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Skyline: 1901
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 3:59pm.
New York circa 1901. "Manhattan sky-line from North River," i.e. the Hudson River. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Suriname
Submitted by Timo on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 3:07pm.
Somehow it feels like New York has always been this way. Too bad 'we' swapped it for Suriname with the English.
Timo, The Netherlands
Same view
Submitted by pedrocooper on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 10:03am.
two years later courtesy of Mr. Edison:
Yes it does: Park Row
Submitted by Michal on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 6:33pm.
Yes it does:
Park Row Building
American Surety Building (slightly enlarged)
Empire Building
Bowling Green Offices
Washington Building (different top)
and of course both Trinity Church and St. Paul Chapel
My grandfather
Submitted by Otis R. Needleman on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 2:29pm.
My grandfather probably saw something like this when coming to the USA from Eastern Europe in the early 20th Century.
111 Years Later
Submitted by Element94 on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 10:55am.
Does anything in this image still exist?
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