1. Read through the article: https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/10/01/a-history-of-new-york-in-101-objects/

2. Then move on to the museum page, which contains a selection of artifacts: https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/brief-history-new-york-selections-history-new-york-101-objects

3. Pick an artifact (from the Brainpicking’ article and/or from the museum list below (exhibited in the New-York Historical Society, based on Sam Robert’s book: History of New York in 101 objects), and describe the object, its usage, and the importance of the object, in about 250 words.

4. THE OBJECT HAS TO BE FROM THE PERIOD 1877- 1900 (or about 30 years before or after)

5. present a report about the chosen artifact, with the explanation of the immediate context of the artifact seen in a wider historic context, and describe the object, its usage, and the importance of the object, in about 250 words.

6. Name the artifact at the top of your report

7. Include the image of the chosen artifact

8. Provide a Work Cited section at the end of the ARTifact Report (for all the cited information you used in the report, and the source of your image. See examples for this in Originality, Citation, and Format.