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City Hall Park, Manhattan

54 historical photos taken here between 1860 and 1963, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - Old Hall of Records., 1860

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - Old Hall of Records.

    1860

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park -- City Hall, 1870

    Manhattan: City Hall Park -- City Hall

    1870

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., ca. 1875

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    ca. 1875

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., 1889

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1889

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - New York County Court House; Hall of Records., 1889–1900

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - New York County Court House; Hall of Records.

    1889; 1900

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - New York County Court House; Hall of Records., 1889–1900

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - New York County Court House; Hall of Records.

    1889; 1900

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall., 1890

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1890

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall., 1890

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1890

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall in gala dress for a celebration., 1895

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall in gala dress for a celebration.

    1895

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., 1898

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1898

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall., 1900

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1900

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Chambers Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Park Row - Chambers Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., 1901

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1901

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Fire Department ceremonies in front of City Hall on Murray Street.], 1913

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Fire Department ceremonies in front of City Hall on Murray Street.]

    1913

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Armistice - [The peace celebration at City Hall Park.], 1918

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Armistice - [The peace celebration at City Hall Park.]

    1918

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Liberty Loan Bell in City Hall Park.], 1918

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Liberty Loan Bell in City Hall Park.]

    1918

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Liberty Loan Bell in City Hall Park.], 1918

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Liberty Loan Bell in City Hall Park.]

    1918

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [City Hall.], 1920

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [City Hall.]

    1920

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Municipal Building.], 1922

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Municipal Building.]

    1922

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., 1923

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1923

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., 1923–1928

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1923; 1928

  • General view - East side of Lower Manhattan., 1923

    General view - East side of Lower Manhattan.

    1923

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., 1923

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1923

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., 1923–1928

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1923; 1928

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Fountain - statue of "Civic Virtue".], 1926

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Fountain - statue of "Civic Virtue".]

    1926

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park., 1927

    Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1927

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Municipal "garden".], 1928

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Municipal "garden".]

    1928

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Municipal "garden".], 1928

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Municipal "garden".]

    1928

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Municipal "garden".], 1928

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Municipal "garden".]

    1928

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [View of upper downtown skyline.], 1929

    Manhattan: City Hall Park - [View of upper downtown skyline.]

    1929

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall building in gala attire for reception of Amelie Earhart.

    1930

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall building in gala attire for reception of Amelie Earhart.

    1930

  • Manhattan: Mail Street - Park Row

    1931

  • Manhattan: Mail Street - Park Row

    1931

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Benjamin Franklin statue.]

    1933; 1938; 1940

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Benjamin Franklin statue.]

    1933; 1938; 1940

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Benjamin Franklin statue.]

    1933; 1938; 1940

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1936

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1936

  • Strikes and demonstrations - Electrical workers [celebrating anniversary of their six-hour-day - City Hall Park.]

    1937

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Fountain - statue of "Civic Virtue".]

    1938

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1939

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - City Hall.

    1945

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park

    1963

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [Woolworth Building.]

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: City Hall Park - [New York City Hall dome destroyed by fire.]

    Unknown

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Manhattan: City Hall Park, 1963

Photo 52 of 54 at City Hall Park, Manhattan

Manhattan: City Hall Park

1963

The facade of City Hall with the buildings of lower Broadway behind it; people stroll beneath the trees of the park at left. A Set of Seven Canvases of Old New Yor These paintings come from a country house called 'Glencairn' near Dublin in Ireland, where they adorned the walls of the billiard room. The house was built by Richard 'Boss' Croker (1841-1922), an Irishman who for many years was associated with Tammany Hall in New York, holding political positions under William M. 'Boss' Tweed, and later, after the latter's ousting, under 'Honest John' Kelly. Following the Lexow Committee investigations (1889-90), he left for England where he took up residence in Wantage, Berks, returning to America periodically, attempting to regain his lost position in the Democratic Party. After his final defeat in 1900, he crossed the Atlantic once again, built 'Glencairn' and started a racing stable. Despite his past reputation (he paid, in all, $550,000 for his Irish estates), he lived up to the high standards demanded by British racing circles, and when his horse Orby won the Derby in 1907, did not even back him. These pictures were painted to remind him of New York, and it is assumed that they were executed there around the turn of the century. All are painted in tones of sepia and green. The British Government has recently acquired this mansion for the use of the British Ambassador to Ireland. PARKE-BERNET Sale 2234, Nov. 29-30, 1963

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