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J. Clarence Davies Collection 

J. Clarence Davies Collection 

Bronx real estate mogul J. Clarence Davies (1868-1934) assembled his collection of New York City imagery over a forty year period, collecting voraciously and comprehensively. In 1929 he gave his collection to the City Museum. At the time, the gift was valued at $500,000 and included paintings, prints, maps, book illustrations, printed ephemera, and other materials that reflect all five boroughs and span the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th. In 2013 the Museum completed a project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to conserve more than 150 prints, maps, and paintings from this collection, and digitize 1,600. Explore those and other objects from the Davies collection here. 


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J. Clarence Davies Collection 
The Transval of New York

The Transval of New York

New York

New York

Map of Bronx Borough; showing complete street system as finally adopted and present and proposed transit system.

Map of Bronx Borough; showing complete street system as finally adopted and present and proposed transit system.

Map of Property of William A. W. Stewart as Assignee for the Heirs of the Creditors of Jacob Van Wagenen

Map of Property of William A. W. Stewart as Assignee for the Heirs of the Creditors of Jacob Van Wagenen

Valuable Real Estate Record, an Instance of Great Real Increase of Values in Property on Manhattan Island.

Valuable Real Estate Record, an Instance of Great Real Increase of Values in Property on Manhattan Island.

Map of the Common Lands from 59th to 76th Street

Map of the Common Lands from 59th to 76th Street

Design for Prospect Park in the City of Brooklyn

Design for Prospect Park in the City of Brooklyn

Map of the real estate in the city of New York between the south side of Washington Parade, 4th St. and the north side of Bellevue, 28th Street.

Map of the real estate in the city of New York between the south side of Washington Parade, 4th St. and the north side of Bellevue, 28th Street.

The Widening of Broadway between 32nd and 59th Streets

The Widening of Broadway between 32nd and 59th Streets

City of New-York

City of New-York

Map of Lands in the Ninth Ward in the City of New York.

Map of Lands in the Ninth Ward in the City of New York.

Lispenard Estate

Lispenard Estate

Lands of Samuel B. Ruggles in the Twelth Ward in the City of New York

Lands of Samuel B. Ruggles in the Twelth Ward in the City of New York

Map of Mott Haven Canal Docks and other Property of W. E. Rider and T. H. Conkling

Map of Mott Haven Canal Docks and other Property of W. E. Rider and T. H. Conkling

222 Choice Dwellings and Building Lots

222 Choice Dwellings and Building Lots

The Crystal Palace.

The Crystal Palace.

[Market Garden]

[Market Garden]

Map of the Village of Mt. Hope

Map of the Village of Mt. Hope

Genin's Bridge (proposed)

Genin's Bridge (proposed)

[Looking up Broadway from Battery Park]

[Looking up Broadway from Battery Park]

View of Astoria, L.I.

View of Astoria, L.I.

Park Hotel. On Broadway, Barclay & Vesey - Sts. New York.

Park Hotel. On Broadway, Barclay & Vesey - Sts. New York.

New York Crystal Palace

New York Crystal Palace

North River Drug and Patent Medicine Warehouse, 81 Barclay St.

North River Drug and Patent Medicine Warehouse, 81 Barclay St.

34th St. Bet. 6th & 7th Ave. City.

34th St. Bet. 6th & 7th Ave. City.

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