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Broadway & 139th Street., New York City

Broadway & 139th Street., New York City

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cable car for taking soil., New York City

Cable car for taking soil., New York City

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Special riveted rectangular water pipe, over roof of subway at 126th Street and Lenox Avenue.

Special riveted rectangular water pipe, over roof of subway at 126th S...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Operating room showing condensers - power house.

Operating room showing condensers - power house.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, works, 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Concrete sewer back of side wall, Broadway and 56th Street; Large gas and water pipes, relaid behind each side wall on Elm Street.

Concrete sewer back of side wall, Broadway and 56th Street; Large gas ...

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Columns of Hotel Belmont, passing through subway at 42d Street and Park Avenue.

Columns of Hotel Belmont, passing through subway at 42d Street and Par...

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Side and end elevations of alternator.

Side and end elevations of alternator.

Public domain scan of a print featuring furniture, art, or architecture design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 155 Chas. Scribner's Sons, publishers - O.J. Dude Co. - Flatiron Building - East 23rd St.

No. 155 Chas. Scribner's Sons, publishers - O.J. Dude Co. - Flatiron B...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 251, Coleman, Tailor, Little Shop - Pennsylvania Railroad Co. - No. 265 Calumet Club.

No. 251, Coleman, Tailor, Little Shop - Pennsylvania Railroad Co. - No...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan.

40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Squibb Building with Sherry Netherland in the background, 745 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.

Squibb Building with Sherry Netherland in the background, 745 Fifth Av...

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Side elevation and cross section of alternator with part cut away to show construction.

Side elevation and cross section of alternator with part cut away to s...

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East 90th St. - Andrew Carnegie's Residence - East 91st St.

East 90th St. - Andrew Carnegie's Residence - East 91st St.

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

East 58th St. - Plaza Bank - Ramsdell Drug & Co. - Hotel Savoy - Netherland Hotel

East 58th St. - Plaza Bank - Ramsdell Drug & Co. - Hotel Savoy - Nethe...

Public domain photograph of bank building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

No. 303 F.A.O. Schwarz, toys, Haas Bros. - Kinckerbocker Club - No. 327 Geo. H. Everall.

No. 303 F.A.O. Schwarz, toys, Haas Bros. - Kinckerbocker Club - No. 32...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

N.Y. Telephone Building, 140 West Street, Manhattan.

N.Y. Telephone Building, 140 West Street, Manhattan.

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Bartholomew's, Waldorf Astoria, General Electric Building, Park Avenue and 51st Street, Manhattan.

St. Bartholomew's, Waldorf Astoria, General Electric Building, Park Av...

Public domain photograph of historic cityscape, city, 19th-century, vintage travel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El', Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Division Sts., Manhattan.

El', Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Division Sts., Manhatta...

Public domain photograph - New York, art photography, artistic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

El' Second and Third Avenue Lines, Hanover Square and Pearl Street, Manhattan

El' Second and Third Avenue Lines, Hanover Square and Pearl Street, Ma...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tempo of the City: II. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, looking west from Seymour Building, 503 Fifth Avenue.

Tempo of the City: II. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, looking west from...

Public domain photograph related to New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

48th Street, looking Northwest from a point between Second and Third Avenues, Manhattan.

48th Street, looking Northwest from a point between Second and Third A...

Public domain photograph of New York City, Broadway, downtown, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DINNER [held by] ORIENTAL HOTEL [at] "MANHATTAN BEACH, L.I. NY" (HOTEL;)
Jersey City. New York from Staten Island. Brooklyn

Jersey City. New York from Staten Island. Brooklyn

Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of Staten Island or Richmond County, N.Y..

Map of Staten Island or Richmond County, N.Y..

Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wall-Street (New York) Art print

Wall-Street (New York) Art print

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plate 22, Part of Section 3: [Bounded by (E. 37th Street, Third Avenue, E. 32nd Street and Fifth Avenue]

Plate 22, Part of Section 3: [Bounded by (E. 37th Street, Third Avenue...

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Clinton Avenue Cong[regational] Church, Brooklyn.

Clinton Avenue Cong[regational] Church, Brooklyn.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Christ Church, cor. Clinton & Harrison Sts., Brooklyn.

Christ Church, cor. Clinton & Harrison Sts., Brooklyn.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.

Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Brooklyn Bridge, near view, N.Y., U.S.A.

Brooklyn Bridge, near view, N.Y., U.S.A.

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

General view of Brooklyn Bridge, N.Y.

General view of Brooklyn Bridge, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

View of South Brooklyn, from near the entrance.

View of South Brooklyn, from near the entrance.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Scene in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Arbor Water and fountain. Old Receiving tomb opposite.

