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New York; the upper bay from lower Manhattan. New York Central System / Leslie Ragan. – Historic Print

New York; the upper bay from lower Manhattan. New York Central System / Leslie Ragan., [192-(?)] — vintage poster
New York; the upper bay from lower Manhattan. New York Central System / Leslie Ragan., [192-(?)]. Vintage poster 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 vintage poster of New York; the upper bay from lower Manhattan. New York Central System / Leslie Ragan.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Seen from the lower Manhattan waterfront, this color poster looks out over the Upper Bay, with the dense cluster of skyscrapers rising toward the harbor. It was issued under the New York Central System name and designed by Leslie Ragan, an illustrator who worked on railroad advertising. Bird's-eye views like this were a popular way for rail companies in the 1920s to present New York as a destination, using the skyline to suggest energy and scale. The sky-high towers that dominate the composition show how quickly the financial district was growing in those years.

Created / published[192-(?)]
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenreBird's-eye view prints 1920-1930.Advertisements 1920-1930.Posters American 1920-1930.Prints Color 1920-1930.
NotesPromotional goal: U.S. E3. 192-?
SubjectsSkyscrapers--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,171 × 1,453 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-217019

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