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    15 Magical Pictures Of Central Park In The Early 1900s

    This will make you yearn for the Central Park where sheep roamed freely.

    1. Horseback riding sometime around 1910.

    2. An 1895 stereographic print of children enjoying a park fountain.

    3. A couple taking a stroll on what was actually called Lover's Lane, 1896.

    4. An 1873 illustration of a view on Central Park.

    5. A panoramic view of the Terrace as it appeared in 1902.

    6. The Mall in 1902.

    7. 1904 tennis courts.

    8. Actual sheep in Central Park! (Taken sometime between 1900 and 1906.)

    9. Curling in winter, near the turn of the century.

    10. A view of the boat pond, taken sometime between 1900 and 1915.

    11. The corner of 5th Avenue and 57th Street, with the entrance to the park in the distance.

    12. Um, yes those ARE goat carriages carrying children in 1904.

    13. Why yes those ARE adorable children and donkeys in Central Park.

    14. A 1903 boat ride in a lush, lush setting.

    15. How about a romantic gondola ride? Yes? OK, hold tight while I get my time machine, and we'll go back to 1900.