b333, American Scenery Stereoview, #68, The Terrace & Bethesda Fountain, 1870s

Description: b333, American Scenery Stereoview, #68, The Terrace & Bethesda Fountain, 1870s Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on an original Stereoview/Stereograph SV card, titled: The Terrace & Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York City, NY. by American Scenery; card #68, 1870's. Looking at this Stereoview through a Viewer, is like using Google 3D when looking at a Map. To see all of my "Stereoview Cards" click here. To see all of my historical "Cabinet Cards" click here. Notes: Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City that was the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the sixth-largest park in the city, containing 843 acres (341 ha), and the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 42 million visitors annually as of 2016. The creation of a large park in Manhattan was first proposed in the 1840s, and a 778-acre (315 ha) park approved in 1853. In 1857, landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition for the park with their "Greensward Plan". Construction began the same year; existing structures, including a majority-Black settlement named Seneca Village, were seized through eminent domain and razed. The park's first areas were opened to the public in late 1858. Additional land at the northern end of Central Park was purchased in 1859, and the park was completed in 1876. After a period of decline in the early 20th century, New York City parks commissioner Robert Moses started a program to clean up Central Park in the 1930s. The Central Park Conservancy, created in 1980 to combat further deterioration in the late 20th century, refurbished many parts of the park starting in the 1980s. At the center of Bethesda Terrace is Bethesda Fountain, one of Central Park’s most beloved works of art. At the top of the Fountain is the sculpture Angel of the Waters, a bronze figure of a robed angel with raised wings. She delicately steps on a stone which spouts forth water. The water cascades down from the sculpture into two basins and fills a large circular pool. While all the other works of arts and monuments were donated to the Park, Angel of the Waters is the only artwork in Central Park’s collection that was commissioned by the Park’s designers and administrators. The design for the Terrace always included a central fountain, as well as a series of statues that were never realized. The pool and lower basin were created first, based on a design by Park architect Jacob Wrey Mould. The commission for the addition of bronze statuary was awarded to the American sculptor Emma Stebbins. Many speculate that she modeled the figure of the angel after her partner, the actress Charlotte Cushman. It’s this fountain that gave the area the name of Bethesda. At the dedication ceremony for the Fountain in 1873, Stebbins revealed that the sculpture’s angel was inspired by a Bible passage in the Gospel of John that describes an angel blessing the Pool of Bethesda and giving it healing powers. (ref. wikipedia) To see more Info click here. To see a HI-Res 1875 Map of Central Park, click here. I have added a Low Res Central Park 1875 Map, (see last image, for reference only) Size: 3.5" by 7" Subjects: Historic, Manhattan, Central Park, Nature, Trees, Scenic, Lake, Bethesda Terrace Photographer/Publisher: American Scenery Date: circa 1870's. Info: Stereoscopy or Stereoviews have two nearly identical images mounted side by side and were taken by a Stereo Camera. When looked at through a stereo viewer they give a three-dimensional image. Most popular from 1850’s to 1930’s and they usually measure about 3 ½" by 7" (please see images). This SV card is part of a very large collection (over 5000) I will be selling on Ebay over the next 6-8 months. Some of the subjects will be: Alaska, Austria, Boston, California, Celebrities, Chicago, Colorado, Comedy, Cuba, Egypt, Florida, Industry, Ireland, Italy, Japan, London, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York City, Niagara Falls, Paris, Pennsylvania, People, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rome, San Francisco, Scotland, St. Louis, Tragedies, Virginia, Volcano's, Washington DC, Wisconsin, Yellowstone and Yosemite. Condition: VG-VG/EX (Edge & corner wear, Surface wear, Stains, Crease), (please see the images). This Stereoview would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift. 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Price: 75 USD

Location: Warsaw, Indiana

End Time: 2025-01-11T04:30:18.000Z

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