Tag Archives: Grand Central Terminal
Japan Surrenders! The Documents of V-J Day
On September 2, 1945, the Japanese formally surrendered to the Allies, in a “twenty-minute ceremony which ended just as the sun burst through low-hanging clouds as a shining symbol to a ravaged world now done with war,” according to the New York Times. ”It is my earnest hope and indeed the hope of all mankind [...]
Bill Cunningham Sees The Whimsy In New York’s Fashion And Architecture
New York Fashion Week is a time when the fashion world comes together to showcase how they’re moving couture forward. However, as avant-garde as fashion may get, there is always inspiration to be found in the past. Photographer Bill Cunningham made that apparent in his “Façades” project, where model Editta Sherman (aka the “Duchess of [...]
New-York Historical Society Interns Take To Tumblr
At the New-York Historical Society, our librarians, curators and conservators aren’t the only ones who get to have all the fun. Though we’re closed for renovations, our high school interns have been hard at work researching our collections. And they have the blog to prove it! On their Tumblr site the interns have been blogging [...]
