Horse-Drawn Vehicles on a Driveway, Central Park, New York City, circa 1900

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Artifact Overview

In 1853, the city of New York acquired more than 700 acres in Manhattan and set out to create the country's first landscaped public park. What were once residential neighborhoods built on rocky, swampy ground became popular carriage driveways, equestrian and walking paths, and reservoirs for boating.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1900

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.033888

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.0 in
Width: 9.0 in

Horse-Drawn Vehicles on a Driveway, Central Park, New York City, circa 1900