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VIEWS FROM A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
#48 - NEW YORK
Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1891
Lithographer: Joseph P. Knapp
Illustrations: A Broker; Statue of Liberty; New York City; A New York
Girl; Brooklyn Bridge; Broadway
NOTE:
I've discovered 2 printing varieties
for this card, distinguishable by the color and
format of the tiny "NEW YORK" text in
the lower left corner of the card. |
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Appears in a
shade of blue with "NEW" centered
directly above "YORK". (This is the
variety shown in the full-size card, above). |
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Appears in a
shade of red with "NEW" offset to the
left above "YORK". |
Reverse - Text |
Left section:
GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
Right section: |
NEW YORK, N.Y., U.S.A. |
This grand commercial
centre of the United States, and,
indeed, of the entire continent,
covers the whole of Manhattan
Island, and a portion of the main
land. The broad and deep Hudson
marks its western boundary, and
the East river separates it from
Long Island on the other side.
The city is 16 miles long, and
its greatest breadth, in the
northerly section, 4½ miles. Its
harbor, consisting of upper and
lower bays, is famed as being one
of the largest, safest, and most
beautiful in the world. A
wonderful suspension bridge,
crossing East River and joining
Brooklyn to New York, was
completed in 1883, at a cost of
some $15,000,000. It includes a
promenade for foot-passengers,
two railroad tracks with
passenger cars propelled by a
stationary engine on the Brooklyn
side, and two roadways for
vehicles. Its distance from
high-water mark is ample for
navigation beneath. There are
many public parks, the spacious
Central Park being one of the
finest in the world. Broadway
stretches from the extreme
southern terminus of the town to
Central Park, a distance of 5
miles, presenting more variety in
its architecture, its shops, and
its throngs of people, than can
probably be found in any other
street in the world. Wall street
and its neighborhood forms the
most exciting business arena of
the city, controlling the pulse
of trade throughout America. The
Stock Exchange, the New York
market for the purchase and sale
of public stocks, bonds, and
similar securities, occupies an
extensive building, where the
contests of the "bulls"
and "bears" at certain
hours of the business day pass
description. Fifth Avenue is the
elegant thoroughfare which
disports the fashion of the
metropolis. |
In the
lower left hand corner of the
picture, directly underneath the
bridge, and near the right hand
tower, is seen one of the two
factories of Arbuckle Brothers,
where the Ariosa Brand of Coffee
is roasted and prepared for the
market. |
This
building is situated on the water
front and is one of the largest
and most imposing structures in
this vicinity of Brooklyn. |
Population of New York City,
1,627,227. |
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