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West balcony, main concourse, Grand Central Terminal, N.Y. Central Lines, New York – Vintage Print

West balcony, main concourse, Grand Central Terminal, N.Y. Central Lines, New York, c[between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
West balcony, main concourse, Grand Central Terminal, N.Y. Central Lines, New York, c[between 1910 and 1920]. 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 rare historic photograph captures West balcony, main concourse, Grand Central Terminal, N.Y. Central Lines, New York in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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West balcony, main concourse, Grand Central Terminal, N.Y. Central Lines, New York

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The west balcony above the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan was photographed in the years after the station opened in 1913, when the New York Central's Beaux-Arts terminal was still new. The concourse was built to move large crowds of commuters and long-distance travelers through one great hall, and its balconies gave a view down onto the flow of people below. The picture survives as an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, a commercial firm known for its broad photographic record of American cities, railroads and landscapes.

Created / publishedc[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 072980. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRailroad stations. Concourses. Balconies.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-73924

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