Arbor Water and fountain. Old Receiving tomb opposite.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

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Entrance to Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Entrance to Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Henry Ward Beecher's grave, Greenwood Cemetery, N.Y., U.S.A.

Henry Ward Beecher's grave, Greenwood Cemetery, N.Y., U.S.A.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, park architecture, outdoors, romantic atmospheric landscape, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Henry Ward Beecher's grave, Greenwood Cemetery, N.Y., U.S.A.

Henry Ward Beecher's grave, Greenwood Cemetery, N.Y., U.S.A.

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Scene at Brighton Beach, Coney Island, N.Y.

Scene at Brighton Beach, Coney Island, N.Y.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

A pretty good story. On the beach at Coney Island, N.Y.

A pretty good story. On the beach at Coney Island, N.Y.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Centre Street From Bridge, N.Y. City.

Centre Street From Bridge, N.Y. City.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mount St. Vincent, Central Park, N.Y.

Mount St. Vincent, Central Park, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Vine clad arbor, Central Park, N.Y.

Vine clad arbor, Central Park, N.Y.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Post office, Staats Zeitung and Tribune b'ldgs, N.Y.

Post office, Staats Zeitung and Tribune b'ldgs, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Marble Archway, Central Park, N.Y.

The Marble Archway, Central Park, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The lake, near the cave, Central Park, N.Y.

The lake, near the cave, Central Park, N.Y.

Public domain photograph of a mountain pass, mountains, nature, mountain range, view, landscape, rocks, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The Indian Hunter, Central Park, N.Y.

The Indian Hunter, Central Park, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Art and landscape scenery, Central Park, N.Y. [Fountain at Fifth Avenue entrance.]

Art and landscape scenery, Central Park, N.Y. [Fountain at Fifth Avenu...

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

1492 Bronx Lots At Your Own Price

1492 Bronx Lots At Your Own Price

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The great Brooklyn Bridge, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.

The great Brooklyn Bridge, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Public Auction Sale of properties acquired by the City of New York acting through the Public Service Commission for the First District

Public Auction Sale of properties acquired by the City of New York act...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch stone structure, bridge, or tunnel, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Executor's Sale: Estate of Mary G. Pinkney, by Instructions from Curtis B Pierce, sole surviving Executor

Executor's Sale: Estate of Mary G. Pinkney, by Instructions from Curti...

Public domain scan of a technical diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Public Auction Sale of properties acquired by the City of New York acting through the Public Service Commission for the First District

Public Auction Sale of properties acquired by the City of New York act...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Second Public Auction Sale of properties acquired by the City of New York acting through the Public Service Commission for the First District

Second Public Auction Sale of properties acquired by the City of New Y...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

To-Day is the Day of the Claflin Estate Sale. Absolute Public Auction, 471 University Heights Lots.

To-Day is the Day of the Claflin Estate Sale. Absolute Public Auction,...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan.

40th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Manhattan.

Digital ID: 482659. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. December 05, 1935. .Notes: View from across the Bryant Park, incl. Scientific American, American Radiator Bldgs., corner of the library; Empire State Buil... More

Manhattan Skyline: I. South Street and Jones Lane, Manhattan...

Manhattan Skyline: I. South Street and Jones Lane, Manhattan...

Digital ID: 482569. Manhattan Skyline: I. South Street and Jones Lane, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 26, 1936. .Notes: Code: I.D. Looking from pier toward Manhattan, tugboats moored l... More

'El' Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Deyer St., Ma...

'El' Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Deyer St., Ma...

Digital ID: 482642. 'El' Second and Third Avenue lines, Bowery and Deyer St., Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. March 06, 1936. .Notes: Elevated railroad tracks fill street, right side a dark m... More

Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 71st Street (East)

Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 71st Street (East)

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sumner Healey Antique Shop, 942 Third Avenue and 57th Street...

Sumner Healey Antique Shop, 942 Third Avenue and 57th Street...

Digital ID: 482772. Sumner Healey Antique Shop, 942 Third Avenue and 57th Street, Manhattan.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. October 08, 1936. .Notes: Wooden Indian in buckskins, figurehead from the Briti... More

Willow and Poplar Street, looking east [sic, view is actuall...

Willow and Poplar Street, looking east [sic, view is actuall...

Digital ID: 482762. Willow and Poplar Street, looking east [sic, view is actually looking toward Manhattan], Brooklyn.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. May 14, 1936. .Notes: Laundry wagon, cars, along ... More

Newsstand and subway, Eighth Avenue, New York, New York

Newsstand and subway, Eighth Avenue, New York, New York

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

London Terrace news, Vol. 7, no. 4

London Terrace news, Vol. 7, no. 4

Public domain photograph of apartment building, architectural plan, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's eye view of lower New York

Bird's eye view of lower New York

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Mode of construction opposite Westminster Abbey.

