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Governers [sic] Island & The Narrows – Historic Reproduction

Governers [sic] Island & The Narrows, c1901. — historic photograph
Governers [sic] Island & The Narrows, c1901.. Historic photograph from the Governors Island National Monument collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Governers [sic] Island & The Narrows in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Governers [sic] Island & The Narrows

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Governors Island and The Narrows, the strait where New York Harbor opens between Brooklyn and Staten Island, appear together in this c1901 view. The record classes it as an aerial view, an elevated perspective still uncommon in the early 1900s that makes the island's layout and the shipping channel easy to follow. Irving Underhill, a New York photographer, made and copyrighted the print. The Army had held the island since the early 1800s, and its forts guarded the approaches to the city.

Created / publishedc1901.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.Aerial views 1900-1910.
NotesH5007 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from item. Copyright by Irving Underhill, New York.
SubjectsWaterfronts--New York (State)--New York--1900-1910. Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)--1900-1910. New York Harbor (N.Y.)--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,184 × 4,161 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-210929

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