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Rooftop view of Lower Manhattan from Spruce Street, looking west, New York, New York, 1895. Rear views of the New York World Building and the New York Tribune Building. (Photo by Geo. P. Hall & Son/The New York Historical Society/Getty Images)

Rooftop view of Lower Manhattan from Spruce Street, looking west, New York, New York, 1895. Rear views of the New York World Building and the New York Tribune Building. (Photo by Geo. P. Hall & Son/The New York Historical Society/Getty Images)

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Rooftop view of Lower Manhattan, New York, New York, 1895. Youle Shot Tower at right; Pulitzer dome New York World Building , center; Fulton Street in foreground. (Photo by Geo. P. Hall & Son/The New York Historical Society/Getty Images)

Rooftop view of Lower Manhattan, New York, New York, 1895. Youle Shot Tower at right; Pulitzer dome New York World Building , center; Fulton Street in foreground. (Photo by Geo. P. Hall & Son/The New York Historical Society/Getty Images)

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High-angle view of Lower Manhattan looking northwest from Nassau Street and Cedar Street, New York, New York, 1895. Rear views of the St Paul Building and the Park Row Building. (Photo by Geo. P. Hall & Son/The New York Historical Society/Getty Images)

High-angle view of Lower Manhattan looking northwest from Nassau Street and Cedar Street, New York, New York, 1895. Rear views of the St Paul Building and the Park Row Building. (Photo by Geo. P. Hall & Son/The New York Historical Society/Getty Images)