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Encroachment of a City

Encroachment of a City

Plan of the City of New York with the recent and intended improvements. Drawn from actual survey by William Bridges, City Surveyor, A.D. 1807.

Plan of the City of New York with the recent and intended improvements. Drawn from actual survey by William Bridges, City Surveyor, A.D. 1807.

Futuramic City

Futuramic City

[Pearsal Avenue north of Pelham Parkway.]

[Pearsal Avenue north of Pelham Parkway.]

It Was a Long Time Coming, but Here it is at Last.

It Was a Long Time Coming, but Here it is at Last.

[Shelter for delinquent boys.]

[Shelter for delinquent boys.]

[New York aqueduct reservoir.]

[New York aqueduct reservoir.]

New York to New Rochelle Christopher Colles's Survey of U. S. Roads 1789.

New York to New Rochelle Christopher Colles's Survey of U. S. Roads 1789.

Facsimile of an Original Map of the City of New York Made in 1728 From Actual Survey.

Facsimile of an Original Map of the City of New York Made in 1728 From Actual Survey.

First sketch of a transverse road drawn by Louis A. Risse as visioned by him in the conception of the original planning of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse 1892

First sketch of a transverse road drawn by Louis A. Risse as visioned by him in the conception of the original planning of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse 1892

[Triangulation of Greater New York.]

[Triangulation of Greater New York.]

A Plan of the Water Lots in the Out Ward in the City of New York which were ordered to be granted the 23rd July 1772

A Plan of the Water Lots in the Out Ward in the City of New York which were ordered to be granted the 23rd July 1772

[George Grizzard as Jack Barnstable in "The Shock of Recognition".]

[George Grizzard as Jack Barnstable in "The Shock of Recognition".]

[Badge in the shape of a shield.]

[Badge in the shape of a shield.]

[Hunts Point, Casanova Avenue near Oakwood Avenue.]

[Hunts Point, Casanova Avenue near Oakwood Avenue.]

[Rosedale and Story Avenues.]

[Rosedale and Story Avenues.]

[Topographical Bureau.]

[Topographical Bureau.]

[Noble Avenue and Randall Avenue.]

[Noble Avenue and Randall Avenue.]

Triboro Bridge Authority.

Triboro Bridge Authority.

And You Know What Kind of Job He Will Do.

And You Know What Kind of Job He Will Do.

[Shield of a hydraulic jack.]

Accession number X2010.11.13747 
Unique identifier MNY228018 
Dated ca. 1900 
Inscription / technical details Description of photograph written (faintly), on verso. 
File dimensions 20.2 in × 16.8 in at 300dpi
51.3 cm × 42.8 cm at 300dpi 

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