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Click to enlargeNew York Life at the Turn of the Century in Photographs

Joseph Byron
Our Price$16.95
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Format: Book
ISBN: 0486248631
Page Count: 144
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4
Here are 120 wonderful vintage views from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York. Remarkable for clarity, definition and detail, the prints comprise a richly evocative portrait of turn-of-the-century life — street scenes, parks, restaurants, commercial interiors, Easter Parade, Blizzard of '99, Coney Island, a dinner for Mark Twain, etc. Informative text.

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