The Terrace

The Terrace, Central Park, New York', 1874. People taking the air on the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain in Central Park, New York City, USA. The area was laid out and constructed during the 1860s. On the left is a black nanny looking after white children. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American . Artists" Vol. II, edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1874]. Artist George R. Hall. (Photo by The Print Collector/Heritage Images via Getty Images)