Mode of construction opposite Westminster Abbey.

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Ducts in side walls - eight only of the sixteen layers are shown.
Fireplace in the art gallery in the old building

Fireplace in the art gallery in the old building

Public domain scan of newspaper clippings, periodicals, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

A south-west view of the City of New York in North America

A south-west view of the City of New York in North America

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century cityscape print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

East 14th St.- Fourteenth St. - Voss & Stern - East 15th St.

East 14th St.- Fourteenth St. - Voss & Stern - East 15th St.

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portion of main steam piping in pipe area.

Portion of main steam piping in pipe area.

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brooklyn Bridge, New York postcard

Brooklyn Bridge, New York postcard

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Com. Eldridge T. Gerry residence - Helen C. Bostwick - Wm. E. Cory - Wm. E. Roosevelt - No. 810 Mrs. G. Amsinck - East 62nd St.

Com. Eldridge T. Gerry residence - Helen C. Bostwick - Wm. E. Cory - W...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

City Hall Square, Brooklyn, N.Y.

City Hall Square, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Summer resort of the Children's Aid Society on Staten Island.
"Old" New York Stock Exchange; Western Union

"Old" New York Stock Exchange; Western Union

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pedestrians on the Promenade postcard

Pedestrians on the Promenade postcard

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New York postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Facade: Alwyn Court, 174-182 West 58th Street and 911-917 Seventh Avenue, Manhattan.

Facade: Alwyn Court, 174-182 West 58th Street and 911-917 Seventh Aven...

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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York postcard

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York postcard

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The Apthorpe Mansion, Bloomingdale. Now owned by Col.Thorn

The Apthorpe Mansion, Bloomingdale. Now owned by Col.Thorn

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

General views, 30th St. & Madison Sq.

General views, 30th St. & Madison Sq.

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[Mid-Manhattan, Circulation?.]

[Mid-Manhattan, Circulation?.]

Public domain photograph of library, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lithographs of New York in 1904. Broadway above 23rd Street

Lithographs of New York in 1904. Broadway above 23rd Street

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New York City Hall, park and environs.

New York City Hall, park and environs.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

New York, 1855.  From the Latting Observatory.

New York, 1855. From the Latting Observatory.

Public domain image of a cityscape, city view, streets, 18th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Broadway, New York, N. Y. - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

Broadway, New York, N. Y. - Detroit Publishing Company Postcard

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M-T-10-124: [Bounded by (The Lake) East Drive, East 69th Street, East 68th Street, East 67th Street and East 66th Street.]

M-T-10-124: [Bounded by (The Lake) East Drive, East 69th Street, East ...

Public domain scan of a page from geographical atlas, geography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Queens, Vol. 1, Double Page Plate No. 21; Part of Ward 4; [Map bounded by Metropolis Ave., Mill St., Vansicklen Ave., Sutter Ave., Chestnut St.; Including Metropolis Ave., Grant Ave., Rockaway Plank Road, Clinton Ave.]; Sub Plan From Plate No. 17; [Map bounded by Priscilla Ave., South Curtis Ave., Conduit; Including Old South Road, Stoothoff Ave.]

Queens, Vol. 1, Double Page Plate No. 21; Part of Ward 4; [Map bounded...

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Residence A. F. Kindberg, 242 Henry St., Brooklyn, New York.

Residence A. F. Kindberg, 242 Henry St., Brooklyn, New York.

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The Binnen Bridge and Cascade, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

The Binnen Bridge and Cascade, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Dairy, P[rospect] Park, N.Y.

The Dairy, P[rospect] Park, N.Y.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sea Captain J. Correia [Correja], Greenwood.

Sea Captain J. Correia [Correja], Greenwood.

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Auction Sale by order of the City of New York, by order of Hon. John H. Delaney, Transit Construction Commissioner

Auction Sale by order of the City of New York, by order of Hon. John H...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manhattan Opera House. Ballets Russes production

Manhattan Opera House. Ballets Russes production

Public domain scan of musical performance poster, concert printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Construction of the Broadway subway line - Central Park., New York City

Construction of the Broadway subway line - Central Park., New York Cit...

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Broadway & 142nd Street., New York City

Broadway & 142nd Street., New York City

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60th Street Station., New York City

60th Street Station., New York City

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Broadway & 122nd Street., New York City

Broadway & 122nd Street., New York City

Public domain scan of artwork related to technological or industrial history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

59th Street circle., New York City

59th Street circle., New York City

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Looking up Broadway from Trinity Church - showing working platform and gas mains temporarily supported overhead.
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