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New York City from New York Bay: high buildings on the West side of lower New York City – Vintage Wall Art

New York City from New York Bay: high buildings on the West side of lower New York City, c1908. — historic photograph
New York City from New York Bay: high buildings on the West side of lower New York City, c1908.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures New York City from New York Bay: high buildings on the West side of lower New York City in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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New York City from New York Bay: high buildings on the West side of lower New York City

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From the water of New York Bay, this view looks toward the west side of lower Manhattan, where tall office buildings rise close together along the waterfront. By about 1908, steel-frame towers were climbing well above the church spires that had long defined the city's skyline, and the financial district was growing denser and taller. The print was copyrighted by A. Loeffler of Tompkinsville, Staten Island, whose name appears on the copyright deposit. The caption details were taken from an old card and have not been verified, so the exact date and vantage point are worth checking against other sources.

Created / publishedc1908.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsH116116 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by A. Loeffler, Tompkinsville, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY--NYC--Waterfront; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,187 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-129655

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