Ghetto Scene Hester St New YorkA, 1902 – Vintage Photo Print
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Step back in time with Ghetto Scene Hester St New YorkA, 1902, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Ghetto Scene Hester St New YorkA, 1902
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A crowded street market stretches across this panoramic view, its rows of canvas awnings shading stalls while horse-drawn carts wait among the shoppers at the curb. Street markets like this one were a common sight in American cities at the turn of the twentieth century, when horses still handled most freight and produce arrived by wagon from nearby farms. Panoramic cameras of the era captured such scenes in a wide sweep, so viewers can trace the crowd from one edge of the frame to the other and notice the small details of daily commerce. The record does not name the specific street or market, so the view is best read as a window onto city life in that period.
| Created / published | 1902 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--New York |
| Original scan | 5,283 × 1,334 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | NY 1902 Ghetto Scene Hester St New YorkA |
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