Series I: Ephemera

Includes, among other documents, a dogwalker flyer with tear-off contact information; ticket to the Westminster Kennel Club Show at Madison Square Garden (1994); members pass for rides at the New York Zoological Society (1990); advertising picture postcard for Shar-Pei dogs; reprint of article "Horses in Old New York" by Benjamin Ladd Cook (autographed by Cook) (1961).

Includes, along other documents, business card for Baltimore County Stripper Inc (with price quote); name tag for the Ephemera Society of America conference; sales and show flyers and small pieces for Rhode Island Antiques Show (1988), a show in Pittsburgh Moose Lodge (1988), at the Greenwich (1988), "Modernism" at the Armory (1994); postcard for The Ross Group (poster sales); booklet for Manhattan Art and Antiques Center (1990s); flyer for antiques auction at Taylor and Taylor (1957).

The folder holds: one handbill for Romain-Barillier in Paris, card in French, undated, likely 1800s; remainder of items are gallery announcement cards from the 20th century: Kennedy & Company exhibition of "Little Old New York (circa 1940s); New York County exhibition announcement for "A Celebration of Three Hundred Years of Liberty" (1983); Linda Cummings (1997); Swann Photo Review Benefit Auction (1999), Photographic Literature & Photographs auction (2001), booksigning for Jay Maisel (2001); The Project and Salon 94 receptions (2007); Sepia reception for Vivan Sundaram, poster of "Trash" (2008); safe-T-Gallery reception for Anders Goldfarb (2008); and Higher Pictures opening for Scott Peterman ans Holly Hinman (2008).

Holds items from the Museum of the City of New York (1983-84); Whitney (1984, 1991); Brooklyn Museum (2007); South Street Seaport map (circa 1983); Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (2007-08); American Museum of Natural History Jumbo elephant exhibition (1993); Fraunces Tavern Museum (1983) and undated checklist of exhibition of paintings by John Ward Dunsmore; Museum of the Borough of Brooklyn at Brooklyn College (1984); 20th century art fair at Seventh Regiment Armory (1999).

Folder holds one item: Booklet "The richest man in Babylon tells his system" by George S. Clason, published by Financial Independence Founders Inc. (1930), gift of Mike Blumenthal, 2007.

Includes Bank for Savings and Mexico [NY] Motor Car Supply Co., with scenes from American history (1938-39); Pennsylvania Railroad, with artwork by Grit Teller (1949); The Blue Print Company, with images of blueprints for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island renovations (1986); and Polygraphic Company of America, with art deco New York City themed image by Artzy Basheff (1936).

Folder holds four items: broadside for summer hats at Genin's of 507 Broadway, circa 1852 (gift, Stephen Manheimer, 2020); trade card for Hill Brothers milliners, featuring the "Myra" hat, 1885 (gift, 2017); trade card for Simon Weil, milliner, 19th century (gift, Pam Schafler, 2008); two receipted invoices from Knox hatter, 1907-08 (gift, Mrs. Max A. Polster, 2007).

This folder holds a small number of items related to the coronavirus pandemic and racial justice and other social protests from the same time period. These items were donated to N-YHS from various sources as part of the History Responds collecting initiative.

Invitation from the Wichita Club to a testimonial dinner at the Star Casino for Executive Member Nathan Burkan, with related menu (1916); Schulte Roth & Zabel, menu for New Partners' Dinner held at N-YHS (2007).

Program from the annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club.

Includes, among other documents, trade cards for Clark's O.N.T. spool cotton, Niagara starch, Hornby's grocer; a list of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company's (A&P) branches in the U.S. on reverse of a large decorative chromolithograph and letter press depicting a bird and nest in a basket (gift of Linda Ferber, 2017); Whole Foods (Bowery location) brochure [2007]; manuscript bills and statements from W.H.H. Ransom & Son (1899), Arm & Hammer baking soda (1907); East River Milling Co. (1892), Auburn Tobacco Co (1929); cash register receipt from Dagostino (1986)

Includes, among other documents, trade cards for Medford Fancy Goods, Charles Cohen; holiday greeting card from Montgomery Ward; Talbot Clothing Co. contest (guessing state-by-state 1896 presidential election results) (gift of Leo Hershkowitz); Devlin & Co circular/price list (1857); various small pieces from B. Altman; James McCreery & Co private sale invitation (circa 1927?); brochures and small pieces (circa 1990s) for Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom.

The folder holds the following items: 2 tickets to a Jenny Lind concert at Castle Garden on May 24, 1852 (Gift, Buffalo History Museum, 2020); admission ticket to the reception for Admiral Dewey in New York City on September 30, 1899; a sticker commemorating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution in 1937, distributed by Pep Boys (gift, 2008); the seating list for the 1948 Unification Dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria; mailing by the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, New York Chapter, regarding a commemoration of the centennials of the New York and Harlem Railroads at New-York Historical on February 16, 1945; an invitation to the 1972 dedication of the American Museum of Immigration on Liberty Island; and a booklet of songs, prayers and statements published by the Salesian Mission on the occasion of the 1976 American Bicentennial.

