The Grand Union Hotel, built in 1874, was located on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and 42nd Street. The hotel was run on the European plan (in which meals are not included in the price of a room) and the restaurant became popular with politicians. The hotel closed in 1914 and was demolished during subway construction.

This spade and three others were used in the groundbreaking for the Henry Hudson Monument on Spuyten Duyvil Hill, July 5th 1909. Four little girls, Misses Hope Johnson, Dorothy Radley, Helena Cox, and Jane McKelvey each turned sod in the name of Henry Hudson.

This gavel is made from the tusk of a mastodon, which was found near the Arctic Ocean, in Alaska, and carved by an Eskimo. It was given to the donors by the Pioneers of Alaska, in Nome, when he was a guest of that city, Sept. 10, 1907.

The donor collected this fork and other related airline materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.

The donor, Typographia No. 7, was a German-American typesetters' and compositors' union founded in 1869. Its headquarters in 1901 was in People's Hall on East 4th Street, between Second and Third Avenues. In September, 1947, Typographia No. 7 joined New York Typographical Union No. 6.

This souvenir gavel was a gift of the Thomas Hunter Association. The engraving around the metal bands at the outer edges of the head reflects the chronology of presidents of the Association. The membership of the Association is comprised of graduates of New York City's Grammar School No. 35, where Thomas Hunter was principal in the 1850s and 1860s. He later organized the Normal College, which became Hunter College in 1914.

The Blizzard of 1888 began just after midnight on March 12 and ended approximately twenty-four hours later. The snowfall was worsened by powerful northern gales of up to 60 miles an hour that piled snow in massive drifts. By early morning on the 12th all of the roads and highways had been closed. Hopes of clearing the streets quickly were ruined by a temperture drop that froze most of the snow solid. The total accumulation of snow was over 21 inches.

The Blizzard of 1888 began just after midnight on March 12 and ended approximately twenty-four hours later. The snowfall was worsened by powerful northern gales of up to 60 miles an hour that piled snow in massive drifts. By early morning on the 12th all of the roads and highways had been closed. Hopes of clearing the streets quickly were ruined by a temperture drop that froze most of the snow solid. The total accumulation of snow was over 21 inches.

This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.

The Blizzard of 1888 began just after midnight on March 12 and ended approximately twenty-four hours later. The snowfall was worsened by powerful northern gales of up to 60 miles an hour that piled snow in massive drifts. By early morning on the 12th all of the roads and highways had been closed. Hopes of clearing the streets quickly were ruined by a temperture drop that froze most of the snow solid. The total accumulation of snow was over 21 inches.