Eugene de Salignac’s photos of New York

view of the Brooklyn Bridge, looking east, May 6, 1918, by  Eugene de Salignac

This Smithsonian Magazine article describes the discovery of the identity of the municipal photographer who captured many iconic shots of turn-of-the-century New York, Eugene de Salignac. The Museum of the City of New York will be hosting a show of his work that coincides with the release of a new book of his photographs. The article is accompanied by a gallery of some of de Salignac’s most well-known images.

via Boing Boing

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