Interior view of the Hoffman House bar – Historic Photograph 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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Interior view of the Hoffman House bar. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Interior view of the Hoffman House bar
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Few barrooms in New York were as talked about as the one at the Hoffman House, the hotel on Madison Square at Broadway and 25th Street. This 1890 view shows the interior, where a long bar and ornate fittings served a well-to-do crowd of politicians, businessmen and theatergoers. The room's best-known feature was Adolphe Bouguereau's large painting *Nymphs and Satyr*, which hung above the bar and became part of the hotel's reputation. The print's copyright notation shows it was registered for publication, which makes it a useful record of how the room looked to the public.
| Created / published | 1890 Mar. 15. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | V8807 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Thomas & Wylie. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,189 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176780 |
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