons, Hangings and Lynchings in 1891
Some Interesting Facts The 1892 World Almanac The 1892 World Almanac contains fascinating crime statistics. Putting the crime numbers in perspective to the population, in 1890 the United States total population was 62,830,361. The “colored” population was 7,488,676. So, African-Americans … Continue reading
The Things We Do For Love
Boy 16, And Girl 14, Walk Over Twenty Miles Round-Trip During Blizzard With Temperatures Hovering At Zero Degrees To Get Married Valentines Day has come and gone. I know love can drive you to do crazy things, but I can’t recall seeing a story like … Continue reading
Old New York in Photos #7
Two Homes With Different Fates The Louis Comfort Tiffany Mansion (above) circa 1886 at the corner of 72nd Street and Madison Avenue designed by McKim, Mead & White. The Joseph Pulitzer Mansion (below) 1903 at 7 East 73rd Street (just off … Continue reading
The 1929 World Almanac
Some Vintage Advertisements of the Era and What Americans Paid in Taxes The World Almanac was called The World Almanac because it was published by The New York World newspaper, not because it contained everything about the world. A version … Continue reading