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nypl:

Happy birthday Brooklyn Bridge! Today in 1883 our lovely bridge opened to the public. The NY Times has the short history of the day. Or, come over to the Manuscripts and Archives Division, where you can pour over the architectural plans and drawings of parts of the Bridge, including images of the Brooklyn anchorage and tower, derricks, and other equipment used in the bridge’s construction.

happy birthday!  i love you all the times but i love you most when you’re dressed in snow.

(this is true of most things and people.)

nypl:

As evening falls on the city’s first snowfall of 2012, here’s a beautiful 1907 print of a winter evening in NYC by John Edwin Jackson. It’s in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection, and we thought it was a nice way to close out our series of snow images today. Enjoy!

nypl:

Here is an appropriate image from our collections considering the weather in New York today - an 1893 print by E.G.H. Del’Orme, depicting a “winter morning” on Fifth Avenue and 17th Street in Manhattan. It’s currently in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection. Enjoy! And stay warm!

nypl:

Happy birthday, George Washington Bridge! Today in 1931, the famous bridge opened to traffic for the first time. To mark the occasion, NYPL’s own Jeremy Megraw did a blog about his love of the 80-year-old G-Dubs, and above is a cigarette card from sometime between 1931 and 1940 documenting the early years of the bridge. It is from our George Arents Collection. Enjoy!

nypl:

It’s the day every kid dreads  - the first day of public school in New York City. To mark the occasion, here’s a print from 1887 depicting kids going back to school in 1700. It’s from our amazing Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection. Enjoy, and happy school year!