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Historic Central Park, New York Collection

Grand scenes of the Park from days gone by

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Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Cleopatras Needle in Alexandria, Egypt - Ottoman Empire

Cleopatras Needle in Alexandria, Egypt - Ottoman Empire
Cleopatras Needle in Alexandria, Egypt. Vintage halftone etching circa late 19th century. The obelisk was later transported to Central Park in New York City, USA

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New York Hotels
A view from Central Park of the Pierre (left) and Sherry Netherland hotels on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, circa 1950. Both buildings were designed by Schultze and Weaver

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Playing With A Model Boat

Playing With A Model Boat
Two small boys playing with a model boat on the lake in Central Park, New York in 1929. (Photo by Keystone View/FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Central Park

Central Park
An Engraving of Central Park with Text Martels New York Central Park circa 1863. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Central Park Plan, circa 1858

Central Park Plan, circa 1858
Frederick Olmsted and Calvert Vauxs winning entry in the competition to design Central Park in New York, circa 1858. After the New York State Legislature approved the establishment of Central Park in

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Central Park

Central Park
An Engraving of Central Park North from 59th Street, New York City, circa 1865. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

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Pipe Chambers In Central Park Reservoir
View of the pipe chambers in the Central Park Reservoir, New York, New York, 1862. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

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Exterior View Of Central Park Reservoir
View of the Central Park Reservoir as several people walk nearby, New York, New York, 1862. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Snowy Central Park

Snowy Central Park
16th February 1926: A view from the top of the Hecksher Building on Fifth Avenue of Central Park covered in snow after a blizzard which swept New York City

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Early Central Park

Early Central Park
Central Park in Manhattan, New York, circa 1861 (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Early Central Park

Early Central Park
An aerial view of Central Park in Manhattan, New York, 1880s. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Early Central Park

Early Central Park
Oak Bridge crossing a narrow stretch of the lake in Central Park in Manhattan, New York, circa 1860. The bridge was later replaced and became known as Bank Rock Bridge

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: View Of Central Park

View Of Central Park
View of Central Park from the south west corner looking north, New York, New York, circa 1900s. The Plaze Hotel is visible at left. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Central Park Stroll

Central Park Stroll
New Yorkers walking down The Mall in Central Park, near the Fifth Avenue entrance, 1870s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Central Park

Central Park
A view of Central Park in New York in the 1860s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Bethesda Fountain

Bethesda Fountain
The Bethesda Fountain, designed by Emma Stebbins, in the Central Park Esplanade, circa 1900. The fountains centrepiece, Angel of the Waters, holds a lily to represent purity

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Central Park Lake

Central Park Lake
A view across the lake in Central Park to the buildings of Manhattan, New York, circa 1960. (Photo by Edward Charles Le Grice/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Central Park Sleigh

Central Park Sleigh
1901: A man riding a small horsedrawn sleigh through Central Park, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Central Park Couple

Central Park Couple
A couple sitting next to their bicycles in Central Park, New York City, circa 1955. (Photo by FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Children In Central Park Zoo

Children In Central Park Zoo
A group of children pose near the elepphant pen in Central Park Zoo, New York, New York, late 1800s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: Children At Central Park Zoo

Children At Central Park Zoo
A girl with a particularly large sunhat trails behind a woman with an umbrella who leads two other girls through the Central Park Zoo as other visitors lean on a railing at look at the animals

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: View from Central Park, NYC

View from Central Park, NYC
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: View from Central Park, NYC

Background imageHistoric Central Park, New York Collection: USA, New York State, new York, Central Park, people in cart

USA, New York State, new York, Central Park, people in cart


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