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Introduction
Each group has been assigned an historical period in which
to visit New York, the most exciting city in modern times, and
asked to imagine a three-day fantasy vacation to New York's most
important sites. First, the students will research New York and
will focus on a particular decade of the city's life, looking
closely at three to five events in this time frame. They will
be expected to keep concise notes bibliographic notes on their
readings. Third, the students will immerse themselves in particular
places and events, actually taking on the persona of a visitor
by writing a multimedia diary recording the highlights of the
trip. Time Frame: Expect one week to complete this task. The final
due date for all multimedia presentations is April 19th. Process:
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| Yahoo's 1920s: Great List of Sites American Cultural History of the 1920s The Irresponsible Age: America at Home and Abroad in the 1920's |
Gatsby, Jazz, Dancing and Alcohol The Lawless Decade: Joe Sent Me Between the Wars:1920s and 30s: High School site Between the Wars: Trinity College site Harlem
Rent Parites |
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American Rhetoric: Speeches Collections California Legacy Project-Audio Files Say It Plain: A Century of Great American Speeches This rich site includes a audio files and texts of speeches by Booker T. Washington, Dick Gregory, and Stokeley Carmichael. The site includes the only known recordings of Marcus Garvey as well as Barbara Jordan's defense of the US Constitution during the impeachment hearings of President Richard Nixon. Radio of Yesterday: My Friend Irma Radio of Yesterday:
MP3s of old Radio Shows Multimedia
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PBS Jazz: Great informational site Jazz Profile of Charlie Parker Village Vanguard: Greenwich Village and History PBS Jazz: Great informational site Jazz Profile of Charlie Parker Village Vanguard: Greenwich Village and History Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy Recorded Jazz: Great Timeline Museum of Blue Note Cover Art: Jazz Records |
Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy Earl Hines: An Overview The Flapper Music: Good Selection, audio clips The Roaring 1920s Concert Extravaganza: Audio Clips Recorded Jazz: Great Timeline The Noble Booby Prize (Speakies of New York) The Flapper Music: Good Selection, audio clips The Roaring 1920s Concert Extravaganza: Audio Clips Recorded Jazz: Great Timeline New York City Jazz Club Bible: a cool site with descriptions and reviews of contemporary jazz clubs |
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Mark Hardens's Artchives:
Great source for pictures, individual National Gallery of American Painting National Gallery of American Painting Web Museum Online Art Museums: Paris Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events The Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art Gallery Guide.com: Portal to the Fine Arts The 1920s Flappers Jazzing it Up in the 1920s: Illustrations Magazine Advertising for the 1920s and 1930s The Advertising of the Installment Plans The American Advertising Museum The Harlem Renaissance The Art from the Harlem Renaissance |
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Aaron Douglas Internet Resources Augusta
Savage Online |
Palmer Hayden Britannica Encyclopedia William H. Johnson from Encarta |
| The 1940s and 1950s | |
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Georgia O'Keeffe: American Masters Mark Rothko: Painter Joseph Stella: Painter Joseph
Stella "The Brooklyn Bridge," 1939 --Take a walk
with Joseph Stella across the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the classic
walks in the world. |
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Photographic Images of New York Picture Collection
Online: The New York Public Library American Photography: A Century of Images Edward J. Steichen Online Steichen's Matches and Matchbooks (New York, 1926) Edward J. Steichen's Photographs Charles Sheeler Online |
America
from the Great Depression to World War II: Black and White
Photographs from FSA-OWI |
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| Classic Restaurants | Mr. Ryan's Favorite Food in New York |
| Tips on Tables.com: This site features vintage reviews of famous Nightclubs and Restarutants, mostly from the New York area from Mr. Robert W. Dana, entertainment columnist for the now-defunct New York World Telegram and Sun. Dining in the 1920s: Food Delmonico: The original restaurant Delmonico's Restaurant: Wikipedia Russian
Tea Room (1926) Patsy's Restaurant in New York The Place Where Frank Ate Lombardi's Pizza:
First pizzeria in NY Toots Shor's Restarurant: Wikipedia Dorthy Parker's New York (includes a listing of her favorite speakeasys) The Noble Booby Prize (Speakies of New York) Food Timeline: Culinary History Timeline Sardi's Culinary History: New York Public Library Alice
Statler Menu Collection—San Francisco 1890-1900 Au-Chat-Noir
Hotel 1800s Menu Collection of New York: Selections from the Buttolph Collection U
of Washington Digital Menu Colllection—Mostly
Seattle, but you can get a general idea of the type of food
offered during the different historical periods 1894 Delmonico's
Recipes from a “Gilded Age” Eggs Benedict: American Feast: The history of food in America 1911—Delicatessens
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York Menu Pages—great interactive map Crumb's
Reviews Hints: Pretend to have a grilled cheese sandwich at: Grilled Cheese NYC --Now Closed You've got to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and have a pizza at: Located under the Brooklyn Bridge Take a few steps to: The
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory Then take a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. You may want to stop at Tribeca Grill. (Robert DiNero's place) Have at least two meals at Patsy's Restaurant in New York the place where Frank ate. |
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| General Information and Personalities | By the Decade |
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1900-1919 Robert Henri Emma Goldman Standford White Mark Twain J. P. Morgan Eugene O'Neill: American Masters George M. Cohen Al Jolson Irving Berlin Vaudeville
On PBS Georgia O'Keeffe: American Masters 920s and 1930s Cande Nast Art: Vanity Fair History of Fashion: PBS Cande Nast Art: Vanity Fair Algonquin Round Table: American Masters Online Tour of Dorthy Parker's Dorothy Parker's "Figures in Popular Literature" Dorothy Parker's Home and Hangouts in New York Dorothy Parker: A summary and bio Dorothy
Parker: reading one of her own poems. Gluyas Williams: Cartoonist for the New Yorker When Conde Nast's Duplex Penthouse Was in Vogue: An article that provides a great description of wealthy parties in the 1920s and 30s. |
Harlem Renaissance Duke Ellington: American Masters Langston Hughes: Library of Congress Langston Hughes: Modern American Poetry Langston Hughes: The Academy of American Poets Langston Hughes: Voices and Visions Langston Hughes: The Kennedy Center Langston
Hughes: The Songs on Seventh Avenue Selected Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance Dashiell Hammett: American Masters George Gershwin: American Masters F. Scott Fitzgerald: American Masters F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary: U of South Carolina F. Scott Fitzgerald and the 20s.
1940s and 1950s Charlie Parker: American Masters Thelonious Monk Billie Holiday: American Masters Ed Sullivan Mickey Mantle Frank Sinatra 1960s snf 1970s Expecting Rain:
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Greenwich Village Walking Tour Bob
Dylan's America: an exhibit at the Minisota Art Museum John Cassavetes: American Masters Aretha Franklin: American Masters Bob Dylan: American Masters Lou Reed: American Masters Martin Scorsese: American Masters 1970s Woody Allen Gloria Steinem Sam Shepard |
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