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Library of Congress

Loc: Abandoned: Foundlings in New York City Webcast

9th - 10th
Watch this touching webcast from the Library of Congress that addresses the growing problem of abandoned children in New York City in the last part of the 19th century. Because of extreme poverty often immigrants could not afford to take...
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History in Motion: Great Boston Fire, November 1872

9th - 10th
Historical scenario in "real time" shows the Great Boston Fire of November 1872 and the results of a fire department ill-equipped to handle it. [3:10]