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Today in History

  1608 – Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia 1610 – Galileo discovers the first of four Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Although Jupiter has at least sixty-seven moons, these four, known as the Galilean moons, are extremely large. Ganymede, the largest, has a diameter greater than that of the planet Mercury 1714 – Typewriter...

O Say, Can You See?

The road trip is as American as apple pie, child obesity and Wal-mart. And for those who have made this nationalistic pilgrimage know that the act of taking photographs is akin to a sacred rite. So finally, for the first time ever, a survey of the American Road trip has been undertaken by David Campany,...

Halloween Puppy Parade Thanks and Acknowledgements

The Battery Park City Dog Association would like to thank the following people and businesses for participating and donating to our 13th Annual BPC Halloween Puppy Parade on Oct. 25th: Bobby Concister of Le Pet Spa, our Co-Host for 13 years, and for providing the top prizes; ABC Blooming Nails; Battery Park City Pharmacy; Deb...
Big costumed Dog
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Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines: How a Genius with His Head in the Clouds Almost Winged His Way to California in 1849

The annual Wall Street Collectors Bourse, which will be held at the Museum of American Finance this week, will feature a print by Nathaniel Currier that recalls a pivotal moment at which the histories of American technology and finance intersected, thanks to the vision of an eccentric genius, who is now largely forgotten. Rufus Porter...
Nathaniel Currier 1849 Print
Gold Buggery: This Nathaniel Currier print from 1849 illustrates modes of transport to California both actual (sailing ships) and fanciful (dirigibles, rockets, and parachutes) that were contemplated by miners seeking riches

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