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U.S. Treasury, corner of Wall and Nassau Sts.

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Metropolitan elevated R.R., 14th Street station.

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Train station N. Y. elevated R.R., N. Y. - Public domain photograph.

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The famous Bowery as it is today.

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Metropolitan elevated railway, 14th st. station.

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Elevated railroad, Coenties Slip, N. Y.

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116th St. depot, New York elevated railway. U. S. A.

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Music day in the park. [Crowd and coaches gather around music stand an...

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[View of fountain and tents, Central Park, New York City.]

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Saturday afternoon. [Crowd at an event at the music pavilion.]

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Rustic arbor, Central Park, New York, U.S.A.

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The World building and City Hall.

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One of the great Dry Goods Store of New york, H.B. Claflin & Co.

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The Herald building and Park National Bank.

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N.Y. Staats Zeitung building, N.Y. City.

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Broadway and post office, New York.

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The "World" building and City Hall, New York City, U.S.A.

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Grand Central Depot, New York City.

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Front entrance of the National Academy of Design, cor. 4th Ave. and 23...

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Front entrance of the National Academy of Design, cor. 4th Ave. and 23...

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Class A, No. 5. The post office building from Broadway, New York, N.Y....

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Academy of Design, cor. of 4th Ave. & 28th St.

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Railroad tresle bridge, between 100th & 116th Streets on Fourth Avenue...

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New York University, from Washington Parade Ground.

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New York University, from Washington Parade Ground.

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Exhibition room, Metropolitan Fair, N.Y. 1864.

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Statue of "Auld Lang Syne," near the Casino.

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The Lake and the Bow Bridge. - stereoscopic view, public domain photor...

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The south stairs of the Terrace.

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Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnnie, near the Casino.

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View on the mount, Central Park.

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Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnnie, near the Casino.

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Model yachts on lake, Central Park, New York.

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Stone Bridge steps, Central Park, N.Y.

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Looking out of the cave, Central Park, N.Y.

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The lake, Central Park, New York.

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Auld Lang Syne [Tam O'Shanter & Souter Johnnie], Central Park, N.Y.

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In the Ramble, approaching the cave.

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[Tam O'Shanter & Souter Johnnie, Central Park, N.Y.]

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View from Terrace, Bridge Central Park, N.Y.

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View in Central Park, New York.

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Bas relief on Die, at foot of Terrace steps. Autumn.

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Broadway, looking north from Houston Street.

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The High Bridge, End View, Harlem.

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The East River from the Grand Street Ferry, Brooklyn, E.D.

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Looking down the Bowery from Grand Street, N. Y.

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Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnnie, near the Casino.

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Vase of flowers on the Rustic Bridge.

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The Terrace, pond, etc., Central Park.

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Music pavilion, Central Park, New York.

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Looking down on Broadway from the corner of Canal Street.

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No. 1109 Felix M. Warburg - No. 1116 Jacob Ruppert - East 93rd St.

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After school hours : interior of the Bond Street Branch of the New Yor...

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The Chinese In New England -- The Work-Shop.

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The laster, New York City

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Mckay Shoe-Sewing Machine. - Public domain architectural drawing

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The city of New York in the state of New York North America.

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Theatres -- U.S. -- Brooklyn, Academy of Music - Exterior view. - acto...

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Group of men on 7th Avenue and 28th Street, New York City

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Brooklyn Bridge and New York City, U.S.A.

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Monument of Miss Charlotte Canda, Battle Avenue.

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Dewey in New York, Fifth Avenue and 42d Street.

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Broadway[street scene with pedestrians, carriages and shops].

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Wall Street and Trinity Church, New York.

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Waiting for the Regatta, on July 4, 1859.

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The Great Naval Parade, Centennial. April 28th, 1889.

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Great crowds viewing the President landing. Naval Parade, Centennial.

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Upper saloon of the North River steamer, Dean Richmond.

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Spingler House & Church of Puritans. B'Way.

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Mistress of the house with servants.

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French Hospital, 42nd Street and Lexington Ave.

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The World building and City Hall.

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Central Park, arch way over footpath.

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Entrance to the cave, Central Park.

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Naval Parade, Centennial, April 28th, 1889.

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Post Office or New York's immense post office?

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The Esplanade, Central Park, New York.

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Form of roof girder (wrought iron) at Kensington Station under constru...

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A. H. Caryl's elevated atmospheric railway.

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60th Street Station., New York City

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Construction of the Broadway subway line - Broadway, New York City

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Similar to preceding view, but showing more of building at left.

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View of a long corridor within one of the Ellis Island buildings; a bo...

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A derby-topped gentleman observing the harbor form the observation roo...

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German stowaway - Public domain dedication image

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No. 236-8, Smith, Gray & Co. - Second National Bank - No. 258 Marceau,...

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The Esperanto, 390 West 105th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upp...

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The Lincoln, 130-136 Claremont Avenue; Plan of first floor; Plan of up...

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[Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Ave. & 81st St.]

St. Patrick Cathedral - East 51st St. - Union Club - No. 647 Robert Go...

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West 38th St. - Black, Starr & Frost, diamonds - No. 442, Miss Mary A...

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Waterfront, from roof of Irving Trust Building, Manhattan.

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New York City. Post office, Lower East Side.

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New York City and Environs. (bird's eye view).

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In the dalles of the Saint Louis river.

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In the dalles of the St. Louis river.

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In the dalles of the Saint Louis river.

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View from the ferry house, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Brooklyn Bridge and elevated railways, from Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.

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