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The Ralph Irving Lloyd Lantern Slides

Brooklynites have been obsessed with photographing cats long before social media was a thing...

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Clay Lancaster

One of Lancaster’s most noteworthy accomplishments was his involvement in designating Brooklyn Heights...

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The Anthony Costanzo Brooklyn Navy Yard Collection

This photograph comes from the Anthony Costanzo Brooklyn Navy Yard collection (ARC.023)...

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Map Digitization!

Digitization work completed on the Library & Archives project Portal to the Past!

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Marianne Moore

Coincidentally enough, the other day I was enjoying my lunch on the Brooklyn Heights promenade when an elderly gentleman...

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The Williamsburg Bridge

The Williamsburg Bridge opened to the public on December 19, 1903, spanning the East River and connecting Manhattan...

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Newly Digitized Historic Video Now Available!

We are excited to announce that Brooklyn Historical Society has arrived on the Internet Archive!

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BHS's Young Scholars Program wins 2019 AASLH Award of Excellence for Leadership in History

The AASLH Leadership In History Awards is the Nation’s Most Prestigious Competition of Achievement in State and Local History

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Fabulous Coney Island!

Summertime in August means it’s time to beat the heat. New York of course has its fair share of beaches...

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The Red Hook Grain Terminal

Situated at the mouth of the Gowanus Canal in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook...

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The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

Designed by Swiss-American engineer Othmar H. Ammann, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was built between 1959 and 1964.

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Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s (BBG’s) Japanese Hill-and Pond Garden was the first Japanese garden...