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A very early photograph of New York City in the 1840s has sold for $62,500. The photo depicting Manhattan’s Upper West Side as open countryside was sold Monday at Sotheby’s auction house.

The photo is a daguerreotype, an early form of photography that was used mainly for portraits. It is believed to date from 1848 and shows a white house with shutters, a grassy hillside and a horse-drawn carriage.

via Very early photo of NYC sold for $62,500.

March 31, 2009 Posted by oldstersview | cool stuff, Great Pictures, Pictures | daguerreotype, New York City photo | Comments Off

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