Looking north from South Ferry, showing Elevated R.R., N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Looking north from South Ferry, showing Elevated R.R., N.Y. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Looking north from South Ferry, showing Elevated R.R., N.Y.
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Taken from the South Ferry landing at the southern tip of Manhattan, this view looks north toward the elevated railway that carried passengers from the ferry into the city. Elevated lines had been operating since the 1870s, and their terminals near the waterfront made the area a busy transfer point for commuters arriving by boat from Staten Island and Brooklyn. Published around 1899 by the Sampson Stereoscopic Company, the card was meant to be seen through a stereoscope, so its paired images give the street and iron structure a sense of depth. It offers a useful glimpse of how the elevated trains shaped street life in Lower Manhattan at the turn of the century.
| Created / published | New York : Sampson Stereoscopic Co., publishers, c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Genre | Stereographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | 42521 U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | City & town life--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900. Elevated railroads--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-177367 |
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