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Penn. Station, New York City – Historic Print

Penn. Station, New York City, c1920. — historic photograph
Penn. Station, New York City, c1920.. 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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Penn. Station, New York City comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Penn. Station, New York City

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Pennsylvania Station, the grand Beaux-Arts rail terminal that opened in 1910 on Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets, is the subject of this c1920 photograph. The Pennsylvania Railroad commissioned McKim, Mead & White to design the building, and its Roman-inspired waiting room, with vaulted glass ceilings and granite columns, was among the most admired interiors in the city. Its demolition in the 1960s, which sparked a public outcry, later helped push New York to create its landmark preservation laws.

Created / publishedc1920.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhoto copyrighted by American Studio. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; NY--NYC--Views--1920; NY--NYC--Penn...; Geogr.; RR--Sta.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,134 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170856

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