or History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:51:03 +0000 As October 31 draws near, ghosts appear in New York windows, and cobwebs creep over city bushes. Crisp leaves heap in piles along sidewalks where wrinkled gourds line up to watch crunchy commutes. All across the state New Yorkers still “inhale the witching influence of the air, and begin to grow imaginative, to dream dreams,... The post History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections bronze casting Halloween N-YHS permanent collection New-York Historical Society sculpture
or Alexander Hamilton: New York City’s Financial Founding Father By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:54:10 +0000 Revolutionary War hero, treasury secretary, founder of the Bank of New York, architect of America’s financial system—Alexander Hamilton’s accomplishments are too numerous to list. In his lifetime of just 47 years, Hamilton helped secure America’s freedom and shaped the contours of the young republic in its earliest days. The Bank of New York (now BNY... The post Alexander Hamilton: New York City’s Financial Founding Father appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections General Alexander Hamilton american revolution Bank of New York Hamilton clock
or Happy Birthday, New-York Historical Society! By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:24:10 +0000 This week, the New-York Historical Society turned 214! To celebrate our birthday we’re taking a look back on the construction of the New-York Historical Society’s permanent home at 170 Central Park West. Before settling along the park, New-York Historical lived at seven other locations around the city between 1804 and 1908. Here’s a retro map... The post Happy Birthday, New-York Historical Society! appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections Ephemera Hidden Gems from the Archives Photographs birthday black and white photography construction from the archives institutional history museum history n-yhs collection photo diary photography upper west side uptown
or Factory in the Kitchen: Civil War-era Apple Parers By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:51:21 +0000 Yikes! This aggressive-looking machine is patented under the name “Lightning” and is cold to the touch. Because it’s made from cast iron, when you lift it, its weight drags your whole body down and turns your arm to pudding. It has four gears; each is a different size, and each is necessary. When activated, these... The post Factory in the Kitchen: Civil War-era Apple Parers appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections General Technology apple domestic life Food fruit Industrial Revolution kitchen technology
or From Cotton Fields to Laundry Strikes: Black Women’s Labor During Reconstruction and Jim Crow By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:38:13 +0000 If you were watching television in the 1990s, you are probably familiar with the jingle “the touch, the feel, of cotton. The fabric of our lives.” In many ways, cotton has also long been the fabric of our country. Many correctly associate the growing of cotton in the United States with the institution of slavery.... The post From Cotton Fields to Laundry Strikes: Black Women’s Labor During Reconstruction and Jim Crow appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Now on View Betye Saar Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow black history month Jim Crow women artists women's labor
or Celebrating Pete Seeger: A Producer and Friend on How the Folk Legend’s Music Changed the World By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:40:40 +0000 The late, legendary Pete Seeger knew how to sing for a cause. Throughout his career, he performed, rallied, and wrote music for labor rights, civil rights, and the end of the Vietnam War. He was also deeply involved in the environmental movement, particularly when it came to the Hudson River. A longtime resident of Beacon,... The post Celebrating Pete Seeger: A Producer and Friend on How the Folk Legend’s Music Changed the World appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Events Exhibitions Interview Public Programs Exhibition History Hudson Rising Hudson River music programming upcoming event
or The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:37:56 +0000 Most Christian and Jewish Americans, reading about Christ’s resurrection or the Jewish exodus from Egypt during the upcoming Easter and Passover holidays, will not consider the Bible to be an American book. And yet, the Bible was our first American book; its earliest printings, translations, and interpretations reflected the experiences of the first Europeans to... The post The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Manuscripts American colonies American History book Exhibition immigration Installation special installation
or Scenes from the First Earth Day: Photos from the 1970 Rallies in New York City By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:58:28 +0000 Every year on April 22, people around the world pause to rally for the planet. Earth Day has become a global event, part demonstration, part celebration, as concerned citizens lend their support to a natural world that’s increasingly in peril. That sense of urgency was there from the very beginning: April 22, 1970, marked the... The post Scenes from the First Earth Day: Photos from the 1970 Rallies in New York City appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Photographs Activism American History exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River political protest
or The Palisades in Peril: Meet the Forgotten Women Who Fought to Save the Great Cliffs of the Hudson River By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:04:52 +0000 The champion racing yacht Marietta set sail from Pier A in lower Manhattan on the chilly late morning of September 22, 1897. Mrs. Edith Gifford was aboard along with fellow members of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) and their male allies from the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (ASHPS). This... The post The Palisades in Peril: Meet the Forgotten Women Who Fought to Save the Great Cliffs of the Hudson River appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Women's History Exhibition exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River now on view women's history
or The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663 By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2019 13:45:16 +0000 The first Bible to be printed in America was special for many reasons, but perhaps the most remarkable is this: It was translated into a language that most English colonists couldn’t read. A Geneva Bible, it was printed in Natick, an Algonquin language spoken by the Massachusett people who lived on the land surrounding the... The post The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663 appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Manuscripts Now on View america American colonies Exhibition exhibitions religion special installation
or Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 14:35:12 +0000 An estimated 44 million people attended the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, and witnessed its vision for a shimmering, Art Deco “World of Tomorrow.” Some five million of those visitors got a chance to behold Lift Every Voice and Sing. A sculpture by artist Augusta Savage, it stood at a... The post Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Paintings Women's History african american american art Art Exhibition exhibitions now on view women artists
or The trials of spring / Fork Films presents ; producer, Beth Levison ; director, Gini Reticker ; a co-production of ZAG Line Pictures, LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; in association with Fork Films, Artemis Rising Foundation and Center For By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 Rotch Library - JQ1850.A91 T75 2015 Full Article
or The destruction of memory / Vast Productions USA presents By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Thur, 12 Jan 2017 Rotch Library - HM554.D47 2016 Full Article
