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[Broadway and Herald Square Theatre at night, New York City] – Antique Wall Art

[Broadway and Herald Square Theatre at night, New York City], c1907. — stereograph
[Broadway and Herald Square Theatre at night, New York City], c1907.. Stereograph 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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Few images capture their era like this stereograph of [Broadway and Herald Square Theatre at night, New York City]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Few stretches of Manhattan glowed as brightly after dark as the corner where Broadway meets Herald Square, and this stereograph shows the Herald Square theater with its signs and street lamps lit. The theater opened in 1895 near West 35th Street and took its name from the square, which was named for the nearby *New York Herald* building. The scene reflects the electric lighting that later gave this part of Broadway its nickname, the Great White Way, as the theater district turned night into a spectacle. Made by Underwood & Underwood, the card was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the lit street a sense of depth.

Created / publishedc1907.
GenreStereographs 1900-1910.
NotesH96366 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Exhibited: On the Edge of Your Seat: Popular Theater and Film in Early 20th Century American Art, Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2002-03.
SubjectsTheaters--New York (State)--New York--1900-1910. Signs--New York (State)--New York--1900-1910. Lighting--New York (State)--New York--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 906 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168682

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