Saturday, September 29, 2012

Alice Austen's 1896 NYC 6

 The sixth in a series of New York City street scenes taken by photographer Alice Austen in 1896.  Photos from the NYPL.  Above, Railroads.

 Snow Removal.

 Peddler (of suspenders).

 Street Railroad.

 Policeman.

Parade.
Posted by Zach L. at 7:51 AM
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The Down East Dilettante said...

And there the New York policeman stands, magically and improbably transported to an Italian plaza by the Herald Building in the background---and back to New York with the El in the background.'

Alice Austen maybelacked the poetry of Lartique---or perhaps bustling, growing Gilded Age Manhattan lacked the poetry of old Paris---but she had the same sure instinct for the scene that was about to disappear.

September 29, 2012 at 10:54 PM

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