A spatial interface to twenty essays on the objects and themes of the exhibit as well as the objects and landmarks
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The important landmarks that stood at this important Broadway intersection over time and by site
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A look at the technical processes along with the men and women who made all these cultural commodities in New York
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Broadway on a Rainy Day [looking north], Anthony’s Instantaneous Views, No. 188
Published by E. & H.T. Anthony & Co, 1859
Hand-colored albumen silver prints from glass negatives (stereoscopic views)
Inscription: Edward Anthony
3 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (8.3 × 15.7 cm)
Collection of David Jaffee
The stereoview producers Edward and Henry T. Anthony became well known for their “instantaneous views,” which captured fleeting moments in clear detail. This double image, which would appear three-dimensional in a stereoscope, effectively portrays the wet sidewalks of Broadway, the quintessential New York scene. Circulated internationally, these popular images came to symbolize the Empire City with its bustling commercial and consumer society.
— Virginia Spofford
