We know there's a lot of stressful news in your timeline, so here's a round-up of calming images for a #MuseumMomentofZen.

27th Avenue, No. 805 ca. 1937 This house was built in the 1850s for Josiah Blackwell, a New York dry goods merchant and descendant of Robert Blackwell, who settled Blackwell’s Island (now Roosevelt Island) in the 17th century. It remained in the Blackwell family until 1921, when it was sold and, with the addition of a fire escape, converted into a boarding house. The young couple relaxing in beach chairs presents a distinctly modern rendition of bucolic contentment. Today the site is occupied by a six-story apartment building.

Sunbathing in front of large free standing mansion, 1937. This Berenice Abbott photograph depicts sunbathers and a dog on the expansive lawn that surrounded this large home at 27th Avenue and 9th Street. Once the streets closest to the East River in Astoria were lined with large 18th and 19th century homes. Much like this one, which has been replaced with a large nondescript brick apartment building, most were torn down by the mid 20th century.