Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs


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Recalls "good old days" in Maspeth, Jamaica, Astoria, Jackson Heights, other areas: DeWitt Clinton mansion, hotel where Washington slept (1790), plus recent landmarks — Astoria Studios, 1939 World's Fair, more. 261 prints.




Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865-1929


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157 photographs, many never before reprinted, show the vitality and variety of old Brooklyn: waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, Fulton Street, Brooklyn Heights, Ebbets Field, Luna Park, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach Hotel, more.




The New York World's Fair, 1939/1940 in 155 Photographs


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Analyse: Photographies de Richard Wurts, Carl van Vechten, Samuel H. Gottscho, Underwood & Underwood, Sigurd Fisher et Michael L. Radoslovich.




The Great Sights of New York


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Newly updated guide with striking photos, detailed captions on Empire State Building, United Nations, Times Square, Statue of Liberty, other landmarks.




Maritime New York in Nineteenth-century Photographs


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Rich treasury of 210 vintage views of New York harbor before 1900. Clipper ships, South Street docks, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Cunard liners, much more. Many photos never before published. Unique record of Old New York via early photography.




The Lower East Side


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Collection of evocative photographs chronicles evolution of immigrant neighborhood from 1870s to 1920 as waves of Jewish immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe. 99 black-and-white photographs. Introduction. Bibliography.




A Picture History of the Brooklyn Bridge


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Profusely illustrated account of the greatest engineering achievement of the 19th century. Rare contemporary photos and engravings and accompanying detailed captions recall construction, human drama, politics, much more. 167 black-and-white illustrations.




New York Then and Now


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Early Manhattan sites are set against more modern photos taken from same position: Times Square, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, many more. Includes 83 early photographs from 1875 to 1925 contrasted with photos taken in 1976.