[New post] A New Year’s Eve scene in post-Civil War New York City

ephemeralnewyork posted: " It's 1865 in New York City. The Civil War is over, families are together, and the holiday season is a firmly commercialized event. Still, I'm not sure what to make of this illustration, from the digital collection of the Museum of the City of New" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Ephemeral New York A New Year's Eve scene in post-Civil War New York City by ephemeralnewyork It's 1865 in New York City. The Civil War is over, families are together, and the holiday season is a firmly commercialized event. Still, I'm not sure what to make of this illustration, from the digital collection of the Museum of the City of New York. Several children stand in front of a store display, their eyes trained on the toys. Meanwhile, a well-dressed woman and girl stand slightly to the side, watching the other kids delight in the window display. An image of the haves meeting the have nots? It's a strangely disquieting illustration, with no one else on the sidewalks on what the caption tells us is New Year's Eve. [MCNY, 1865, MNY5788] ephemeralnewyork | December 27, 2021 at 4:34 am | Tags: Celebrating New Year's Eve 1865, New Year's Eve Illustration NYC, New Year's Eve in NYC, New Year's Eve NYC, New York City in 1865 | Categories: Fashion and shopping, Holiday traditions, Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/pec9m-9rR Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Ephemeral New York. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2021/12/27/a-new-years-eve-scene-in-post-civil-war-new-york-city/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com