Brooklyn and Manhattan theater and concert programs scrapbook 1875-1885

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Brooklyn and Manhattan theater and concert programs scrapbook 1875-1885

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One scrapbook containing programs from theatrical productions and concerts at various Brooklyn and Manhattan venues during the period 1875 to 1885, particularly performances by the Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. There is an inscription on the inside front cover indicating that the scrapbook may have belonged to Bessie S. Gilbert.

0.15 Linear feet; in one folder.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6329480

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Brooklyn Academy of Music

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The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences was incorporated in 1859. The original Academy, located at 176-194 Montague Street, was destroyed by fire in 1903, and the new Academy was opened in 1908. From the description of Records, 1891-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155456506 The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences was incorporated in 1859. The original Academy, located at 176-194 Montague Street in Brooklyn, New York, was destroyed by fire in 1903, and the new Ac...

Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn.

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Political clubs were among the earliest clubs to be organized in New York City. In the 1760s, along with pre-revolutionary rumblings in America, political clubs formed in support of the colonists or the loyalists. Following the American Revolutionary War, political clubs were established to support newly formed political parties, chiefly the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists. During the 19th century, as the idea of civic responsibility grew among citizens, so did the establ...