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 scene is at the corner of worth and little water street, depicting from a street level vantage point the five points house of industry in the background, and several figures scattered along the street. a woman smokes under a porch, a dog chases a man in the foreground, and several other figures stand or walk nearby. 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.