These black-and-white photographs of the streets of New York City in 1905 are a mystical window into the past, witnessing the upheaval and innovation of this great city. In the featured photos, old street scenes take us back to the early 20th century, when life took place in classic and unusual settings. Crowded streets with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages, unique architecture of ancient buildings, all captured through a sensitive lens, create a wonderful picture of the historical past of the "City that Never bedtime."
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| 5th Avenue and 42nd Street |
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| 5th Avenue |
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| Broad Street Curb Market |
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| Brooklyn Bridge over East River |
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| Bustling Union Square |
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| Columbus Circle |
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| Coney Island Luna Park |
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| Coney Island Luna Park |
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| Coney Island View |
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| Coney Island |
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| Flatiron Winter |
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| Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn |
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| Greenwich Village Jefferson Courthouse |
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| Hall of Records |
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| Long Acre Square (Old Times Square) |
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| Lord and Taylor |
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| Mott Street |
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| New York Taxi Cab |
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| NYC Docks |
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| Peanut Stand |
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| Prospect Park Panorama, Brooklyn |
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| Sightseers |
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| Snow on 5th Avenue |
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| The Bronx Zoo Atrium |
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| The Hippodrome |
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| The Speedway Harlem River |
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| Times Square from above |
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