or Junction 48 / a Metro Communications ... [and others] production ; screenplay, Oren Moverman & Tamer Nafar ; director, Udi Aloni By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Thur, 18 May 2017 Rotch Library - PN1997.2.J86 2017 Full Article
or Kedi / a Termite Films production, in association with PK Film ; directed by Ceyda Torun ; produced by Ceyda Torun, Charlie Wuppermann By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Tues, 19 Dec 2017 Rotch Library - SF450.K43 2017 Full Article
or Pulsar astrophysics: the next fifty years: proceedings of the 337th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at Jodrell Bank Observatory, United Kingdom, September 4-8, 2017 / edited by Patrick Weltevrede, Benetge B.P. Perera, Lina Levin Pr By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Hayden Library - QB843.P8 I58 2018 Full Article
or Mysteries of Mars / Fabio Vittorio de Blasio By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
or A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy by Wilson Wall By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
or 4th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Delft, The Netherlands, October 16 -18, 2017 / editors, H. Paul Urbach and Qifeng Yu By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Exploring the universe: a collection of research reviews on contemporary astrophysics and space science / Banibrata Mukhopadhyay, Supdipta Sasmal, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Low frequency radio astronomy and the LOFAR Observatory: lectures from the Third LOFAR Data Processing School / George Heald, John McKean, Roberto Pizzo, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Simulating large-scale structure for models of cosmic acceleration / Baojiu Li By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Chondrules: records of protoplanetary disk processes / edited by Sara S. Russell, Natural History Museum, London, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Rowan University, New Jersey, and Alexander N. Krot, University of Hawaii, Manoa By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Hayden Library - QB758.5.C46 C456 2018 Full Article
or Space weather of the heliosphere: processes and forecasts: proceedings of the 335th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, July 17-21, 2017 / edited by Claire Foullon, Olga E. Malandraki By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 10:00:53 EST Hayden Library - QB529.I67 2018 Full Article
or Russia's posture in space: prospects for Europe / Marco Aliberti, Ksenia Lisitsyna By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:10:51 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Chronicling the golden age of astronomy: a history of visual observing from Harriot to Moore / Neil English By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:19:35 EST Online Resource Full Article
or International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2016: proceedings organized by IAG Commission 2 and the International Gravity Field Service, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2016 / editors, Georgios S. Vergos, Roland Pail and Riccardo B By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
or 8th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Large Mirrors and Telescopes / Cho, Myung By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Cruise Ship Astronomy and Astrophotography Gregory I. Redfern By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Early Exploration of the Moon: Ranger to Apollo, Luna to Lunniy Korabl / Tom Lund By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Astrophysical recipes: the art of AMUSE / Simon Portegies Zwart, Steve McMillan By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:20:10 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Modeling and analysis of eclipsing binary stars: the theory and design principles of PHOEBE / Andrej Prša By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:20:10 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Stellar Populations and the Distance Scale: a conference in honor of Jeremy Mould: proceedings of a conference held at Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, Beijing, China, 11-15 September 2017 / edited by Joseph B. Jensen, By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Hayden Library - QB819.S74 2017 Full Article
or Hawking radiation: from astrophysical black holes to analogous systems in lab / Francesco D. Belgiorno (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Sergio L. Cacciatori (Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy), Daniele Faccio (Heriot-Watt University, UK) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
or The physics and astrophysics of neutron stars Luciano Rezzolla, Pierre Pizzochero, David Ian Jones, Nanda Rea, Isaac Vidaña, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
or Black hole information and thermodynamics / Dieter Lüst, Ward Vleeshouwers By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:08:03 EST Online Resource Full Article
or High time-resolution astrophysics / edited by Tariq Shahbaz (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias), Jorge Casares Velázquez (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias), Teodoro Muñoz Darias (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:08:03 EST Hayden Library - QB460.C356 2018 Full Article
or Proceedings of the International Conference of Young Astrophysicists and Astronomers (ICYAA 2018): conference date, 8 June 2018: location, Padova, Italy / editors, Eugenio Bottacini and Elena Orlando By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:08:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Science with a next-generation Very Large Array / edited by Eric J. Murphy and the Next-Generation Very Large Array Science Advisory Council By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 10:12:48 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Exotic nuclei and nuclear/particle astrophysics (VII): physics with small accelerators: proceedings of Carpathian Summer School of Physics 2016 (CSSP18): conference date, 1-14 July 2018: location, Sinaia, Romania / editors, Livius Trache and Alexandra Spi By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 07:31:59 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Exoplanets: hidden worlds and the quest for extraterrestrial life / Donald Goldsmith By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 31 Mar 2019 07:31:59 EDT Hayden Library - QB820.G64 2018 Full Article
or Critical Space Infrastructures: Risk, Resilience and Complexity / Alexandru Georgescu [and 3 others] By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or International Symposium on Advancing Geodesy in a Changing World: Proceedings of the IAG Scientific Assembly, Kobe, Japan, July 30 -- August 4, 2017 / Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Laura Sánchez, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Fundamentals of galaxy dynamics, formation and evolution / Ignacio Ferreras By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Introducing the star: formation, structure and evolution / Martin Beech By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 07:26:01 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Review of the planetary aspects of NASA SMD's lunar science and exploration initiative / Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Acquisition strategies for future space-based optics: unclassified summary / Committee on Acquisition Strategies for Future Space-Based Optics, Intelligence Community Studies Board ; Air Force Studies Board ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Strategic investments in instrumentation and facilities for extraterrestrial sample curation and analysis / Committee on Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis Facilities, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Perihelia reduction and Global Kolmogorov tori in the planetary problem / Gabriella Pinzari By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
or Review of the commercial aspects of NASA SMD's lunar science and exploration initiative / Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
