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Vintage guide map and directory of Brooklyn from 1883

Vintage guide map and directory of Brooklyn from 1883

In 1883, Brooklynite S.D.L. Taunton created this beautifully detailed map of his hometown in New York. Taunton was an artist and cartographer with an office at 88 Warren St. in what is now Brooklyn's Columbia St Waterfront District. This map was created to show the...

Chimpanzees, most man like of the apes, Bronx Park, New York

Chimpanzees, most man like of the apes, Bronx Park, New York

This picture was taken at The Bronx Zoo in 1914. The man's hat says "zoological park", and he is holding two chimpanzees. The photo was labeled "Chimpanzees, most man like of the apes, Bronx Park, New York. The Bronx Zoo is a zoo located in the Bronx, a borough of New...