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Museum of the City of New York

The Museum of the City of New York is a history and art museum in New York City, New York. It was founded by Henry Collins Brown, in 1923 to preserve and present the history of New York City, and its people. Wikipedia*

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Museum of the City of New York has hosted 18 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2003 Speech. The year with the most events was 2013 with three events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2013 with an average of 2,882 views per video. Most appearances with Susan Henshaw Jones (4), Stephen Hess (2), Frances "Fran" Rosenfeld (2). Most common tags: New York, U.S. History, Urban Issues.

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    Museums and Cultural Identity

    The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture director Lonnie Bunch and Museum of Jewish Heritage…

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    Post World War II New York City

    David Reid talked about his book, The Brazen Age: New York City and the American Empire: Politics, Art, and Bohemia, in which…

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    Underground Railroad

    Eric Foner spoke with Martha Hodes about his book, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad. Profes…

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    Health and Sanitation in 19th Century New York

    Catherine McNeur talks about her book Taming Manhattan: Environmental Battles in the Antebellum City. She focuses on the hog …

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