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[Fifth Avenue and the Plaza, north toward Central Park, New York, N.Y.] – Historic Reproduction

[Fifth Avenue and the Plaza, north toward Central Park, New York, N.Y.], [between 1910 and 1930] — historic photograph
[Fifth Avenue and the Plaza, north toward Central Park, New York, N.Y.], [between 1910 and 1930]. 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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The stretch of Fifth Avenue where it meets the Plaza was among New York's most fashionable addresses, and this glass negative looks north toward Central Park from that corner. The Plaza Hotel, opened in 1907 at the park's southern edge, gave the scene its grand focal point and drew wealthy travelers and society figures. The Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial firm known for its broad survey of American cities and scenery, made pictures like this one, and this negative was given to the State Historical Society of Colorado in 1949. The title was devised by a cataloger, so the date is approximate and placed between 1910 and 1930.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1930]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 7 x 5 in.
GenreCityscape photographs.Dry plate negatives.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsPlazas. Streets. Hotels.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan718 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-77119

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