document_20180603-071503
document
Visa application
New York City
October 24, 1938
document
|
Visa
|
affidavit
|
World War II
|
refugee
|
immigration
|
Life of Walter Glass
photograph_20180603-064904
photograph
A great guy who cares about our (students) future. He is Fred Wilson.
USA, New York, NY, The Armory Track, 216 Fort Washington Avenue
29th March 2017
CSNYC
|
CS Fair NYC 2017
|
Fred Wilson
|
BASE
|
2017
photograph_20180603-065140
photograph
Harriet Tubman (née Araminta Ross)
December 28th, 1849
photograph
|
Harriett Tubman
|
Underground Railroad
|
abolitionism
|
slavery
|
Moses
|
General Tubman
|
black history
|
on this day
|
history
|
US history
|
Land of the Free
|
Civil War
|
espionage
|
military
|
army intelligence
photograph_20180603-065138
photograph
Regina Jonas
Berlin, Germany
December 27th, 1902
photograph
|
rabbi
|
Judaism
|
women's history
|
concentration camps
|
holocaust
|
on this day
|
World War II
|
Regina Jonas
|
Germany
|
history
|
deportation
|
religion
|
teachers
|
education
photograph_20180603-065137
photograph
Kwanzaa is a tribute to African heritage and traditions
Earth
December 26th, 1966
photograph
|
pan-africanism
|
holidays
|
Happy Holidays
|
Kwanzaa
|
unity
|
Africa
|
black power
|
black history
|
Nguzo Saba
|
on this day
|
history
|
Matunda Ya Kwanza
photograph_20180603-065135
photograph
French-American visual artist Louise Bourgeois is born December 25th, 1911
Paris, France
1982, printed 1991
photograph
|
multi-cultural
|
visual art
|
USA
|
France
|
artists
|
art
|
arts
|
Paris
|
Louise Bourgeois
artwork_20180603-065133
artwork
The Christmas Truce - World War I
Europe, Germany
December 24th, 1914
artwork
|
painting
|
World War I
|
war
|
Christmas Eve
|
Christmas Truce
|
cease fire
|
truce
|
soldiers
|
on this day
|
Weihnachtsfrieden
|
Treve de Noel
|
history
|
Happy Holidays
photograph_20180603-065104
photograph
Thomas Edison created the first incandescent light bulb
New Jersey, USA
December 22nd, 1882
photograph
|
electricity
|
General Electric
|
Thomas Edison
|
light bulb
|
Christmas
|
Christmas tree
|
incandescence
|
science
|
technology
|
Edward H. Johnson
|
J. P. Morgan
|
on this day
|
NYC
|
history
photograph_20180603-065101
photograph
The first game of "Basket Ball"
Canada
December 21st, 1891
photograph
|
basketball
|
Canada
|
sports
|
Olympic Games
|
history
|
on this day
|
James Naismith
|
NBA
|
NCAA
|
FIBA
|
YMCA
artwork_20180603-065059
artwork
Publication of "Kinder und Hausmarchen" / "Children's and Household Tales"
Germany
December 20th, 1812
artwork
|
books
|
children's books
|
fairy tales
|
literature
|
on this day
|
history
|
Germany
|
Menschlichkeit
|
folklore
|
scary tales
|
storytelling
|
culture
|
scholars
|
librarians
|
oral tradition
photograph_20180603-065057
photograph
"I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words"
Paris, France
December 19th, 1915
photograph
|
music
|
singer
|
musicians
|
Paris
|
sparrow
|
la mome
|
music hall
|
chanteuse
|
Belleville
|
Pigalle
|
vibrato
|
on this day
|
history
|
Hymne a l'amour
|
tragedy
|
songwriting
photograph_20180603-065055
photograph
The world's first communications satellite, Project SCORE
Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
December 18th, 1958
photograph
|
space
|
space race
|
satellite
|
Dwight D. Eisenhower
|
Cold War
|
peace
|
history
|
on this day
|
sputnyc
|
sputnik
|
Cape Canaveral
writing_20180603-065047
writing
The sheet music to Beethoven's final complete symphony
Germany
December 17th, 1770
writing
|
music
|
classical music
|
music composition
|
musicians
|
Beethoven
|
on this day
|
Holy Roman Empire
artwork_20180603-065045
artwork
The Tea Act
England, Europe // Boston, Massachusetts, USA
December 16th, 1773
artwork
|
Boston Tea Party
|
destruction of tea
|
Thirteen Colonies
|
no taxation without representation
|
American Revolution
|
resistance
|
on this day
|
history
|
US history
photograph_20180603-065043
photograph
The Torre pendente di Pisa, or Leaning Tower of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
December 15th, 2001
photograph
|
architecture
|
Italy
|
on this day
|
marble
|
construction
|
history
|
preservation
photograph_20180603-065041
photograph
The famous Hitsville U.S.A. studios and Motown's first headquarters
Detroit, Michigan, USA
December 14th, 1968
photograph
|
music
|
musicians
|
writer
|
Detroit
|
Hitsville USA
|
The Funk Brothers
|
hits
|
soul
|
R and B
|
on this day
|
history
|
black history
photograph_20180603-065039
photograph
