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Guess Who
The Lost Museum website is basically a recreation/visualization of P.T Barnums American Museum. It focuses on Mid 19th centuary New York. There was a fire on July 13, 1865 that destroyed this museum. Know one knows how the fire started. … Continue reading
Lost Museum Etiquette
At the Barnum’s museum, I learned about social etiquette. Even in this time period, there are rules of social etiquette that are should be followed. Some examples is to retain a form of anonymity and another is to avoid be … Continue reading
The Little Mermaid
I learned that the Barnum’s museum was once purposefully burnt. There were a lot of southern as well as northern artifacts in this museum. Uncle Tom’s Cabin must have been a popular book to be read, as it discusses the … Continue reading
The Sources
Five points by Tyler Anbinder is about the 19th century American where immigrants form different countries migrated in the United States, and there settlement in China town an other city of New York. Furthermore, it has illustrated the impact of … Continue reading
Three Points
First Point: The introduction begins with Frank Leslie’s quote. This quote is derived from his newspaper. The newspaper itself is a primary source because it is done by the author’s point of view of the events taken place during that … Continue reading
Slum Bum Buuummmm!
Five Points by Tyler Arbinder, describes the what is known to be one of the worst slums in the world during the nineteenth century known as Five Points. What is now known as present day Chinatown, Five Points had a … Continue reading
Old neighborhood, new name!!!
“Five Points”, written by Tyler Anbinder, relates the story of a neighborhood called Five Points, where a lot of immigrants used to live and which is the Chinatown we know today. This town was the center of attention in the … Continue reading
Five Points of Sources
Five Points, written by Tyler Anbinder, discusses the history of the neighborhood Five Points. Many people, including historians, really paid attention to this slummy neighborhood. However, Arbinder claims that Five Points had impacts in New York City history, especially in … Continue reading
FDNY
By the 1860s, most of the populated cities had replaced the volunteer firefighters with and organization dedicated to the fear of loss of life and property through fire. Artisans–who were often the firefighters–would collect and converge on a fire at … Continue reading
Empty Streets
In New York City in the 1850’s, there were calls to reform the way of life adopted by the working class families, specifically the women and children of these families. “From reformers’ perspective, the active engagement of women and children … Continue reading