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New York, New York - Broadway, looking north from Canal St. – Vintage Print

New York, New York - Broadway, looking north from Canal St., c1916. — historic photograph
New York, New York - Broadway, looking north from Canal St., c1916.. 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 New York, New York - Broadway, looking north from Canal St.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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New York, New York - Broadway, looking north from Canal St.

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Broadway running north from Canal Street gives this view its particular character, with the wide avenue stretching away from one of the busiest junctions in lower Manhattan. In the 1910s this stretch was a major commercial corridor, where streetcars, delivery wagons and early automobiles shared the roadway with pedestrians. The print was registered for copyright in March 1916, which suggests it was made as a commercial view of the city. The vehicles on the street are worth a close look, since they reflect a period when horse-drawn traffic was giving way to motor power.

Created / publishedc1916.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJ211971 U.S. Copyright Office Title from item. Copyright Mar. 15, 1916.
SubjectsCities & town life--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Vehicles--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Broadway (New York, N.Y.)--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,199 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-129569

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