ORIGINAL - NEW YORK CITY - WORLDS 1ST SKYSCRAPER UNDER CONSTRUCTION STEREOVIEW PHOTO 1874
RARE! NEW YORK CITY (LOWER MANHATTAN). WORLDS 1ST SKYSCRAPER UNDER CONSTRUCTION. STEREOVIEW PHOTO 1874. HISTORIC VIEW FROM ON TOP OF THE MANHATTAN SIDE OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TOWER (UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE TIME) AT THE HISTORIC SOUTH STREET SEA PORT IN THE
FOREGROUND. LOOKING TOWARDS THE WEST WITH THE FIRST SKYSCRAPER EVER BUILT (THE WESTERN UNION'S HEADQUARTERS BUILDING) TO THE LEFT SKYLINE AND THE NEW NEW YORK CITY POST OFFICE at CITY HALL ON THE RIGHT SKYLINE BOTH IN LATER STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION.
TITLED IN THE LOWER NEGATIVE: Panorama from Bridge Tower, New York
DIMENSIONS: 6 3/4" x 3 3/8"
YEAR PRODUCED: 1874
SEPIA
SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST.
LOTS OF VERY FINE DETAILS AND SIGNAGE ON MANY OF THE SOUTH STREET BUILDINGS CAN BE READ.
IMAGE CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY FINE FOR ITS 149 YEARS.
STEREOVIEW'S MOUNT CONDITION IS FINE WITH A LOWER LEFT CORNER CHIP
(please see pictures).
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