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Welcome to Virtual New York City

WebWELCOME to Virtual New York, a website devoted to the history of New York City and its people. Produced by the New Media Lab at the Graduate Center, City University of New …

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Welcome to Virtual New York City

WebWELCOME to Virtual New York, a website devoted to the history of New York City and its people. Produced by the New Media Lab at the Graduate Center, City University of New …

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Epidemics: Cholera in Nineteenth Century New York

WebCholera was among the most virulent infectious diseases to strike nineteenth-century New York. Transmitted by contaminated food and water, cholera causes diarrhea and …

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Cholera in Nineteenth Century New York

WebCholera again struck New York City the year after the Civil War ended, and three years after the city had been wracked by the Draft Riots. Demographic changes in the city between …

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Colored Orphan Asylum

WebColored Orphan Asylum. School and shelter for black children opened in 1836 by Mary Murray and Anna Shotwell. It was managed solely by women for more than a century …

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Cholera in London

WebThis satirical look at cholera-hunting in London demonstrates how futile the efforts of the medical profession seemed during the deadly 1831-32 cholera outbreak.

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Suppressing Nuisances

WebOriginal Caption: The Metropolitan Board of Health suppressing nuisances in a tenement house in New York City. Description: Event Date: Publication:

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Germans-Encyclopedia of New York City

WebThe large influx of German immigrants to the city led to the establishment of many breweries. George Ehret, a German immigrant who opened the Hell Gate brewery in …

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New York City History Resources

WebNew York City Subway Resources Unofficial site on the New York City Subway System. Includes the history of the various subway lines, pictures of trains through the years and …

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WebCholera affected millions of people as it spread from its point of origin in northeastern India and marched along trade routes in the late 1820s and into Europe in the early 1830s.

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The Struggle for Free Speech at CCNY, 1931-42

WebCCNY students throughout the 1930s participated in protests against militarism, social and economic injustice at home and the threat of fascism abroad. They also fought to defend …

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The Great Fire of 1835/Great Fire Begins

WebThe Great Fire Begins. a wire service suspension. From. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 7, 1891. Two days later, on the evening of December 16th, the …

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WebDespite John Snow's discovery that cholera was transmitted via contaminated water many older physicians still advocated the atmospheric malaise/predisposing condition theory to …

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Untitled Document [virtualny.ashp.cuny.edu]

WebThe presence of cholera during the winter, even if less severe, roused the Board of Health from its slumber, but the resulting implementation was half-hearted.

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