The Dempsey Hovland managed the House of David basketball team in the 1930s.Continue reading
Wecksquaesgeek Indians In Harlem 1626
The original settlers of Harlem were the Wecksquaesgeek Indians, who raised corn and tobacco, and called their land Quinnahung, or Planting Neck. Continue reading
African Americans’ First Memorial Day In Charleston, South Carolina, 1865
The first widely publicized observance of a Memorial Day-type observance after the Civil War was in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 1, 1865.Continue reading
Harlem Boat Clubs, New York 1883
The earliest means of transportation around New York City Harbor, from Harlem to Brooklyn and Staten Island and to trading was moored offshore was rowboats from 96th Street to 155th Street.Continue reading
Trolley Car And Bicyclist On Broadway And 121st Street In Harlem, NY 1919
Here is a snapshot of a southbound Trolley car and a man on a bicycle riding on Broadway crossing 122nd Street in West Harlem, 1919.Continue reading
African Americans’ First Memorial Day In Charleston, South Carolina, 1865
The first widely publicized observance of a Memorial Day-type observance after the Civil War was in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 1, 1865.Continue reading
Photographer James Van Der Zee’s G.G.G. Studio In Harlem, New York 1940’s
A rare photograph of the James Van Der Zee's G.G.G. Studio at 272 Malcolm X Blvd, Harlem, NY on the east side of Lenox Avenue between 123rd and 124th Streets, in the 1940s. Continue reading
The Claremont Inn, West Harlem, 1804
The Claremont Inn, around 1804 an incredibly beautiful structure stood along the Hudson River, just north of where Grant’s Tomb now stands from right after the Revolution until 1951.Continue reading
The Infamous New York Female Giants Baseball Team At The Lenox Oval In Harlem, 1913
In 1913, the first game with the New York Female Giants baseball team took place on the legendary Lenox Oval, at the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and 145th Street in Harlem, NY. Continue reading
Fidel Castro, Malcolm X And The Gracious Hotel Theresa In Harlem 1960 (Video)
Here are the results of a legendary meeting that way it was reported, we start with The Militant reported that: On September 19th, 1960 Fidel Castro traveled to the United States to address the United Nations, General Assembly.
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The Goat House, ‘Maltilda The Goat’ And ‘A Harlem Goat’ Poem, 1898
The archival photo above from Harlem+Bespoke was taken in 1898 shows one of the last country houses that still remained in the Morningside Heights area on the northeast corner at West 120th Street and Amsterdam Avenue when signs of rural life still remained in Harlem. Continue reading
Harlem’s Althea Gibson First Black Woman To Win A Championship At Wimbledon
Althea Gibson, August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003, was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete of either gender to cross the color line of international tennis.Continue reading
Harlem’s Eugene Jacques Bullard, The First African American Fighter Pilot
Eugene Jacques Bullard (1894-1961) was the first African American to fly a fighter plane and was known as the “black swallow of death” for his courage during missions.Continue reading
‘Harlem’ Tommy Murphy, Harlem, New York 1911
At the turn of the century, boxing was huge in Harlem and this 1921 Exhibit Supply Company Boxing Postcard proves it of 'Harlem' Tommy Murphy in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
The Blockhouse In Harlem, NY, 1812
The Blockhouse is a small fort in the northern part of Central Park, in New York City, New York, and is the oldest structure standing in the park. Continue reading
