The Bowery, N.Y. – Antique 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The Bowery, N.Y.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Bowery, N.Y.
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Lower Bowery, the street's southern stretch near Chatham Square, is what this view of the street's trolley tracks is meant to show, based on the caption tags. By the 1890s the Bowery was one of Manhattan's oldest thoroughfares, known for its theaters, saloons, and cheap lodgings, and its rail lines carried passengers through that crowded streetscape. The print was copyrighted by J.S. Johnston, a New York photographer, and the record's details come from an old caption card that has not been independently verified. Look at the tracks and street traffic to see how the street handled the growing city.
| Created / published | c1895. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photo copyrighted by J.S. Johnston, N.Y. No. 3042. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Street Railways. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,186 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141036 |
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