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Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
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Lorillard Mansion, not dated. In 1760 Pierre Abraham Lorillard established a tobacco company in New York City. Pierre was killed during the Revolutionary War, but his sons took over the firm and moved it to the Bronx in 1792. Peter Lorillard constructed a 45-room mansion, stone cottage, and stables. He also built the nearby Lorillard Snuff Mill in 1840 for tobacco production. The tobacco company decamped to New Jersey in the 1870s and the city purchased the estate in the 1880s. The mansion was destroyed by a fire in 1924 but the still standing mill is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the U.S.
New York Botanical Garden
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The New York Botanical Garden is a 250-acre verdant landscape, an advocate for the plant kingdom. So stop, and smell the roses! It's a treat for all the senses.
655 Allerton Avenue
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When police tried to evict 17 tenants from a working class, Eastern European immigrant Jewish neighborhood in the Bronx, some 4,000 tenants participated in a “rent riot.” The strikers were successful – evicted families were allowed to stay and also obtained a rent reduction. This protest sparked similar acts of resistance in other neighborhoods across the city.
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
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The mill has belonged to the New York Botanical Gardens since 1937 and after half a century as a cafeteria (the Snuff Mill Tea Room) and meeting space, it was renovated in 2010. Offices and an event space now occupy the nearly 180-year-old building.
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Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Bronx: Bronx Park - Lorillard Snuff Mill. Bronx Park: An old wooden snuff mill on the former Lorillard estate on the east bank of the Bronx iver, slightly north of East 180th Street. 1895 Ewing Galloway
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Bronx Park and the Lorillard Snuff Mill beside the Bronx River, the Bronx, New York City, 1896.
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Well in Bronx Park near the Lorillard House, on the east bank of the Bronx River, Bronx, New York City, October 4, 1897.
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Well in Bronx Park near the Lorillard House, on the east bank of the Bronx River, Bronx, New York City, October 4, 1897.
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
The Lorillard Snuff Mill, Bronx, New York City, undated \[c. 1897-1902].
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Well in Bronx Park near the Lorillard House, on the east bank of the Bronx River, Bronx, New York City, October 4, 1897.
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Well in Bronx Park near the Lorillard House, on the east bank of the Bronx River, Bronx, New York City, October 4, 1897.
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Bronx: Bronx Park - Lorillard Snuff Mill. Bronx Park: A view of the Lorillard Snuff Mill on the east bank of the Bronx River, slightly north of East 180th Street. About 1905 Gift of Samuel Landsman
615 Pelham Parkway North
Bronx: Pelham Parkway North - White Plains Road Pelham Parkway North, west from White Plains Road. The 5-story apartment house, in the background, bears No. 615 and is between Barker Ave. and Bronx Park East. July 28, 1928. P. L. Sperr.
Hoover Court Apartments
2504 Bronx Park East. Hoover Court Apartments
655 Allerton Avenue
Rent strikers, 655 Allerton Avenue, Bronx, New York, January 1932
2255 Barker Avenue
Bronx: Barker Avenue - Thwaites Place Barker Avenue, west side, north from Thwaites Place. April 3, 1938. P.L. Sperr
Barker Avenue and Thwaites Place, southeast corner
Bronx: Barker Avenue - Thwaites Place Barker Avenue, at the S.E. corner of Thwaites Place. April 3, 1938. P. L. Sperr.
Thwaites Place and Olinville Avenue
Bronx: Thwaites Place - Olinville Avenue Thwaites Place, west from Olinville Avenue. April 3, 1938. P. L. Sperr.
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Lorillard Snuff Mill
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Scene in Bronx Park, N Y.
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Boat House, Bronx Park, New York City.
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Water Scene in Bronx Park, New York.
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Lovers Lane, Bronx Park, N. Y. City.
653 Mace Avenue
Bronx: Mace Avenue - Barker Avenue Mace Avenue, at, adjoining and east of the N.E. corner of Barker Avenue. The two low buildings bear numbers 653 and 655. The view is from Barker Avenue. April 3, 1938. P. L. Sperr.
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Greenhouse. Bronx Park. New York.
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Entrance to Bronx Park from R. R. Station Showing Boat House, New York City.
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The Conservatory, Bronx Park, New York
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Plantation Bronx Park, New York.
Delancey Pine
Bronx: Bronx Park - Delancey Pine. 2 - DE LANCEY PINE, Bronx Park, Bronx Borough. Rises 150 feet from the ground, and is near the site of the old De Lancey Mansion of Revolutionary Fame, the rendezvous of the British officers. In the branches of this great tree the Americah sharpshooters used to climb, and from this well concealed place of vantage would pick off the Red Coats stationed at the De Lancey Block House just across the Bronx River. "Memorial of the fallen great, The rich and honored line; Stands high in solitary state, De Lancey's Ancient Pine." This tree measures 11 feet, 5 inches in circumference, 3 feet from base.
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A Walk in Bronx Park along the River, New York City, N. Y.
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Conservatory, Bronx Park, New York
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Plantation Bronx Park, New York.
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Concourse and Baird Court, Bronx Park, N. Y. City.
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Conservatory and Entrance to Bronx Park, New York.
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Museum, Bronx Park, New York City.
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Entrance, Bronx Park, Scene from R. R. Station, New York City.
3112 Webster Avenue
Bronx: Webster Avenue - 204th Street (East) Webster Avenue, east side, north from but not including E. 204th Street. June 16, 1938. P. L. Sperr
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Scene in Bronx Park, N.Y.
2420 Bronx Park East
Bronx: Bronx Park East - Waring Avenue Bronx Park East, east side, north from Waring Avenue. The 6-story apartment house is the Botanical Court, and bears No. 2420. April 3, 1938 P. L. Sperr.
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The Conservatory, Bronx Park, New York
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Lovers Lane, Bronx Park, N. Y. City.
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Chrysanthemum Display, Bronx Park, New York
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Scene in Bronx Park, N.Y. City
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Conservatory, Bronx Park, New York
Delancey Pine
Bronx: Bronx Park - De Lancey's Pine. (1) Bronx Park: A view of De Lancey's Pine on the east shore of the Bronx River,slightly north of East 180th Street. Legend has it that American sharpshooters used to hide in its branches and pick off British soldiers during the Revolution. 1892\. Gift of Randall Comfort. (2) Another view of the same, at a later date. 1936\. W. P. A. Photo. Federal Writers Project.
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Scene in Bronx Park, N. Y
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The Brook, Arboretum, Bronx Park, N.Y.
Lorillard Mansion and Snuff Mill
Lorillard Snuff Mill
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Entrance to Bronx Park, New York City.
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Entrance to Bronx Park from R. R. Station, Showing Boathouse, New York City.
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The Hemlock Grove, Bronx Park, New York.
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Museum. Bronx Park, New York.
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The Museum, Bronx Park, New York.
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