[Diana Nyad swimming around Manhattan Island.]

[A one woman Circle-Line.]

[East River looking toward Randall's a& Ward's Islands.]

1609. The Island of Manhattan (Mannahatin)

[View of Manhattan from Brooklyn]

Hell Gate, From Great Barn Island

[Looking southwest over the East River from Roosevelt Island toward Manhattan's Upper East Side.]

[Looking southwest over the East River from Roosevelt Island toward Manhattan's Upper East Side.]

[East River and Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan]

View of Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, with Manhattan side in foreground.

1783. Manhattan Island at the Close of the Revolution

East River

[East River view.]

East River

[Manhattan skyline from the Hudson River.]

Blackwells Island, East River.

Blackwells Island, East River.

View of the City of New York from Long Island

Manhattan Bridge. East River, near Canal Street. Construction in 1909. The towers are 336 feet high. Length of bridge 8,655 feet.

[East River from foot of 87th Street.]