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Edgecombe Sanitarium in Harlem, NY, 1925

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | Leave a comment

In 1925 the Edgecombe Sanitarium was opened after a merger with the Booker T. Washington Sanitarium on 7th Avenue between 138th and 139th Streets in 1920, offering inpatient treatment for those with tuberculosis.

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Harlem Lane From Central Park to Manhattanville, 1865

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | Leave a comment

Harlem Lane was an old road in the area that served as a popular racecourse for horse-drawn carriages in the 19th century. Continue reading →

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“For a Drive On The Harlem Road,” Sheet In 1859

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | Leave a comment

Harlem has always had style, this tear sheet about the Harlem diva Katharina Maria in the Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, May 1859 song sheet proves it.

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Construction Has Started On The Historic Lenox Lounge

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | 2 Comments

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Photographer Peter Cooper took this photograph on Lenox Avenue of the historic jazz club the Lenox Lounge this morning while walking by. Continue reading →

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The Harlem Wedding of Nat and Maria Cole, 1948

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | Leave a comment

A Cole Easter in Harlem

They were dressed to the nines! After all, it was Sunday in Harlem. Harlemites were known to dress their best, in the finest materials, and in the latest of styles for the Sunday afternoon fashion parades on the avenues. Continue reading →

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Jackie Robinson At The Harlem YMCA, NY

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | Leave a comment

Jackie’s Harlem

This great photograph shows Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) on the basketball court at the Harlem Y.M.C.A., 180 West 135th Street with Brooklyn Dodgers teammate Roy Campanella around 1948. Continue reading →

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Madison Square And 96th Street 1894

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | Leave a comment

Harlem’s Farmland

The photograph is looking north on Madison Square (before being renamed Madison Avenue) at 96th Street with farmland on either side in south East Harlem, NY in 1894. Continue reading →

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Adolphe Openhym House, 352 Riverside Drive 1901

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A Slice of Paris in Harlem

In 1875, two years after his Central Park was completed, Frederick Law Olmsted designed Riverside Park high above the Hudson River. Continue reading →

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Harlem Interiors At The Morris Jumel Mansion (photos)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | Leave a comment

Harlem’s Revolution

General Washington spent two months in the fall of 1776 at the Morris-Jumel Mansion in northern Manhattan where he and his troops were headquartered during the British retreat at the Battle of Harlem Heights. Continue reading →

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HHT Contemporary Art Partnerships Presents: The Loves of Aaron Burr

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Harlem World Magazine | Leave a comment

The Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum

& The Historic House Trust of New York City

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