The New York we know today is a modern, cosmopolitan state. But more than 100 years ago, when swathes of the Big Apple were still sprawling farmland, life here looked very different.

These extraordinary photographs of New York homes from as far back as the 1860s reveal just how much has changed over the centuries.

Click or scroll on to step back in time. To enjoy these pictures on a desktop computer FULL SCREEN, click on the icon at the top right of the image...