The 1911 edition of the State Fair was highly anticipated. A visit from President William Taft, aviation, auto racing and the Ka-Noo-No Karnival were the highlights. The Syracuse Herald were there to ...

Early 20th century Manhattan looked much different than it does today. Instead of driving in Toyotas and yellow taxis, New Yorkers rode in roofless, buggy-style vehicles. Many of the island's subway ...

The fire started in the Assembly Library and quickly spread down the hall to the nearby New York State Library, finding plenty of fuel among towering shelves jammed with books and cabinets filled with ...

100-foot children's book mural on display at Manlius Pebble Hill School A 100-foot mural was unveiled at the Festival of the Arts on Saturday. The hallway-long piece of art was done by Syracuse based ...

This documentary travelogue of New York City was made by a team of cameramen with the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern, who were sent around the world to make pictures of well-known places.

“A study of the floor plans of the building, and a journey through it, disclose at once the cheering fact that much thought and care have been spent on the needs of the research student.” The 42nd ...

New Yorkers gathered Friday to remember Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire — a tragedy that killed 146 workers, many of them young women. The march 25, 1911 blaze at a factory near present-day New York ...

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With his colleagues snickering from their seats and his own cheeks blushing, Syracuse alderman George Fearon, the youngest member of the Common Council, pressed on. It was Jan. 30, 1911 and Fearon was ...

She escaped the Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911, in which 146 of her co-workers perished, and dedicated the rest of her life to promoting worker safety. By Douglas Martin To Michael Hirsch, the ...