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"El" Second and Third Avenue Lines, Hanover Square and Pearl Street, March 6, 1936.

Completed Auction

The New York Sale - Sale 2749

Swann Galleries

Date

2026-09-24

Location

New York

Category

fine art or collectable

Lots

284

Featured Work

"El" Second and Third Avenue Lines, Hanover Square and Pearl Street, March 6, 1936.

Berenice Abbott

Lot: 106

Estimate: USD 18,000 – 22,000

Selected Works from the Sale

Fall River Line / Mammoth Iron Steamer "Pilgrim." Circa 1895.

Designer Unknown

Fall River Line / Mammoth Iron Steamer "Pilgrim." Circa 1895.

Estimate USD 1,000 – 1,500

Lot 6A

1880s-90s.

A group of 9 iconic New York City views

1880s-90s.

Estimate USD 800 – 1,200

Lot 8

Hester Street, Lower East Side, circa 1890; printed by Alexander Alland in 1947.

Jacob Riis

Hester Street, Lower East Side, circa 1890; printed by Alexander Alland in 1947.

Estimate USD 700 – 1,000

Lot 9

New Spring & Summer Goods / William Snider, 1855.

Designer Unknown

New Spring & Summer Goods / William Snider, 1855.

Estimate USD 600 – 900

Lot 2

City of New York and Environs, 1875.

Currier & Ives

City of New York and Environs, 1875.

Estimate USD 500 – 750

Lot 6

1890.

Herald Square

1890.

Estimate USD 500 – 750

Lot 10

The White Ferry Boat, 1909.

Karl Struss

The White Ferry Boat, 1909.

Estimate USD 2,000 – 3,000

Lot 21

A selection of 24 aerial views of New York by Fairchild Surveys, 1923-31.

Fairchild Aerial Surveys

A selection of 24 aerial views of New York by Fairchild Surveys, 1923-31.

Estimate USD 2,000 – 3,000

Lot 45

Southampton New York / Hamburg - American Line, Circa 1930.

Ottomar Anton

Southampton New York / Hamburg - American Line, Circa 1930.

Estimate USD 2,000 – 3,000

Lot 65

French Line / "France" [New York Harbor], Circa 1920.

Richard Rummell

French Line / "France" [New York Harbor], Circa 1920.

Estimate USD 1,500 – 2,000

Lot 41

The Royal Mail To New York, Circa 1925.

Horace Taylor

The Royal Mail To New York, Circa 1925.

Estimate USD 1,500 – 2,000

Lot 60

Washington Square Park, circa 1910.

Jessie Tarbox Beals

Washington Square Park, circa 1910.

Estimate USD 800 – 1,200

Lot 26

Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition of the Art Students' League, 1925.

Arthur Allen Lewis

Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition of the Art Students' League, 1925.

Estimate USD 800 – 1,200

Lot 50

Bowling Green, New York, Etching on cream wove paper, 1927.

Adolph Robert Schutz

Bowling Green, New York, Etching on cream wove paper, 1927.

Estimate USD 700 – 1,000

Lot 57

New York Public Library, 1914.

Karl Struss

New York Public Library, 1914.

Estimate USD 3,000 – 4,500

Lot 22

Including some by Pierre Pullis, 1900-17 (24) and 1940-59 (3).

A selection of 27 subway construction and survey photographs

Including some by Pierre Pullis, 1900-17 (24) and 1940-59 (3).

Estimate USD 2,000 – 3,000

Lot 17

A selection of 8 photographs of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, circa 1905-20.

Augustus Sherman

A selection of 8 photographs of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, circa 1905-20.

Estimate USD 1,500 – 2,500

Lot 27

Brooklyn Bridge, Etching, circa 1917.

Bror J. O. Nordfeldt

Brooklyn Bridge, Etching, circa 1917.

Estimate USD 800 – 1,200

Lot 37

Woolworth Building Through the Arch, Etching on laid paper, circa 1925.

Karl Dehmann

Woolworth Building Through the Arch, Etching on laid paper, circa 1925.

Estimate USD 800 – 1,200

Lot 53

Dream Ball / Art Students League, Circa 1930.

Frank Joseph Reilly

Dream Ball / Art Students League, Circa 1930.

Estimate USD 600 – 900

Lot 51

Empire State Building / The World's Highest Structure, Gouache maquette. Circa 1930s.

Nathan Sidney Harris

Empire State Building / The World's Highest Structure, Gouache maquette. Circa 1930s.

Estimate USD 600 – 900

Lot 61

Down and Out, New York City, circa 1910; printed circa 1931.

Lewis W. Hine

Down and Out, New York City, circa 1910; printed circa 1931.

Estimate USD 2,000 – 3,000

Lot 28

1908.

Album with 100 charmingly detailed photographs of turn-of-the-century Manhattan

1908.

Estimate USD 1,000 – 1,500

Lot 18

The Woolworth Building, Etching on cream wove paper, circa 1915.

Earl Horter

The Woolworth Building, Etching on cream wove paper, circa 1915.

Estimate USD 1,000 – 1,500

Lot 33

Old Madison Square Garden, Etching and aquatint, 1924.

Leon Dolice

Old Madison Square Garden, Etching and aquatint, 1924.

Estimate USD 1,000 – 1,500

Lot 47

The New York Sunday World, Group of 9 covers. 1890s.

Various Artists

The New York Sunday World, Group of 9 covers. 1890s.

Estimate USD 800 – 1,200

Lot 13

1894-1934, New York!, Portfolio with 12 lithographs, 1927.

Hanns Welti

1894-1934, New York!, Portfolio with 12 lithographs, 1927.

Estimate USD 800 – 1,200

Lot 62

Coney Island, Luna Park, circa 1930.

Edward J. Kelty

Coney Island, Luna Park, circa 1930.

Estimate USD 800 – 1,200

Lot 67

Burr Printing House. Circa 1926.

Designer Unknown

Burr Printing House. Circa 1926.

Estimate USD 300 – 400

Lot 42A

Central Park in Summer, 1928.

Hayley Lever

Central Park in Summer, 1928.

Estimate USD 4,000 – 6,000

Lot 63