Tag Archives: primary
Sounds nice but was you actually there?
The New York transcript gave a coverage of the “anti-aborlition riot on July 14,1834″(pg10). I sight this as a secondary source becasue even through it was written about an event that took place I am not to sure if the writer … Continue reading
Where did you get that from?
1. The eleventh annual report of the New York Association for improving the condition of the poor- This would be a primary source because this annual report is from the actual time period, not written from the years after it … Continue reading
Behind the [Scenes]
A quotation taken from “Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, August 16, 1873”, which was used to ingeniously start the introduction of Tyler Abinder’s work entitled “Five Points”. The newspaper is a primary source as it holds the direct line(s) said by … Continue reading
Get your FACTS straight
Reading the introduction of Tyler Anbinder’s Five Points you get a good sense of what life was like in the infamous Five Points of New York. Even though this area housed and produced many horrible things it was a key … 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