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Showing Face in Prospect Park

Since its opening in the 1860s, Prospect Park has been a landmark in the life of many New York families and tourists. In this collection, we'll show you Prospect Park through the people who have traversed through it.

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Lullwater Bridge
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Lullwater Bridge

A man standing in front of the original Lullwater Bridge. Dated 1900.
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Nethermead Arch
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Nethermead Arch

Children walking on a path, nearing the Nethermead Arch. Dated 1890.
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Upper and Lower Pool
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Upper and Lower Pool

View of people on a swan boat in the Upper Pool. Date unknown.
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Swiss Thatched Cottage
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Swiss Thatched Cottage

Man standing in front of Swiss Thatched Cottage, date unknown.
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Prospect Park Carousel
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Prospect Park Carousel

People pictured in front of the original Carousel in Prospect Park. Dated 1900.
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Concert Grove
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Concert Grove

Seemingly from a photo album, this photograph shows a formally dressed woman in fur-trimmed winter coat and hat holding a baby in her arms.
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Rustic Arbor
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Rustic Arbor

People resting on a bench on the edge of the rustic arbor. Dated 1890.
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Prospect Park Rose Garden
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Prospect Park Rose Garden

Planting beds of roses flank the path in this view of the Rose Garden. Formally dressed people stand in the background behind one of the lily pools, with one man in front. Dated 1916.
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Cleft Ridge Arch
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Cleft Ridge Arch

A man stands on the path next to the Lullwater with the Cleft Ridge Span in the background. Dated 1890.
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Prospect Park Lake
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Prospect Park Lake

Three people in a rowboat on Prospect Park Lake. Dated. 1898.
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Long Meadow
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Long Meadow

Woman feeding a sheep in the Long Meadow. Dated 1900.
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Long Meadow
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Long Meadow

Jessie F. Fisher, August 20, 1913, sitting with racket in hand and wearing a white dress.
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Breeze Hill
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Breeze Hill

Two children hold hands on a path in front of the rustic umbrella-shaped shelter on Breeze Hill. Dated 1916.
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Vale of Cashmere
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Vale of Cashmere

A 1913 cover of the Brooklyn Life magazine, entitled "The Old Gardner, Prospect Park."
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