*FINANCIAL crises, *HISTORY, *TWENTIETH century, *ECONOMIC history
Abstract
The article reports on the documents from the financial crisis in New York City in 1970s which shows the effort of investment banker Felix G. Rohatyn to rescue and aid the New York Stock Exchange and the city, which would be displayed at the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library.
*UNDERGROUND Railroad (U.S. history), *ABOLITIONISTS, *ANTISLAVERY movements, *HISTORY, NEW York City history, 1775-1865
Abstract
The article discusses author Eric Foner's work on the book “Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad," which focuses on antislavery efforts in New York City from the early 18th century through the American Civil War. Topics addressed include Foner's use of the papers of abolitionist editor Sydney Howard Gay, as well as Foner's efforts to separate fact from fiction regarding the Underground Railroad.
*BLUEPRINTS, *HISTORY of photography, *BLUEPRINTING, *HISTORY of inventions, *WOMEN artists, *NINETEENTH century, *EXHIBITIONS, *HISTORY
Abstract
The article discusses a resurgence in the popularity of the cyanotype (blueprint) photographic printing process as of 2016, and it mentions Phoenix, Arizona artist Annie Lopez's work with cyanotypes, as well as the "Cyanotypes: Photography's Blue Period" exhibition which runs through April 24, 2016 at the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to the article, British astronomer John Frederick Herschel invented the cyanotype process around 1842.
Published
2016
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