Shantytown in New York City

Shantytowns multiplied along the fringes of the city. Shacks like these in Central Park were the subject of the very first photos in a daily newspaper -- the New York Daily Graphic -- to be reproduced by the screen process.

Date:
1880 circa 5 years
Original Format:
Photographic Print
Item#:
MES00449
Height:
1867px
Width:
2405px
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