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Birds eye view of New York & Brooklyn

Description: Image of an aerial view of New York City and Brooklyn, New York, where the Hudson River and the East River meet the bay; boats and ships sail in the harbor; key in bottom margin to twelve locations pictured, including Blackwell's Island, Williamsburg, Governor's Island, and Fort Columbus.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1850
Call number: priJLC_VIEW_003363
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Bird’s-eye view of the great suspension bridge, connecting the cities of New York and Brooklyn - from New York looking south-east

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Image of an elevated cityscape view of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City looking southeast towards Brooklyn and showing the city and boats in the East River; caption at bottom margin centered.

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Bird’s eye view of Watkins, N.Y

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Image of an aerial landscape view of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, showing the town, surrounding mountains, and a portion of Seneca Lake to the right; with a vignette of Glen Mountain House in the lower margin; location references and history printed in margin.

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The great East River Suspension Bridge. : Connecting the cities of New York & Brooklyn - from New York looking south-east

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Image of an eye-level landscape view of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City showing the New York and Brooklyn Towers, with people lined on the bridge, and a busy dock and boats in the East River; the names of the architect, engineers and related persons printed in lower margin.

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Bird’s eye view of New-Orleans

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Image of an aerial view of the New Orleans, Louisiana, waterfront showing the cityscape, busy ports, and steamboats and ships in the Mississippi River.

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The city of New York

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Image of an aerial cityscape view of New York City, with the Manhattan shoreline and Battery Park in the foreground, and showing the Brooklyn Bridge and boats in the East River and the Hudson River, with a list of locations and buildings in margin.

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Bird’s eye view of the city of Red Wing : Coodhue Co Minnesota 1868

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Image of an aerial landscape view of the city of Red Wing, Minnesota, showing steamboats on the Mississippi River in the foreground; with three vignettes in the lower margin of eye-level street views of the public school, Hamline University building, and court house; location key in bottom center margin.

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