Waterfront New York City, 1909 – Antique Photo Print
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A window into the past: Waterfront New York City, 1909, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Waterfront New York City, 1909
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The record gives us a panoramic view of the New York City waterfront, a format that let photographers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries capture the full sweep of the harbor and its shoreline in a single wide exposure. Panoramic cameras of that era, often rotating or using long roll film, were prized for recording the crowded piers, ferry slips, and shipping that made the city one of the busiest ports in the world. Wide views like this one reward close looking: the density of waterfront structures and the vessels at anchor show how tightly commerce, travel, and city growth were tied to the water. Because the record does not name the exact vantage point or date, the scene is best read as a document of the working harbor during this period.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 972 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | NY 1909 Waterfront New York City |
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