Exchange Court Bldg., 52 B'way cor. Exchange Pl. – Historic 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 rare historic photograph captures Exchange Court Bldg., 52 B'way cor. Exchange Pl. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Exchange Court Bldg., 52 B'way cor. Exchange Pl.
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This photograph documents a corner of lower Broadway at Exchange Place, where 52 Broadway stood a few blocks from the New York Stock Exchange on Broad Street. In the 1920s this part of Manhattan's financial district was crowded with office buildings, and streets like Exchange Place were lined with tall commercial blocks that housed brokers, banks, and law firms. The print was made by Irving Underhill, a New York photographer who registered his views for copyright, so it reflects the commercial street photography common in the city at the time. Look at the street-level detail and the way the building meets the corner to see how dense, vertical construction shaped everyday life downtown.
| Created / published | c1920. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920. |
| Notes | J245712 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Irving Underhill, N.Y.C. No. C 13443. |
| Subjects | Buildings--New York (State)--New York--1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,802 × 4,686 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220047 |
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