This US dollar coin honored a woman's face on US coins for the first time
United States of America
December 13th, 1978
photograph
|
currency
|
coin collections
|
voting
|
voting rights
|
Susan B Anthony
|
Women's rights
|
US Constitution
|
US history
|
Nineteenth Amendment
|
on this day
map_20180603-065037
map
The United Kingdom relinquishes control over the Colony of Kenya
Kenya, Africa
December 12th, 1963
map
|
geography
|
history
|
imperialism
|
colonialism
|
British Empire
|
Kenya
|
Africa
|
independence
|
democracy
|
republic
photograph_20180603-065033
photograph
King Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne 80 years ago
London, England
December 11th, 1936
photograph
|
kings and queens
|
abdication
|
United Kingdom
|
on this day
|
royalty
|
England
|
monarchy
photograph_20180603-065031
photograph
Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite
Stockholm, Sweden and Sanremo, Italy
December 10th, 1901
photograph
|
Nobel Prize
|
on this day
|
Alfred Nobel
|
history
|
dynamite
|
inventor
|
technology
photograph_20180603-065029
photograph
John Lennon assassinated in front of his apartment building
The Dakota, New York, NY, USA
December 9th, 1980
photograph
|
history
|
on this day
|
music
|
musicians
|
John Lennon
|
murder
|
assassination
photograph_20180603-065027
photograph
Gabriel García Márquez receives Nobel Prize for Literature
December 8th, 1982
photograph
|
literature
|
Nobel Prize
|
on this day
|
arts
|
humanities
|
writer
|
author
|
Gabo
|
thank you
|
magic realism
|
family history
photograph_20180603-065025
photograph
75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA
December 7th, 1941
photograph
|
on this day
|
World War II
|
peace
|
war
|
US history
|
Pearl Harbor
photograph_20180603-065010
photograph
Mary Hill McAvoy
Fort Niagara, NY
circa 1950
photograph
|
vacation
|
historic sites
photograph_20180603-064942
photograph
The People's House, Heidelberg Project
USA, Detroit, Michigan
photograph
|
Heidelberg Project
photograph_20180603-064940
photograph
Pennsylvania Fish Commission 1982 LITTERBUG LAW
USA, Pennsylvania
1892
photograph
|
Litterbug Law
photograph_20180603-064928
photograph
My sons meet Knicks great Larry Johnson
March 4 2017
photograph_20180603-063149
photograph
Happy New Year from the bengali calendar
04/16/17
photograph_20180603-064920
photograph
Spring Verizon Design Challenge 2016
2474 Crotona Avenue,Bronx,NY,USA
Spring 2016
photograph
|
Verizon
|
Design Challenge
|
BASE
|
computer science
photograph_20180603-064854
photograph
Haven't change a bit....
Koyra,Khulna,Bangladesh
2004
photograph
|
childhood
photograph_20180603-064757
photograph
The fun of being a child of mother Bengal!!
Koyra,Khulna,Bangladesh
02/15/2013
photograph
|
Bangladesh
|
mud
|
enjoy
|
Shundorban
|
world's largest mangrove forest
|
brother
photograph_20180603-063220
photograph
Old picture of Pelham Parkway subway station
(Circa 1918)
photograph_20180603-063218
photograph
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
photograph_20180603-064909
photograph
The NYC Tech Fair 2017
Armory Track, NY
03/27/17
photograph
|
CS4ALL
|
CSNY
|
The Glass Files
artwork_20180603-064908
artwork
Tiny Trump playing under the President's desk
Oval Office, The White House, Washington D.C., USA
February 2017
artwork
|
photograph
|
furniture
|
Donald Trump
|
Stephen K. Bannon
|
The White House
|
POTUS
|
Oval Office
artwork_20180603-064906
artwork
Scale model of Hercule Poirot's apartment at Whitehaven Mansions
Smithfield, London, England
1989-2013
artwork
|
architecture
|
floorplan
|
architectural model
|
Hercule Poirot
|
Agatha Christie
|
murder mystery
|
London
|
detective
|
Art Deco
|
film
|
television
photograph_20180603-064857
photograph
The High Bridge
40.8423° N, 73.9304° W
1848 Initial Construction. 1968 Documentation Compiled. 2017 Retrieved
photograph
|
bridges
|
New York
|
The Bronx
|
Aqueduct
|
Washington Heights
photograph_20180603-064732
photograph
An exceptional view of New York Harbor and downtown Manhattan
New York, NY, USA - where else?
early 21st century
photograph
|
New York
|
New York City
|
NYC
|
aerial photography
|
Ellis Island
|
Statue of Liberty
|
Manhattan
|
travel
|
boats
|
architecture
|
urban
|
statues
photograph_20180603-064328
photograph
The large structure in the center is the Holy Virgin Armenian Church
Ourfa,Turkey
circa 1900s
photograph
|
genocide
|
Turkey
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
photograph_20180603-064320
photograph
American missionary Corinna Shattuck presides.
