New York is one of the most photographed cities in the world, since the nineteenth century. By 1925, the City of New York surpassed London as the world’s largest metropolis. It has changed a lot since then, but still has its charm.
Click on the images below to enlarge them. They are a fine collection of antique photographs and illustrations of the City of New York.
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Brooklyn Bridge and New York City skyline (1915).
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Looking down Pike St. to Manhattan Bridge (1933).
Times Square - 1937.
Bowling Green, Broadway - 1828.
Nita Naldi was born in New York City, in 1894, and became a famous actress in the silent movie era.
Pell Street, Chinatown - 1909.
A Lake view in Central Park, 1901.
Samuel Gottscho
