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31. Columbia University
Columbia University
Description
Just off of Riverside Drive from Broadway to Amsterdam and 114th to 120th is Columbia University. It was founded in 1754 as King’s College. On the frieze of the library is this inscription: “King’s College, founded in the province of New York, by Royal Charter, in the reign of King George II, perpetuated as Columbia College by the people of the state of New York when they became free and independent, maintained and cherished from generation to generation for the advancement of the public good and the glory of Almighty God.”
32. Central Park
Central Park
Description
Central Park, which consists of 843 acres out of 22,000 on Manhattan and compromising some of the most valuable and desirable portions, speaks eloquently for public spirit and recognition of real values. Such a park in the midst of a congested district means much to the well being of the City. Lakes, beautiful drives and walks, the Mall about a mile in length and bordered by elms make it a place of wonderful beauty.
33. Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History
Description
On the west side of Central Park almost opposite the Art Museum is the largest natural history museum in the world. Its collections of prehistoric animals, of Indian handiwork, of minerals and gems, and various other interesting exhibits are valued at $12,000,000. The fees of its 3700 members and an income from a $13,000,000 endowment are used to finance scientific expeditions.
34. College of the city of New York
College of the city of New York
Description
This is the College of the City of New York. It has over 12,000 students. Tuition is free. It has a preparatory course of three years as well as the regular college course. It conducts evening classes for hundreds who cannot attend the day courses. Its great stadium is used in the summer for public musical programs. It is the largest college under municipal control in the world.
35. Riverside Drive
Riverside Drive
Description
This is Riverside Drive, another famous street which varies from 90 to 168 feet in width and is three miles in length. Part of Riverside Park is shown in the picture. On this street are some of the finest residences in the City. Lots are worth $1200 to $1600 per front foot.
36. Grant's Tomb
Grant's Tomb
Description
North of the tomb is a gingko tree sent by Li Hung Chang, who admired Grant. Near Grant's tomb is the grave of a five year old child with the inscription "To an amiable child," died in 1797. It is the only grave except Grant's maintained and cared for by the city in one of its public parks.
37. Metropolitan Art Museum
Metropolitan Art Museum
Description
The Metropolitan Art Museum is located on Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street. The building was erected and is maintained by the City. The collections are the largest in the country, embracing Egyptian, Greek, Roman, European, Oriental, Near Eastern and American art.
38. New York University
New York University
Description
Here is New York University, which has more than five thousand students.
39. Glacial boulder and glacial scratches, Bronx Park, New York
Glacial boulder and glacial scratches, Bronx Park, New York
Description
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Many of the boulders and pebbles of the till are found to be glaciated, or marked with parallel scratches. Often they look as if engraved with a sharp need. Sometimes the scratches are deep and rough. A marked polish is seen on some stones. If we dig through the subsoil to the bed-rock, we shall often find the latter scratched in the same way, or even deeply grooved and carved into fluting's and the folding. The glacier, shod with stones at its base, drags these over the bed-rock, and thus both the moving fragments and the floor over which they move are polished and graven. The direction of the scratches corresponds to that in which the erratic boulders have been moved, and so, putting these other facts together, we have full proof that glaciers have done the work."
40. Curb market
Curb market
Description
One gets a decided mental jolt to come form the Tavern with its colonial atmosphere and memories to present day affairs as they display themselves on the Stock Exchange. Just a short distance form the Tavern on Broad Street there used to be the curb market where buying of stocks was done in the open by the use of finger signs from one dealer to another and to buyers and sellers stationed in the offices surrounding the market. Bright colored and queer looking caps were worn so that their wearers might easily be distinguished even at some distance. Much of the buying and selling is done with the fingers so that the market looks like a deaf and dumb rooters gang to the uninitiated. The full price of the stocks on the market are supposed to be known, so that only the fraction in the price up or down is indicated. Hand turned down means offered, turned up means bid. If a stock is selling at 89 1/8 all that will be indicated by the hands will be the 1/8. The index finger pointing up means 1/8 bid, two fingers 1/4, three fingers 3/4, etc. Pointing down the fingers indicate the points offered. Points bid is what somebody is willing to pay and points offered is what some one is willing to sell it for. On a day when stock prices are breaking or there is a panic, the stock markets are pandemonium.
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