rare and all original c. 1860 detailed black and white print illustrating a richly detailed scene from the prior year at new york city's five points slum. the illustration is at the "crossing of baxter [late orange] park [late cross] & worth [late anthony] sts." showing a number of figures at the street level. in the foreground are several people surrounding a horse drawn carriage selling wares, a pedestrian in a top hat, and a woman lifting her skirt near the corner. in the background an altercation is unfolding with a person tumbling to the ground, a policeman waving a baton and a mother and child fleeing. the five points neighborhood was a notoriously poor area on the lower east side. 'five points' got its name from the corners created by the intersection of what was once orange, cross, and anthony streets. throughout much of the 19th century, david t. valentine edited and published a series of new york city almanacs and fact books entitled "manual of corporation of the city of new york" which came to be known as "valentine's manual." the publication included facts about the city, its history, council, and progress on the public works such as central park.