Ourfa,Turkey
1955
photograph
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
|
Turkey
photograph_20180603-064152
photograph
Interior of the Armenian Protestant Church of Ourfa
Ourfa, Turkey
1900
photograph
|
Houshamadyan
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
photograph_20180603-063930
photograph
From left: Ethel Nelson, Dorinda Bowman, and Anna Bowman
Sourp Sarkis, Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1911
photograph
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
Houshamadyan
|
school
|
education
|
teachers
|
women's history
|
Missionary
|
Mount Holyoke
photograph_20180603-063750
photograph
Dorinda Bowman brought this orphan dress from Hadjin
Hadjin, Turkey
November 1914
photograph
|
dresses
|
orphan
|
Turkey
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
|
World War I
|
clothing
|
women's history
|
education
|
teachers
|
collaboration
photograph_20180603-063734
photograph
Children of the mission's staff
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1913
photograph
|
orphans
|
Houshamadyan
|
genocide
|
farmers
|
Turkey
photograph_20180603-063708
photograph
This photograph appeared in the book "Hadjin and the Armenian Massacres"
Hadjin, Turkey
circa 1909
photograph
|
mountains
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
|
Turkey
|
Islam
|
Muslim
|
US history
|
education
|
school
|
Mount Holyoke
|
mosque
|
architecture
postcard_20180603-063643
postcard
orphans learning lacework in Mardin - front of postcard
Bitlis, Turkey
1915
postcard
|
Houshamadyan
|
Turkey
|
Armenia
|
genocide
|
Europe
|
women's history
|
education
|
teachers
postcard_20180603-063641
postcard
orphans learning lacework in Mardin - back of postcard
Bitlis, Turkey
1915
postcard
|
Turkey
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
|
teachers
|
education
|
women's history
|
Europe
photograph_20180603-063639
photograph
These are probably teachers (former students)
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1900s
photograph
|
teachers
|
Turkey
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
photograph_20180603-063615
photograph
A group of older students at Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary 
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1900s
photograph
|
seminary
|
Turkey
|
Armenia
|
genocide
|
Houshamadyan
|
teachers
|
education
|
women's history
|
Mount Holyoke
|
history
|
collaboration
photograph_20180603-063612
photograph
Missionary couple's family with their children and their servants
Bitlis, Turkey
1800s
photograph
|
Turkey
|
Houshamadyan
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Missionary
|
Christianity
|
monastery
|
education
|
teachers
|
Mount Holyoke
photograph_20180603-063610
photograph
Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
Bitlis, Turkey
circa late 1800s
photograph
|
Houshamadyan
|
Turkey
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
women's history
|
Missionary
|
seminary
|
education
|
teachers
photograph_20180603-063608
photograph
Mount Sindian
Bitlis, Turkey
1888
photograph
|
Turkey
|
mountains
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
|
women's history
|
education
|
teachers
|
girls
|
Missionary
|
seminary
|
summer
|
school
photograph_20180603-063605
photograph
These two women are baking lavash (flat bread)
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1880s
photograph
|
Turkey
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
|
food
|
bread
|
baking
photograph_20180603-063603
photograph
Two women baking bread at the tonir
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1880s
photograph
|
Turkey
|
Houshamadyan
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
bread
|
baking
|
food
|
women's history
photograph_20180603-063558
photograph
Four graduates of Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary at Bitlis
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1880s
photograph
|
seminary
|
Turkey
|
genocide
|
Houshamadyan
|
Armenia
|
teachers
|
education
|
women's history
|
Missionary
photograph_20180603-063555
photograph
The lady in the center is a graduate of Mount Holyoke Girls Seminary
near Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1800s
photograph
|
seminary
|
Turkey
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
|
Mount Holyoke
|
women's history
|
Muslim
|
Islam
|
education
|
teachers
photograph_20180603-063553
photograph
The first ever photograph taken of Bitlis - so far as we know
Bitlis, Turkey
circa mid-19th century
photograph
|
Turkey
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Houshamadyan
|
history
|
village
|
education
|
teachers
|
Missionary
document_20180603-063544
document
This is the backside of the photograph of Khachig Vartanian
Bitlis, Turkey
1890
document
|
Houshamadyan
|
genocide
|
Armenia
|
Turkey
|
history
photograph_20180603-063134
photograph
Charlotte Ely, 1839-1915
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1880
photograph
|
Houshamadyan
|
Armenia
|
genocide
|
Turkey
|
education
|
Missionary
|
teachers
photograph_20180603-063541
photograph
These women are probably teachers
Bitlis, Turkey
circa 1900s
photograph
|
Houshamadyan
|
Armenia
|
teachers
|
genocide
|
Turkey
|
education
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