The Municipal Archives’ book, New York Rises: the Photographs of Eugene de Salignac is a fascinating history of the City in never-before-seen pictures taken over the first four decades of the twentieth century. The new revised second printing includes recently discovered information and portraits of the photographer and his family.

From 1906 to 1934, Eugene de Salignac, the official photographer of the Department of Bridges, traveled around the five Boroughs documenting all manner of construction projects designed to knit together the newly consolidated Greater City of New York. The result was 20,000 large format glass plate negatives that are now preserved in the Municipal Archives.  More than just a proficient technician, de Salignac’s mastery puts him on par with some of the greatest photographers of his era.  The book includes 96 of the best pictures, printed as duo-tone images in a deluxe edition with an essay by noted historian Kevin Moore, and commentary by Municipal Archives photography curator, Michael Lorenzini.

By Michael Lorenzini (Author), Kevin Moore (Author), Eugene De Salignac (Photographer). 10 x 11 ½ inches. 144 pages. Hardcover.