Mannequin
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03/22/23 • 20 min
In today’s episode of Undiscarded, local burlesque star and reigning Miss Coney Island Maggie McMuffin joins Tania to talk about a decorated mannequin that represents the life and times of the most famous of all exotic dancers – the sensation of the Chicago Exposition and Queen of the Boardwalk, the celebrated and notorious “Little Egypt”!
Look at photos of this object and more at cityreliquary.org/undiscarded-littleegypt
Learn more about the City Reliquary, its mission, and its collections at cityreliquary.org.
In the city or just visiting? Stop by the Reliquary any Saturday or Sunday, noon to 6pm, 370 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn 11211.
In today’s episode of Undiscarded, local burlesque star and reigning Miss Coney Island Maggie McMuffin joins Tania to talk about a decorated mannequin that represents the life and times of the most famous of all exotic dancers – the sensation of the Chicago Exposition and Queen of the Boardwalk, the celebrated and notorious “Little Egypt”!
Look at photos of this object and more at cityreliquary.org/undiscarded-littleegypt
Learn more about the City Reliquary, its mission, and its collections at cityreliquary.org.
In the city or just visiting? Stop by the Reliquary any Saturday or Sunday, noon to 6pm, 370 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn 11211.
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Lightbulb
In the series premiere of Undiscarded, Tania talks to City Reliquary founder Dave Herman about one of the highlights (pun intended) of the museum’s most celebrated collection. It’s a humble-looking artifact donated by a man who dedicated his life to serving that most magnificent of New York icons: The Statue of Liberty.
Look at photos of this object and more at cityreliquary.org/undiscarded-lightbulb.
Learn more about the City Reliquary, its mission, and its collections at cityreliquary.org
In the city or just visiting? Stop by the Reliquary any Saturday or Sunday, noon to 6pm, 370 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn 11211.
Next Episode
Letters from a Sign
Who’s hungry? In today’s episode of Undiscarded (produced with the collaboration of the New York Historical Society) Tania joins Jack Lebewohl of the famous 2nd Ave Deli to talk about the rise and decline of the delicatessen, the great culinary contribution of one of the immigrant groups that most dramatically shaped New York as we know it: the Yiddish-speaking Jews of Eastern Europe.
Look at photos of this object and more at cityreliquary.org/undiscarded-2ndavedeli.
Learn more about the City Reliquary, its mission, and its collections at cityreliquary.org
In the city or just visiting? Stop by the Reliquary any Saturday or Sunday, noon to 6pm, 370 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn 11211
Plan your visit to the 2nd Ave Deli at https://2ndavedeli.com/
Plan your visit to the New York Historical Society at https://www.nyhistory.org/
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