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Cemetery

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Description: Elevated view of a Gothic revival style Trinity church Wall Street and adjacent cemetery. Modern skyscrapers are in the background.
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New York Street Scene

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Description: A street scene of early New York City, featuring a building-lined street, with people walking, riding horses, and riding in carriages. Also pictured are nu...
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Elevated New York Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a street scene in downtown, featuring a small park with a fountain, and many pedestrians among tall buildings.
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Open-Air Market in New York

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Description: An open air market in the streets of New York. Barrels of goods line the sidewalk and behind them fire-escapes can be seen going up the sides of brick tene...
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Cathedral of St. John

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Description: View toward the facade and right side of the cathedral which is richly carved in stone, and has two belfry's. Pedestrians are near the entrance.
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Columbia University

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Description: View of a campus walkway with individuals walking along the pathway between stone and brick buildings.
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College of Mt. St. Vincent

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Description: Aerial view of the campus, with the largest brick and stone buildings in the center. Trees border the structures and people are walking on paths or playing...
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New Amsterdam Theatre

Date: 1925
Description: Front view of the New Amsterdam Theatre (Theater), which advertises the 1925 Ziegfield Follies on its marquee and on street level the play "The Knife in th...
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"Foreign Correspondent" Premiere

Date: 1940
Description: Slightly elevated view from street corner at Broadway and West 50th Street of the Rivoli Theater in Times Square when it was screening the movie "Foreign C...
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New York "Five Points"

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph of a street in the “Five Points” slum district.

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