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- A Morning at Stewart's, by Alice B. Haven (Godey's, 1863)
- A day at a well-known New York department store.
- The Sailors' Snug Harbor
(Harper's Monthly, 1873A)
- A visit to a sailors' retirement home in New York.
- The Stewart Hotel for Women, by Olive Logan
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)
- A luxury hotel set up for the use of the working women of New York.
- The Lenox Library [New York]
(Demorest, 1879)
- Map of the World's Fair in New York in 1883
(Demorest, 1879)
- The map, alas, is missing - but the article describes in detail how the fair and its buildings would be built and arranged.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
(Demorest, 1879)
- The establishment of the museum in its current location.
- Trinity Parish
(Scribners, 1879B)
- A detailed look at Trinity Church, its history, and the state of the current building.
- Some of the Union League [Club House] Decorations
(Century Magazine, 1882A)
- The Wilson Industrial School and Mission
(Harper's Monthly, 1882A)
- An asylum for poor girls of New York.
- The American Museum of Natural History, by J.B. Holder
(Century Magazine, 1882B)
- The Corcoran Gallery of Art, by S.G.W. Benjamin
(Century Magazine, 1882B)
- The Metropolitan Museum and Its Director
(Century Magazine, 1882B)
- The controversy over the Cesnola collection, a collection of Greek statues and artifacts that were said to have been "restored" or altered by their owner.
- The Negotiations for the Obelisk, by E.E. Farman
(Century Magazine, 1882B)
- How New York obtained its Egyptian obelisk.
- Central Park in Danger
(Century Magazine, 1884A)
- [Coney Island] A Unique Watering Place, by Catherine Owen (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)
- A visit to New York's Coney Island, "the most popular watering place in the country," with eight railroads running to it, one line of horse tram-cars, and nine lines of steamboats!
- The Future of the Metropolitan Museum
(Century Magazine, 1884A)
- The New York City Hall, by Edward S. Wilde
(Century Magazine, 1884A)
- Sailors' Snug Harbor, by Franklin H. North
(Century Magazine, 1884B)
- A retirement home for sailors in New York.
- A Glimpse of New York and Central Park, by Catherine Owen
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885)
- Riverside Park, by William A. Stiles
(Century Magazine, 1885B)
- [Barnard College, NY] A New College for Women
(Century Magazine, 1889B)
- The Grolier Club, by Brander Matthews (Century Magazine, 1890A)
- "A gathering of those who love books for their external beauty."
- The Bowery, by Julian Ralph
(Century Magazine, 1892A)
- "The most interesting thoroughfare in America."
- Columbia College
(Century Magazine, 1892A)
- The Metropolitan Museum
(Century Magazine, 1892A)
- The Pratt Institute, by James R. Campbell
(Century Magazine, 1893B)
- A school for industrial and fine arts in Brooklyn.
- Fifth Avenue, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1894A)
- The Madison Square Garden, by M.G. van Rensselaer
(Century Magazine, 1894A)
- See also
- • New York City Life
- • New York State
- • New York History
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