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Bank of Manhattan Bldg., 40 Wall Street, New York City – Antique Photo Print

Bank of Manhattan Bldg., 40 Wall Street, New York City, c1930. — historic photograph
Bank of Manhattan Bldg., 40 Wall Street, New York City, c1930.. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(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 Bank of Manhattan Bldg., 40 Wall Street, New York City brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Bank of Manhattan Bldg., 40 Wall Street, New York City

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Few buildings on Wall Street stood out as sharply as the Bank of Manhattan Company's headquarters at 40 Wall Street, shown here in a view dated around 1930. Completed in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the tower rose into the crowded financial district as one of the era's record-setting skyscrapers, and for a brief time it was among the tallest buildings in the world. This photoprint was issued by the commercial studio of Irving Underhill, a New York firm that sold views of the city's landmarks, so it reflects the commercial interest in documenting the boom in downtown office construction.

Created / publishedc1930.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint copyrighted by Irving Underhill, Inc., New York. No. C20128. Ref. copy may be in Geog. file. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geog.; Archit.; Banks.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,217 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-158665

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