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Fifth Avenue, New York--the world's greatest shopping street--Travel by train – Vintage Wall Art

Fifth Avenue, New York--the world's greatest shopping street--Travel by train, Long Island City, N.Y.: Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co., 1932. — vintage poster
Fifth Avenue, New York--the world's greatest shopping street--Travel by train, Long Island City, N.Y.: Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co., 1932.. Vintage poster 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 vintage poster captures Fifth Avenue, New York--the world's greatest shopping street--Travel by train in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Fifth Avenue is billed here as "the world's greatest shopping street," and the Empire State Building, finished in 1931 and still new when this poster appeared, rises above the avenue as the feature that sets the scene apart. The 1932 poster was printed by Latham Lithograph & Printing Co. in Long Island City, New York, and it urges visitors to reach the city by train. It was made during the Great Depression, when railroads and city boosters often used bold color posters like this one to lure travelers and shoppers back to New York.

Created / publishedLong Island City, N.Y.: Latham Litho. & Ptg. Co., 1932.
Medium1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone, color.
GenrePosters American 1930-1940.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1930-1940.
SubjectsEmpire State Building (New York, N.Y.)--1930-1940. Commercial streets--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan963 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-165324

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