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New York City Disasters
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In its history, New York City has seen its fair share of accidents, disasters, and catastrophes. Some have been man-made, while others were the work of Mother Nature. These events have, over time, altered and shaped the city and its citizens.
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Holidays at the Center for Brooklyn History
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For this story, we'd like to share our personal picks from our combined collections, that represent what this time of year means to us, and to introduce the team of Librarians, Archivists, Collection Managers, Educators and Administrators, who make up the fantastic staff at the Center for Brooklyn History.
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182 Montague Street
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The Brooklyn Academy of Music, in its original location on Montague Street, circa 1895. Performances began in this building in 1861. On the morning of November 30, 1903, as stagehands were preparing for an event, a small gas explosion ignited the stage and scenery. The wooden interior was engulfed by flames quickly and by the time the fire was extinguished, the only thing standing was the brick exterior walls, and a number of adjacent buildings were heavily damaged. BAM would reopen five years later in 1908 in a new group of buildings in nearby Fort Greene.
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Mark Twain's New York
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In 1853, young Samuel L. Clemens wrote his mother in Missouri: "Well, I was out of work in St. Louis, and didn't fancy loafing in such a dry place, where there is no pleasure to be seen without paying well for it, and so I thought I might as well go to New York." It was the first time the future Mark Twain would visit, but it wouldn't be the last. New-York Historical's 2019 exhibition 'Mark Twain and the Holy Land' took a deep dive into a pivotal moment in Twain's career: the five-month cruise to Europe and the Holy Land that would inspire his bestselling travelogue 'The Innocents Abroad.' Like many good journeys, it started in New York. Check out some NYC sites that have a Twain connection.

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182 Montague Street

\[Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1863] Lithograph of interior of former Brooklyn Academy of Music building on Montague Street (destroyed by fire in 1903); lithograph shows formally dressed people milling about, possibly as spectators at an art exhibition rather than the sanitary fair for Civil War relief held there the following year; paintings on walls, and chandeliers hanging from decorative struts on ceiling.
182 Montague Street image

182 Montague Street

Sanitary Ball, 1864 Lithograph of stage of former Brooklyn Academy of Music building on Montague Street (destroyed by fire in 1903), where the Women's Relief Association held a sanitary fair in 1864 to benefit the Union war effort; lithograph shows spectators seated in foreground looking towards bow-shaped stage; bunting hanging from ceiling. Caption on verso on copy 1: "Sanitary Ball, 1864: An interior view of the Academy of Music as seen from the dress circle. On the great stage is a pageant of medical care on the battlefields of the Civil War, part of the spectacle staged by the women of Brooklyn to raise money for medical care for the men who fought to save the Union."
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182 Montague Street

The New England Kitchen of the Bklyn Sanitary Fair Lithograph of room in former Brooklyn Academy of Music building on Montague Street (destroyed by fire in 1903) or in adjacent building, where the Women's Relief Association held a sanitary fair in 1864 to benefit the Union war effort; lithograph shows women tending to large fireplace in center; large tables laid with provisions before fireplace; spinning wheel at left of fireplace.
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182 Montague Street

Sanitary Fair of the Brooklyn Art Association in the Academy of Music Lithograph of interior of former Brooklyn Academy of Music building on Montague Street (destroyed by fire in 1903), where the Women's Relief Association held a sanitary fair in 1864 to benefit the Union war effort; lithograph shows spectators seated in theater as seen from the stage; spectators or participants on state in foreground; bunting hanging from ceiling. Caption on verso on copy 4: "Brooklyn's Sanitary Fair in 1864 was held in the Academy of Music to raise funds for Civil War relief. As this old print shows, it was a gala event. The name derived from the War Fund Committee's sanitary commission, in charge of distributing hospital supplies, clothing and food to soldiers at the front and their families at home."
182 Montague Street image

182 Montague Street

182 Montague Street image

182 Montague Street

Brooklyn: Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lafayette Avenue between St. Felix Street and Ashland Place, undated.
182 Montague Street image

182 Montague Street

Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street Brooklyn Academy of Music. Montague St., s.5., betw. Court and Clinton Sts. This view is looking w. fr. Court St. P.L. Sperr collection Rec'd September 12, 1945
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182 Montague Street

Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street Montague Street, south side, west from Court Street, showing a rear view of the Academy of Music, opened in 1861 at a cost of over $200,000. It was destroyed by fire in 1903. At the right, is the steeple of the Church of the Holy Trinity. In the background is the Pierrepont Hotel. 1902\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
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182 Montague Street

Brooklyn: rooftop view of Brooklyn Heights, undated. Remsen Street, Holy Trinity Church, and the old Academy of Music visible.
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182 Montague Street

Academy of Music from Court Street Academy of Music from Court Street/ Brooklyn \[handwritten on recto] Scrapbook page from "Views of New York City, Brooklyn, and Other Places Vol. 3", by Eugene Armbruster.
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182 Montague Street

Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street Montague Street, south side, west from Fulton Street.\* At the extreme left, is the Continental Insurance Building, next to it the Old Academy of Music, next to it the Academy of Design. The trolley tracks are no longer on Montague Street. The clock on the right, was still keeping time in (1936). This whole block has been renovated. About 1890. \*should be Court St. Eugene L. Armbruster Colleotion.
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182 Montague Street

Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street Brooklyn Academy of Music. Montague St., s.s., betw. Court and Clinton Sts. This view is looking e. fr. Clinton. P.L. Sperr collection Rec'd January 13, 1945
182 Montague Street image

182 Montague Street

Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street Brooklyn Academy of Music. Montague Street, s.s., betw. Court and Clinton Sts. This view is looking west fr. Court St. P. L. Sperr collection. Received Sept. 12, 1945.
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