New York City Collection

Thomas Nast cartoon about Boss Tweed corruption
" Who stole the peoples money? Twas him" cartoon about Tammany Hall scandal, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Thomas Nast cartoon

Busy Brooklyn Bridge the year it opened, 1883
Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from the Manhattan side, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

South Street docks in New York City, 1870s
Merchant ships unloading along South Street, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883
Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, looking toward Manhattan, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Abandoned baby found by police, New York City, 1890s
Policeman bringing in an abandoned infant found in an alley on a winter night, New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

New York harbor, 1850s
New York City, viewed from Brooklyn, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Manhattan map, 1780s
John Hills map of New York City, surveyed in 1782, drawn in 1785. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

New York City map, 1767
Map of New York City in 1767. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th-century illustration

New Amsterdam canal, 1600s
Dutch colonists using the canal in Broad Street, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Lighting the gas lamps for a dinner party, 1800s
Guests awaiting the return of gas-light during a Christmas dinner-party, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Police Commissioner Roosevelt and NY Governor Cleveland, 1884
NY Governor Grover Cleveland and Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt signing reform bill, 1884. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Wall Streets Tontine Coffee House in the late 1700s
Tontine Coffee House, corner of Water and Wall Street, meeting-place of New York brokers who formed the NY Stock Exchange. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Immigrant waiting-room at Ellis Island, circa 1900
Detained immigrants waiting, Ellis Island, New York, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, 1883
The new Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, New York City, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dutch colonists in early New Amsterdam
Dutch settlers outdoors along the Battery, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Book and magazine printing press at Harper & Bros. New York City, early 1900s. Printed halftone of a photograph

Manhattan map, 1789
Map of the City of New York, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th century illustration

Traders outside the New York Stock Exchange, 1912
Busy curb market outside the NY Stock Exchange, early 1900s. Halftone reproduction of an illustration

Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harbor
Erie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Erie Canal boats at their New York City dock
Erie Canal boats anchored on the Hudson River, New York City, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial New York harbor, 1667
New York City after its surrender by the Dutch, 1667. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Double-play in a New York / Boston baseball game, 1886
New York baseball team making a double-play against Boston, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Harpers Weekly special automobile issue, 1907. Printed color lithograph cover

Strait jacket used on a mentally ill patient
Insane asylum use of the strait jacket to restrain patients, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Western Union office in New York City, 1870s
Western Union Companys telegraph operations in New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Dutch merchants trading with Native Americans on Manhattan Island, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New York Ledger newspaper ad, late 1800s
Advertisement for the Christmas issue of the New York Ledger, 1891. Hand-colored woodcut

Pushcarts of fruit vendors in New York City
New York City peddlers chased away by a policeman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

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Ellis Island buildings in New York harbor, 1901. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Ellis Island, port of entry for European immigrants, 1903
European immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in New York City, 1903. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a contemporary illustration

Busy telegraph office in New York City, 1860s
People sending wires at the American Telegraph Company office on Broadway at Liberty Street, New York City, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Peter Stuyvesant in New Amsterdam
Governor Stuyvesant haranguing citizens of New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Wiring New York City for electricity, 1880s
Workers testing the insulation of electric wires going in the streets of New York City, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Quaker in New Amsterdam, 1600s
Quaker woman preaching to Dutch colonists in New Amsterdam (now New York City), 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Italian immigrants tenement in New York City, 1870s
Ragpickers Court on Mulberry Street in the Italian neighborhood, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Homeless boys sleeping in an alley, 1890s
Homeless street boys sleeping in an alley in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Peter Minuit buying Manhattan Island for a Dutch colony
Dutch trading trinkets with Native Americans for Manhattan Island, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New Amsterdam, mid-1600s
View of New Amsterdam at the foot of Manhattan Island, mid-1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration by Augustine Herman

Native American longhouses on Manhattan Island
Manhattan Island when the first Europeans arrived. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Crowded streets of New York City, 1880s
Horse-drawn traffic jam on Broadway in New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New Netherland surrendered to the English, 1664
Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant marching out of New Amsterdam, 1664. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Immigrant neighborhood in New York City, early 1900s
Crowds of immigrants on an East Side street in New York City, early 1900s. Halftone reproduction of a color illustration by George Wright

Jewish immigrants in New York City, 1890s
Russo-Polish Jew community in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Brooklyn Ferry on the Manhattan shore, 1700s
Brooklyn Ferry loading to cross the East River to Long Island, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Crowded streets of New York City, 1870s
Traffic around the Post Office at Broadway and Fulton Street, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial seafarers in New York, 1700s
Recruiting sailors outside a tavern on Brownjohns wharf, New York, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Posting Wall Street in New Amsterdam, 1600s
Dutch colonist marking Wall Street in the Bowery, New Amsterdam, 1644. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Seaport of New York City, 1670s
New York City as an English colony in 1673. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

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