New York State Collection (#15)

The Palisade Rocks on the Hudson River, West Bank, New York, 1855. Illustration from the History and Topography of the United States of North America, Volume II, by John Howard Hinton

West Point Military School, New York, 1855. Illustration from the History and Topography of the United States of North America, Volume II, by John Howard Hinton, published by Samuel Walker, (Boston)

View of the Canal, at the Little Falls Mohawk River, New York State, 1855. A canal was constructed around the rapids in about 1795

Piazza of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs, New York State, 1855. Illustration from the History and Topography of the United States of North America, Volume II, by John Howard Hinton

Lake George, New York, 1855. Illustration from the History and Topography of the United States of North America, Volume II, by John Howard Hinton, published by Samuel Walker, (Boston, 1855)

Statue of Liberty, New York Harbour, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Statue of Liberty, New York Harbour, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago)

New York and the Brooklyn Bridge, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
New York and the Brooklyn Bridge, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago)

The Elevated Railway, Third Avenue, New York, 1879. Hand-coloured later

Marshal Joffre and Viviani arrive in New York, First World War, 9 May 1917. Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the French army, and Rene Viviani, Prime Minister of France when war broke out in 1914

US 1st Army in the Victory Parade, New York, USA, 10 September 1919

US 1st Army passing through the Victory Arch, Madison Square, New York, USA, 10 September 1919

The New York Draft Riots, Second Avenue, New York City, 13-16 July 1863, (1872). The riots began as protests against President Abraham Lincolns Enrollment Act of Conscription drafting men to fight in

The Stamp Riots of New York, c1765, (1872). A banner reads: The Folly of England and the Right of America. The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765 in order to raise revenue in

Saratoga and Stillwater, Encampments of Burgoynes Army, 1777, (1872). The Battle(s) of Saratoga were considered by many historians to have been the turning point of the American Revolutionary War

Lake George, New York State, USA, 1877

New York, United States of America, 1883. Artist: G Greatbach
New York, United States of America, 1883

The Illustrated American Biography; containing correct Portraits and Brief Notices of the Principal Actors in American History, embracing distinguished women, naval and military heroes, statesmen

The Grand Display of Fireworks and Illuminations at the Opening of the Great Suspension Bridge between New York and Brooklyn on the Evening of May 24, 1883

The Terrace and Fountain, Central Park, New York

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in New York, USA, September 1960. Khrushchev (1894-1971) on the balcony of the Russian United Nations delegation headquarters

Hastings-on-Hudson, 1885 Artist: Jasper Francis Cropsey
Hastings-on-Hudson, 1885

Wall Street, New York, 1869. Wall Street markets crash on Black Friday, 1869. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York)

Lake George, New York, c1843-1880. Artist: Sanford Robinson Gifford
Lake George, New York, c1843-1880

Elevated Railway in New York, from The Picture Magazine, c19th century
Elevated Railway in New York, an illustration taken from The Picture Magazine, c19th century

Manufacture of electric batteries, USA, 1887. Interior view of MWJ Jenkss Electrical Accumulator Company, New York

Giant galvanometer in the physics laboratory, Cornell University, New York, USA, 1886. A galvanometer is an instrument for measuring small electric currents

Exterior view of the New York Stock Exchange, 1885

Floor of the New York Stock Exchange, 1885

Federal (northern) prison in Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour, American Civil War, 1865. View inside one of the casemates

Staten Island and the Narrows, New York, USA, c1834-c1876. Artist: Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Staten Island and the Narrows, New York, USA, c1834-1876. New York viewed from Fort Hamilton, with Fort Lafayette in the centre, framed by trees. Published by Currier and Ives, New York, USA

Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist in 1921. Curie (1867-1934) with Dean Pegram of the School of Engineering, Columbia University, New York, during her tour of the United States

Pan-American Exhibition at Buffalo, USA, 1901. It was in the exhibitions Temple of Music that William McKinley (1843-19-1), American lawyer and Republican politician, 25th president of USA

Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exhibition at Buffalo, 1901. It was in this building that William McKinley (1843-1901)

Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office, New York, USA, 1875. Wells Fargo & Co was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells (1805-1878) and William George Fargo (1818-1881)

Deliveries and collections taking place at Wells Fargo depot, New York, USA, 1875. Wells Fargo & Co was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells (1805-1878) and William George Fargo (1818-1881)

Steam-powered ice elevator, Hudson River near New York, USA, 1875. An elevator for raising blocks of ice from the river level into insulated storehouses where they would be stored for summer use

Ice gathering on the Hudson River near New York, USA, 1875. Horse-drawn cutters used to cut blocks of ice. In the background are insulated warehouses for storing ice for summer use

Escalator at the Pennsylvania Railroad Companys Cortland Street Station, New York, 1893. An electrically-powered escalator 13 metres in length and carrying passengers up an elevation of 6 metres

Assassination of William McKinley, 25th president of the USA, 1901
Assassination of William McKinley, 25th President of the USA, 1901. On 6th September 1901, McKinley (1843-1901) President of the USA from 1896, was shot by Leon Czolgosz (1873-1901), an anarchist

Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam (New York), 1673
Dutch settlement of New amsterdam, later to become New York, 1673. Engraving

Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, 1883. Designed and built by J.A. and W.A. Roebling, opened 1883. Wood engraving from Scientific American, New York, 14 July 1883

Testing the cables on Brooklyn Bridge, c1900. Brooklyn Bridge, New York, opened 1883: E.F. Farrington, master mechanic, testing the first span of wire cables. Wood engraving c1900

The Electric Torchlight Procession in New York, USA, 1884. A torchlight parade in New York using Edison incandescent lamps fixed to the participants hats

Bucky Pizarelli, 2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Bucky Pizarelli, Birdland, New York, 2017

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