Urban Gallery

Italian immigrants in New York City, 1890s

Mulberry Street, center of the Italian immigrant neighborhood in New York City, 1890s.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Before and after views of Kumasi, Ghana, as a British protectorate, 1890s

British view of how the Ashanti will live after English occupation, 1890s.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Electric lights in New York City, 1880s

Madison Square illuminated by electric light for the first time, New York City, 1880s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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