Posts Tagged ‘New York History’

A True Story of Pampered Pets and Titanic Survivors In the late 19th century and early 1900s, New York City’s acclaimed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was the site of numerous pedigree dog shows. The first French Bulldog show took place at the luxury hotel in 1898, which, according to the French Bulldog Club of America, secured the […]

On October 7, 1897, a ceremonial demonstration took place at the General Post Office to celebrate the new pneumatic tube system. Demonstration canisters carried a peach, a suit of clothes, and a live cat in a cotton sack