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Central Park: The Mall, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1869 and 1933, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall; Paleozoic Museum., 1869

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall; Paleozoic Museum.

    1869

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall; Paleozoic Museum., 1869

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall; Paleozoic Museum.

    1869

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1870

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1870

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1870

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1870

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1892

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1892

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1892

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1892

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1895

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1895

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1900

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1900

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1905

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1905

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1905

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1905

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1905

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1905

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1905

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1905

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1912

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1912

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1933

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1933

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1933

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall., 1905

Photo 11 of 17 at Central Park: The Mall, Manhattan

Manhattan: Central Park - The Mall.

1905

Central Park: Four monuments on the Mall, which are, Walter Scott, Columbus Shakespeare, and one unknown. 1905 No's. 1-2-3-4 George L. Balgue, photo

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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