The J.P Morgan Building, New York City – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of The J.P Morgan Building, New York City brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The J.P Morgan Building, New York City
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The record names the Drexel Building, the Wall Street block whose firm, Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, later became Drexel, Morgan & Co. through its partnership with J.P. Morgan, so the two names point to the same headquarters. This glass-plate negative dates to about 1905, when lower Manhattan was the center of American banking and its office towers were rising above the narrow streets. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made the negative, photographed American cities and landmarks for sale to travelers and publishers in these years. The image is a useful record of how the financial district looked before the 1920s.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | G 2474" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018309. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Drexel Building (New York, N.Y.) Office buildings.United States--New York (State)--New York. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 797 × 980 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-61840 |
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