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For correspondence to relatives and friends, get Magnus' lettersheet views of New York & Environs

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Description: A pictorial lettersheet on lined paper featuring a two-color, lithographed panoramic view print published by Charles Magnus. Text above the view print titles the image as "Battery-Terminus of New York elevated railroads. Castle Garden." The center of the view includes images of individuals boarding carriages at Castle Garden (now the Castle Clinton National Monument), an early immigration center that was active from 1855 to 1890. Below the elevated railroads, images include horse-drawn South Ferry carriages transporting individuals to Broadway and Central Park. Text below the image attributes the item to Charles Magnus and advertises his new series of forty-eight lettersheet views of New York.
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Production date: after 1855.
Call number: priPEF 6
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View of Park Place, New York. : from Broadway to Church Street. North side

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Image of an elevated street view of Park Place in New York City showing mid-rise buildings with store signage, a cobblestone street filled with horse-drawn carriages and wagons, and sidewalks with men engaged in commercial activities.

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Our home on the hillside, Dansville, Liv. Co. N.Y. : The largest hygienic water cure in the world

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Image of an elevated street view of the four-story hydrotherapy spa Our Home on the Hill Side and nearby houses on a verdant hillside in Dansville in Livingston County, New York, with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages on the street below.

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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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The New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' home. : Bath, New York

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Image of an elevated landscape view of the New York State Soldier's and Sailor's Home in Bath, New York, showing five buildings surrounding a center yard, with troops lined up around a fountain, and soldiers raising an American flag up a flag pole, with trees and hills in the background.

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Pictorial New York

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Image of a New York State cadastral map published in 1855. The colorful map denotes towns and cities in pink, blue, green, and yellow, with counties outlined in red. The print includes three inset views. One is located beneath the decorative title and is labeled, “View of Niagara Falls from the Canada Side.” There are also two views of New York City, one is located near the lower center of the map and is titled, “Birds-Eye View of New York,” and the third view is towards the bottom center of the page and is titled, “New York from Union Square.” Other insets include the State Seal of New York, and four portraits of Robert Fulton, Philip Schuyler, Peter Stuyvesant and De Witt Clinton. In the lower left and right corners are large inset maps of Buffalo and New York City. Text on the print includes statistical and historical information on rights of married women, the New York population, production of agriculture, religious denominations, government information, and more. The print is framed with a floral decorative border.

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Interior view of the New York crystal palace for the Exhibition of the industry of All Nations

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Image of the interior view under the East Nave of the Crystal Palace exhibition building for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York, New York, in 1853-1854; people walk through the galleries and admire the sculptures on display; 25 named directors and their offices are listed below image.

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For correspondence to relatives and friends, get Magnus' lettersheet views of New York & Environs

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