Bird's eye view of Manhattan, East River and Brooklyn from Woolworth Building, by night, New York City
"Manhattan Island, 19.65 square miles, was purchased in 1626 from Indians for about $24.00, land value now $4,020,000,000, total realty value improvements is $6,075,000,000, an average of $432,000 per acre. The Island has 2,331,542 inhabitants, the lower end has an office population of 400,000; land there is worth from $200 to $600 per square foot and office space rents at from $1 to $40 per square foot."--printed on verso. New York, N. Y.
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