Now in its 99th year, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of New York City's largest and oldest holiday traditions. Each year, over 3.5 million people watch in person, while another 50 million watch from home around the world. In this video from the History Channel, learn all about the 99-year history of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Built in 1977, Saint Peter's Church in Midtown Manhattan on 54th and Lex is a midcentury modern masterpiece in architecture. In this video from our friends at Curbed, peek inside as Pastor Jared R. Stahler tells you all about the building.

This holiday season, Curbed explores extraordinary houses of worship. Take an inside look at Saint Peter's Church, a midcentury masterpiece in New York City.

The Old Slip piers along the East River, just below the end of Wall Street, used to be known as the Banana Docks for its frequent fruit shipments from around the world, including ships containing hundreds of bushels of bananas.

These images were obtained from the Library of Congress and are in the Public Domain. More information, as well high-resolution scans of the original glass plates, can be found here and here.