Old New York in early photographs, 1853-1901

New-York Historical Society

Have you ever wondered what Manhattan was like a hundred years ago? This pictorial album will open your eyes to a "lost" half-century of New York architecture. It is a rare glimpse at the ever-changing face of a great American city, beginning with the charming Port town of 1853 and ending with the dawn of the skyscraper in 1901.