50 Objects of New York

from The New York Times
A History of New York in 50 Objects
By SAM ROBERTS

An artichoke and an elevator. A Checker taxicab and a conductor’s baton. A MetroCard and a mastodon tusk.
Inspired by “A History of the World in 100 Objects,” the British Museum’s BBC radio series and book, we recruited historians and museum curators to [...]