Dedicated to an era long gone featuring architectural photographs of houses, hotels, apartment and office buildings, civic institutions and more...many of which are no longer standing.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Alice Austen's 1896 NYC
The first in a series of New York City street scenes taken by photographer Alice Austen in 1896. Photos from the New York Public Library.
Fascinating. Interesting to see a motorized bus among the photographs of horse drawn vehicles. The streets must have been mayhem as horse and motorcar fought it out. Do you know at what point the carriage was effectively phased out as a mode of city transport?
Fascinating. Interesting to see a motorized bus among the photographs of horse drawn vehicles. The streets must have been mayhem as horse and motorcar fought it out. Do you know at what point the carriage was effectively phased out as a mode of city transport?
ReplyDeleteah yes, the fascinating Miss Austen of Staten Island. These are marvelous.
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