Rare 1890s New York Street Life Photos | Working People of Old NYC 📷

Step back to 1890s New York City! 🗽

This collection showcases rare vintage photographs of New York street life at the end of the 19th century, captured by pioneering photographer Alice Austen. These remarkable images reveal the working people who kept the city alive — laborers, mailmen, firefighters, police officers, street cleaners, taxi drivers, and merchants whose daily work made the city function.

These photographs are more than historical documents — they're intimate portraits of everyday New Yorkers, their struggles, their dignity, and their essential role in building one of the world's greatest cities.

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🔍 What you'll discover:
Rare 1890s New York City street photography
Working-class New Yorkers captured in daily life
Authentic moments from late 19th century America
The faces and stories of people who built New York
Life on the streets of old New York

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📸 About the photographer:
These images were captured by Alice Austen (1866-1952), one of America's earliest and most prolific female photographers. She documented life in New York with unprecedented intimacy and social awareness, creating an invaluable archive of working-class America.

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