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Lower Manhattan Revealed: “The Lenape: Lower Manhattan’s First Inhabitants”
LMCC presented "The Lenape: Lower Manhattan's First Inhabitants," the final lecture of the 2011 Access Restricted: Lower Manhattan Revealed season. Dr. David M. Oestreicher - curator (In Search of the Lenape: The Delaware Indians, Past and Present), lecturer, consultant, and independent scholar - discussed the culture, prehistory, and history of the Lenape (Delaware Indians) in this region as well as their subsequent displacement and emigration to enclaves in Oklahoma, Ontario, and Wisconsin in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lecture took place on Wednesday, April 13, 12 noon, in Pershing Hall, Governors Island.
A view from the ferry of the Battery Maritime Building / photo: dangottesman.com
Access Restricted guests take in the scenery / photo: dangottesman.com
A view of Governors Island / photo: dangottesman.com
Pershing Hall, the site of the final Access Restricted: Lower Manhattan Revealed series / photo: dangottesman.com
Pershing Hall is one of the many historic buildings on Governors Island and features WPA murals depicting American military history. This scene is a depiction of the Revolutionary War / photo: dangottesman.com
Another war scene from the Pershing Hall murals / photo: dangottesman.com
Visitors enjoyed viewing the murals / photo: dangottesman.com
Dr. David M. Oestreicher spoke on the culture, prehistory, and history of the Lenape tribe / photo: dangottesman.com
Dr. David M. Oestreicher lectured at the culminating 2011 Access Restricted event / photo: dangottesman.com
A scenic shot of Governors Island / photo: dangottesman.com
A view of the river from Governors Island / photo: dangottesman.com
