This handsome, large-format photographic guide comprises 100 striking photographs and extensive captions about the Empire State Building, the World Trade Center, United Nations, Madison Square Garden, Times Square, Statue of Liberty, Radio City Music Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, many other sites. Foreword by Edward I. Koch.
Old New York in Early Photographs by Mary Black New York City as it was 1853-1901, through 196 wonderful photographs: great blizzard, Lincoln's funeral procession, great buildings, much more.
New York in the Thirties by Berenice Abbott Nearly 100 classic images by noted photographer: Rockefeller Center on the rise, Bowery restaurants, dramatic views of the City's bridges, Washington Square, old movie houses, rows of old tenements, many other landmarks.
New York Then and Now by Edward B. Watson, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. Early Manhattan sites are set against more modern photos taken from same position: Times Square, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, many more. Includes 83 early photographs from 1875 to 1925 contrasted with photos taken in 1976.
New York in the Forties by Andreas Feininger Former Life photographer records the blizzard of '47, the Louis-Walcott fight at Madison Square Garden, the "dimouts" of WW II, the burned-out hulk of the Normandie, etc. 162 photographs. Introduction and captions.
