New York City Stereoview Cards, A Collection Of 400 Views -

New York, 1920. Ephemera. Good + overall. A large collection of approximately 440 stereoviews of New York City, the lifelong collection of a New York City collector. The stereoviews fall in two date ranges: pre-1880 and 1900-1924. Publisher's include: E. & HT. Anthony; C. Bierstadt; G.W. Thorne; G.W. Pach; W. MN. Chase; American Stereoscopic Co.; Griffith & Griffith; William B. Holmes; Underwood & Underwood; Webster & Albee; R. W. Kilburne.

Pre-1880 views (a total of 308)

Highlights- 14 [Fulton Street; A Music Day on the park; The Battery; Old Stuyvesant Pear Tree; Oyster barges; Courtlandt St. and Jersey City Ferry; Shopping in New York; Bootblacks; Snow Storm; Tammany Hall; Colossal Hand and Torch; Interior Art Museum; Five Points.]

Central Park - 57
Street Scenes and identified buildings - 40
Broadway - 40
Brooklyn Bridge - 27
New York Waterfront - 29
Elevated Railroad - 25
Wall Street - 7
Washington Square and Greenwich Village - 7
City Hall - 10
East River Bridges and Viaduct - 10
Post Office - 6
Brooklyn including Coney Island - 13
Theater and Opera Houses - 7
Churches - 7
Grand Central Station - 4
The "Tombs" - 4

New York City views from 1900-1924 (a total of approx. 135):
Photographic views - 49
Printed views - 86.