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1904 photograph of the children of J.A. Homeyer. Courtesy of the Queens Library,
The tradition of the Christmas tree was already well-established in the United States by the end of the 19th Century. Although the first national Christmas tree wasn’t set up until 1913, (...
Puck magazine, 1918 (via Library of Congress)
The day after Thanksgiving has become the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States, earning the nickname “Black Friday” to set it apart from all the other manic shopping...
1938 photo of Flushing Airport showing widespread flooding
Sandy – it weakened from hurricane strength before it made landfall – is far from the only major storm to hit the New York City and Long Island region over the last half-century. But...
Cornelis Claeszoon Anslo, Preacher, an etching by Rembrandt.
Art lovers had a lot to fret about recently: The Associated Press reported that on Tuesday, October 16, thieves broke into a Dutch museum and stole seven paintings by legendary artists such as...
vegetarian food
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a vegetarian, and if this choice in diet is right for you? At Queens Library at Central, we’re offering a free workshop, the Health Benefits...

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