The Five Points in 1859, crossing of Baxter (late Orange), Park (late Cross) & Worth (late Anthony) Sts. : for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1860.

Description:

Shows a street scene with ramshackle buildings, a peddler, and several African Americans, including a woman who has been pushed into the street by a white man.

Date Issued: [1860]

Institution: University of Michigan Library

Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank

Rights:

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Subject Topics:

African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Pictorial works.,

City & town life--New York (State)--New York--1850-1860.,

Slums--New York (State)--New York--1850-1860.,

Miscellaneous prints.,

Prints shelf.,

Five Points (New York, N.Y.)--Pictorial works.,

New York (N.Y.)--History--1775-1865.,

Valentine, D. T.--(David Thomas),--1801-1869.,

New York (N.Y.).--Common Council.,

Manual of the corporation of the city of New York.,

United States--New York--New York.

Language: UND

URL: http://name.umdl.umich.edu/IC-WCL1IC-X-1722%5DWCL001812

Type: still image