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Inter-State and West Indian Exposition in Charleston, South Carolina. The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo, New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901. The fair occupied 350 acres (0.55 sq mi) of land on the western edge of what is now Delaware Park, extending from Delaware Avenue to Elmwood Avenue ...
The American Academy of the Fine Arts was an art institution founded in 1802 in New York City, to encourage appreciation and teaching of the classical style. [1] It exhibited copies of classical works and encouraged artists to emulate the classical in their work. [2] Richard Varick, the mayor of New York, and Gulian Verplanck, a New York ...
New York State Electric and Gas. New York State Electric and Gas ( NYSEG) is an electric and gas utility company owned by Avangrid that serves customers in New York. NYSEG was incorporated in 1852 as the Ithaca Gas Light Company. Throughout the end of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, the corporation went through mergers ...
The California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, commonly referred to as the "Midwinter Exposition" or the "Midwinter Fair", was a World's Fair that officially operated from January 27 to July 5 [ 1] in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park . In 1892, U.S. President Benjamin Harrison appointed Michael H. de Young as a national commissioner ...
On Fifth Avenue, however, arc lamps were dismantled after residents complained that the wires connecting the fixtures were "unsightly", and most of the street "returned to the gloom of gas." [1] By 1893, New York City had 1,535 electric arc street lights. [1] In New Orleans, arc lamps were used for street lighting starting in 1881.
In 1913, the AFA opened its first New York office in the Fine Arts Building at 215 West 57th Street. The office later moved to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and then to 40 East 49th Street. Beginning in 1952, the AFA relocated its headquarters, moving from Washington, D.C. to New York, renting offices at 1083 Fifth Avenue.
The American Artists Professional League (AAPL) is one of the oldest fine art organizations in the United States. [citation needed] Established in 1928 by a group of painters, illustrators and sculptors in New York City, the AAPL is a non-profit organization for the advancement of traditional Realism in American fine art. The organization ...
Over the next 45 days, residential customers of New York State Electric and Gas and Rochester Gas & Electric (NYSEG-RG&E) will see a one-time credit of $9.51 for customers using electric, and $15. ...