Author: Mary Black
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

5 reviews
Sales Rank: 402560

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2 Revised
Pages: 228
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9.1 x 0.5

ISBN: 0486229076
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.7104
EAN: 9780486229072
ASIN: 0486229076

Publication Date: June 1, 1973
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

New York City as it was 1853-1901, through 196 wonderful photographs: great blizzard, Lincoln's funeral procession, great buildings, much more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

A Treasure Trove!!! August 12, 2006
James J. Janis (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Pictorial books like these are glorious time machines and invaluable primary resources. We are so fortunate that these pictures exist. The prints are crystal clear and detailed in that way only black and white photography can be. There is no greater joy that going down to Manhattan and finding the places photographed and seeing if anything has survived.

5 out of 5 stars

Cara K. Smith"Gerogia Gardener" Jackson, GA September 5, 2005
Cara K. Smith (Jackson, GA)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful

This was a good Old whatever book. I had been reading Edith Wharton and really wanted to see the old mansions of the wealthy New Yorkers. I did not see much of this in the book. But I enjoyed the pictures and the text.

2 out of 5 stars

There are better collections out there November 12, 2003
Rocco Dormarunno (Brooklyn, NY)
27 out of 30 found this review helpful

The print quality of the photos in OLD NEW YORK IN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS is quite good, better than most. And the quantity of the photographs is equally impressive. And that's about it for the positives.

Arranged by neighborhood, the photos have little else to do with each other. There is no unifying theme holding the photos together. Not that every collection ought to have a theme as powerful as Jacob Riis' HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES, but these photos seem so haphazardly arranged. The scanty text doesn't even attempt to explain how the individual vignettes came about, or how it relates to the particiular time in New York's history that the photo was taken. And, of course, Manhattan is the only borough represented here. I suppose the citizens of the other four boroughs had yet to climb down from their trees and build fires, never mind operate cameras.

Rocco Dormarunno from ooog-ooog Brooklyn

3 out of 5 stars The Big Apple Box July 27, 2003
Carolyn Paetow (Proctorville, OH United States)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful

If one desires a book of page-size, sterile photos of substantial structures (with minimal captions) this volume will certainly fill the bill. If, however, one prefers historical snapshots of people amidst the buildings or scenes of shacks or tenements, be forewarned that these are few and far between. Also, in number, the later-in-time pictures tend to predominate. Thus, if the viewer is looking to gaze a la Gangs of New York, some of the wordier texts provide much more appropriate photographic fodder.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent for historians and genealogists. October 22, 1998
19 out of 21 found this review helpful

This book features 196 carefully chosen photos from the New-York Historical Society, arranged by neighborhood from the Battery to the Bronx (though the emphasis is on Manhattan). These superb photos document the changing face of New York City -- not only the buildings (from mansions to shacks), but the people, clothing styles, and modes of transportation. A succinct description accompanies each, pointing out features of interest. Some focal points are presented in several photos taken years or decades apart. An excellent book for anyone who wants to really get a sense of the times.