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Street pedlars' carts on Elizabeth Street, looking north from Hester Street, New York City, U.S.A. – Vintage Photo Print

Street pedlars' carts on Elizabeth Street, looking north from Hester Street, New York City, U.S.A., New York : Underwood & Underwood, publishers, c1902. — historic photograph
Street pedlars' carts on Elizabeth Street, looking north from Hester Street, New York City, U.S.A., New York : Underwood & Underwood, publishers, c1902.. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Street pedlars' carts on Elizabeth Street, looking north from Hester Street, New York City, U.S.A.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Street pedlars' carts on Elizabeth Street, looking north from Hester Street, New York City, U.S.A.

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Elizabeth Street, photographed looking north from Hester Street, shows a crowded row of pushcarts lining the roadway in lower Manhattan. The pair of images on this stereograph card, made by the firm Underwood & Underwood around 1902, would have been viewed through a stereoscope to give a sense of depth. The neighborhood was then one of the densest immigrant districts in the city, and its street vendors sold everything from fruit and vegetables to dry goods. Look closely at the carts, the crowd, and the goods on display to see how busy the street trade was.

Created / publishedNew York : Underwood & Underwood, publishers, c1902.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesStereo by Underwood & Underwood. Title from item. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,356 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-122977

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