Includes transcript and audio recording on CD (recorded by Story Corps) of Alison Schmid, with 2 pamphlets (gift of Alison Schmid, 2007); packet of observation deck tickets and brochure, Windows on the World (restaurant) business cards, bill, matchbox, and World Trade Center Club publicity booklet (gift of Alicia Latzer 2007); "Bravest of the Brave" CD (gift of Jay Comella, 2007).

includes "Mind map" of all the parties involved in the restoration of lower Manhattan after the World Trade Center attack on 9/1//2001.

Sugar Daddy candy (Nabisco brand) advertisement in the form of a broadside "Sugar Daddy News" featuring tennis player Bobby Riggs and a large photo of Riggs with tennis player Rosie Casals, continuing the "war of the sexes" theme from the Riggs/Billie Jean King match. Gift, Harvey Spiller, 2017.

Holds one object: a framed photograph of a child with an advertising slogan for Kassowitz & Montesani, commission merchants of fruit and produce at 357 Washington Street, New York. The object also includes an embedded thermometer.

includes a 1930 announcement of Winold Reiss's interior design work at the Hotel St. George.

Includes: Hotel Lexington's Hawaiian Room menu (1937), gift of Dorothy Barck, 1937; Romeo Salta, mailed as correspondence with commentary (1954); Peter Luger's foil covering for chocolates (1987); plastic tab used to indicate degree beef was cooked, medium rare in this sample (1988); Serendity 3 (1988); Great American Health Bar (1991); Lexington Avenue Grill (1991); Piatti Pronti menu (1991); Keen's Chophouse (1990s?); City Bakery (1994 Lemonade Festival); Bond 45 (2005), gift of Joshua Hamerman, 2019.

Undated: Copacabana (highlighting Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis in the Copa's revue); Leon & Eddie's; Pluck U napkin; Gage & Tollner tea bag tag; O'Farrell's; Palm Beach Bar at Billy Rose's Casa Manana, numbered song list for requests; Martino's; Hermitage Shoppe tea room; Artepasta; B.R Guest Restaurants (various); Jerry's; Bruno's; Mars 2112; Mom's Bagels; Official All Star Cafe; Sundance menu; Yorkville Common Pantry free meal ticket; Beanstalk; Plataforma; Lucy's napkin; Zimmerman's Hungaria souvenir photograph of 7 women at table; Turf Cafe souvenir photograph frame (no photo); Stork Club napkin; Rainbow Gourmet menu; Jewelers Restaurant & Cafe I menu; Gold Rush; Le Cafe menu; Frank's; Harley Davidson New York Cafe; Hard Rock Cafe; El Tunnel menu.

Business cards: Mustang Sally's; Good Diner; Hasak; Hummus Place (2007); La Tour; Planet Hollywood; Bobby Van's Steakhouse; Ruby Foo's; Goldfinger's, gift of Craig Klose 2007; Dallas BBQ; Figs; McDonough's Spa; Kaspars; Official All Star Cafe; Jerry's; British Open; Plataforma; Martino's; Triple Crown ale house.

Includes city parks and amusement parks (Steeplechase Park)

Includes political protests

Contains political protest posters, including Help End Demonstrations, a 1968 poster advertising a march and rally for peace. Martin Luther King Jr. was scheduled to speak at the rally; his widow Coretta Scott King read the notes from his speech "Ten Commandments on Vietnam."

Includes campaing buttons for Dwight Eisnenhower, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, George Mcgovern, Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and others. Also include buttons for local campaings and other political issues (impeachment, anti-Vietnam, etc.).

Folder holds only 1 item: publicity pamphlet for Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York (circa 2001).

Includes Illustrated letterheads from New York City businesses and hotels; a graphic telegram; an 1895 mourning card; a 1911 wedding announcement and invitation, written partially in Hebrew.

Holds 1 item: a 6x3 inch cardboard calculator used to determine New York City cross streets in relation to avenue addresses. Published as marketing item by Business Week magazine. Gift of Pamela Bayless, 2022.

Folder holds one item: Booket "Smoke Rings from an editor's pipe," edited by Howard S. Neiman, reprinted columns from The Textile Colorist (1942), gift of Mike Blumenthal, 2007.

Includes advertisement for newsreel movie about Nazi atrocities (film evidence used at Nuremberg Trials)

Includes, among other items:
MTA/subway/bus-related items (MetroCards, publicity, etc.);
sightseeing/tourism (Gray Line tours (1947), Curtiss-Wright Flying Service (1934), two passes for the American Sight Seeing Cars & Coach Co. (1909-1910));
two tickets for the New York & Brooklyn Bridge Railroad (1895?);
Zipcar brochure (ca. 2007);
Hudson River Railroad schedule (1860);
Hamburg-American Line list of saloon passengers on the S.S. Deutschland (1905);
trade card depicting and in the shape of a clam for Lucey's 30th excursion to Coney Island and Rockaway on the steamboat Grand Republic (1800s), gift of Stephen Manheimer, 2019.

Includes 2 invoices from Trinity Church Cemetery (1905) and 1 from Havender's Monumental Works (1919) for the Anness family (accession 2007.50); fan-shaped advertising cards for George L. Jones of 455 Lenox Ave, with drawing of flowers, and for David M. Jaudon Inc of 104 West 131st Street, with Christian/Bible-themed drawing.

Holds one item: list of tours in conjunction with exhibition "Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York" (2007)

Includes "Make and Mend for Victory" booklet with tips on conserving and recycling clothing; ration books.