Uploaded January 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Fifth Avenue in Manhattan ca. 1900

Pedestrians along fifth Avenue, the 'spine' of Manhattan which divides east from west. Not a head without a Bowler, Top hat, or art project. Some women suffering the needless Victorian strains of swan-bill corsets, others wear hats as big as wedding cakes. A youth sporting a Fedora gives the camera face time. Crosstown trolleys traverse busy horse and buggy traffic.

New York Times, Apr. 30, 1900 - 'Cab Upset On Fifth Avenue': query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F50D1EFE345811738DDDA90B94DC405B808CF1D3

01/17/21